[THIN] Re: Web Browsers in Citrix?
- From: Harry Singh <hboogz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:14:42 -0500
The portable firefox idea sounds great, especially if you can bundle IEView
or an equivalent IE masquerading plug-in in the event that certain websites
"require" IE.
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Nick Smith <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> FWIW, every time we have investigated IE taking up a lot of CPU over the
> last year it has been caused by people playing Farmville etc. on Facebook.
> If you have a high CPU problem get your firewall guys to block facebook and
> you may see wondrous improvements !
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Berny Stapleton
> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 3:09 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Web Browsers in Citrix?
>
> IE taking that much CPU in the first place doesn't seem right, what
> plug-ins are you using? (Are the using doing flash or something?)
>
> Taking up that much CPU does seem a bit high, if you keep doing the same
> thing changing browsers might not help....
>
> Berny
>
> On 25 February 2010 14:55, Andrew Wood <andrew.wood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Nope
> >
> >
> >
> > As I understand it, windows update merely gives you the option of
> > installing
> > *another* browser, and OEMs will have the option to preinstall a
> > different browser.
> >
> >
> >
> > You're existing browser remains.
> >
> >
> >
> > http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/02/microsofts-eu-browser-ba
> > llot-approved-arrives-march-1.ars
> >
> >
> >
> > Have you considered a 3rd party util like Appsense performance manager
> > if Citrix's CPU management isn't helping
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Minero, Hector B CIV NSWCDD, K55
> > Sent: 25 February 2010 14:21
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: Web Browsers in Citrix?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Will we be able to uninstall IE completely from Windows 2003 Server
> > after March 1st?
> >
> > Will this be an update?
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________
> > Hector Minero
> > NSWCDD K55
> > Ph:(540)653-8859
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> >
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> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of IT Support
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:46 AM
> > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > Subject: [THIN] Web Browsers in Citrix?
> >
> > After Microsoft's announcement that users will be given a choice of
> > web-browsers from 1st March, I've been thinking about moving my users
> > away from the resource hungry IE7 / IE8 we have installed across our
> > Citrix Server Farm (Xenapp 4.5).
> >
> >
> >
> > Our users have thin clients pointed to published desktops so
> > performance is everything.
> >
> >
> >
> > I'd like to get people's experiences on using other browsers in
> > Citrix. What are the pitfalls? Are the performance boosts really that
> > good if you move away from IE?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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