[THIN] Re: XA 6.5 with Receiver 4.1 for Start Menu Shortcut management?

  • From: Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 13:01:51 -0600

Yes, 3.x enterprise. 

> On Mar 3, 2014, at 12:08 PM, James Scanlon <scanjam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Anyone got any suggestions for the next best PNAgent 'like' receiver if i was 
> to downgrade from 4.1? would it be 3.x? 4.0?
> The CIO wants published icons on the desktop as well as start menu.. 
> with 4.1  can get start menu working, but not desktop?
> James :)
>  
> From: scanjam@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: XA 6.5 with Receiver 4.1 for Start Menu Shortcut 
> management?
> Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:25:22 +1000
> 
> Thanks to all of you for taking to the time to reply. Much appreciated!
> Have a great weekend!
> James
> 
>  
> Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:14:25 -0600
> Subject: [THIN] Re: XA 6.5 with Receiver 4.1 for Start Menu Shortcut 
> management?
> From: gareese@xxxxxxxxx
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Worth mentioning that Web Interface 5.4 is going to remain supported into 
> XenDesktop 7.x for those of you that don't want to move to storefront yet.  
> Storefront does have many advantages though.  i would not dismiss it without 
> understanding those first.
> 
> I know folders support in Storefront is coming in the next release, plus a 
> few other things people have been asking for.  Citrix is taking customer 
> feedback very seriously and the things people are asking for are being added 
> to the products.  Just saw a presentation on this yesterday.  Unfortunately, 
> I can't share the details with you.  What I can share is that a 6 month 
> release cycle is the goal, and all the features they took out with 7.0 are 
> coming back.  Plus some new ones.
> 
> 
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Session sharing of published applications in addition to a published desktop 
> was never a feature.  These are two different session types and cannot be 
> shared.  You can run published applications within the published desktop 
> (which makes more sense).
> 
> If you're looking for PNAgent, you will need to to use the "Enterprise" 
> version of the client.  Also known and the "Legacy" client.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 3:57 AM, James Scanlon <scanjam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I dont supposed anyone then has any solution for Citrix reintroducing the old 
> 'feature' of session sharing no longer working (if using received in a 
> published desktop) I cant believe this has come back again....
>  
> Thanks for your replies... might roll back to ICA client 12.1 or 
> something.... haha, I love going forward 5 steps, only to go back 3... :)
> scanjam
>  
> From: webster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Subject: [THIN] Re: XA 6.5 with Receiver 4.1 for Start Menu Shortcut 
> management?
> Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 20:25:59 +0000
> 
> 
> "Everyone else" is NOT using SF.  There are a LOT of people still using Web 
> Interface because for many large enterprises, SF is just not ready to leave 
> the minor leagues yet.  Plus, they still like icons on the desktop.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Webster
> 
> 
>   
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Paul 
> Aljets <paljets@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 12:52 PM
> To: Thin
> Subject: [THIN] Re: XA 6.5 with Receiver 4.1 for Start Menu Shortcut 
> management?
>  
> Everyone else is using Storefront and forgoing the icons on the desktop L
>  
> --paul
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
> Of James Scanlon
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 11:44 AM
> To: Thin
> Subject: [THIN] XA 6.5 with Receiver 4.1 for Start Menu Shortcut management?
>  
> I was hoping to have XenApp 6.5 with Receiver 4.1.
> Receiver 4.1 is slow as hell, takes forever to open, forever to login, 
> forever to publish shortcuts.
> Is this the best way to manage start menu shortucts for XenApp 6.5?
> Ive gone through all the optimisations for storefront 2.1 on Windows 2008 r2, 
> and its still sucks.
> All we want is a PNAgent like shortcut management for the start menu, thats 
> speedy and quick.
>  
> Whats everyone else doing these days?
>  
> scanjam! :)
> 
> 

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