Because they were either stupid or just didn't know what they were doing (or both).
Office 2xxx belongs in the base image. Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com <http://www.carlwebster.com/> On 9/7/12 12:55 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: >I'm trying to understand why a previous vendor (who no longer supports >them) at one of my customers had setup a 2008 R2 terminal server to use MS >APP-V. > >The environment consists of 25 thin client devices in a school/lab >setting. >The ONLY software used on the terminal server is Office 2007 and Internet >Explorer. I can't seem to determine why the vendor bothered with building >a separate MS APP-V server for Office 2007. Why not just load Office 2007 >on the terminal server? It's not taxed as far as resources go. There is >no other software loaded on the terminal server that conflicts with Office >2007 so... why APP-V? > >Thinking about building a replacment terminal server, and installing >Office >2010 on it. My experience with APP-V is basically nil... but guessing at >this point, it's not needed at all for an environment like this one? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
