[THIN] Re: Published applications in a mixed OS environment

if you are publishing a desktop with the apps dropped in via pnagent, you can make the apps published content pointing to the shortcut to launch the app.

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Landin, Mark <Mark.Landin@tdwilliamson.com> wrote:

Ah, one of the many joys of 64-bit.

 

PS: they play the same trick(s) with the registry. There is a 32-bit registry and a 64-bit registry (or perhaps just multiple hives like HKLM and HKLM-x86). Fun fun.

 

I agree with jeremy ... have the published app run a wrapper script that makes an intelligent choice about where the app binaries are located. I have played similar tricks for other reasons and it's been a good idea.

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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of George Wasgatt

Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 10:50 AM

To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] Re: Published applications in a mixed OS environment

We upgraded our farm to Presentation Manager 4.5 and added a new server running Windows 2003 Standard x64.  We want to load balance across the entire farm so we loaded our standard set of applications on the server.  We immediately ran into a problem – some of the applications were loaded into the subdirectory c:\program files (x86) rather than into c:\program files like they were on the 32 bit servers.

 

I thought I could just change the published application to something like this:

 

Command line:

  "%programfiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12\EXCEL.EXE"

 

Working Directory:

  %programfiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12

 

After testing this it starts OK on the 32 bit servers but fails on the 64 bit server with this error message (note: I named the published application Excel 64):

 

"Excel 64" Failed to start.

The Citrix server is unable to process your request.

Please try again.  If the problem persists,  contact your administrator.

 

But, if I hit OK on this message and launch the application again it starts just fine.

 

George Wasgatt

Network Administrator

ProHealth Physicians

4 Farm Spring Rd.

Farmington, CT 06032

Phone: 860-284-5264

 

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