AppV v5 Sp1 is the newest release of Microsoft’s Application virtualization software.
The below will walk through the needed prerequisites for installing the AppV Client and also screen shot the needed steps to deploy AppV 5 within SCCM.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Full Package) (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718)
Windows PowerShell 3.0 (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34595)
NOTE Installing PowerShell 3.0 requires a restart.
For computers running the 32-bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, download and install KB2533623 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=286100)
For computers running the 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, download and install KB2533623 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=286101)
Also the client installer will detect if it is necessary to install the following prerequisites, and it will do so accordingly:
The Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=26999)
The Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable
To sum up:
· .dotnet 4
· PowerShell v3
· Windows6.1-KB2533623-x86.msu (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2533623)
Because of the need for 1-2 reboots (at the least for PowerShell) I highly recommend deploying the prereqs prior to deploying the AppV 5 client – Ideally adding the updates to your most current patch cycle.
Below is a TS for deploying the prereqs – but if you run this “as is” you will experience multiple reboots.
AppV 5 client TS AppV 5 client TS
For the Client install:
Setting up the package within SCCM requires some consideration.
1. Are you managing the client with App V IIS or SCCM 2012
Note the built in switches if you were managing the AppV Client with AppV IIS:
Note also that the AppV install file – appv_client_setup.exe allows for the MSI files to be “extracted” is you want to import the MSI for use within the SCCM “Application Model”
Refer to this blog:
appv_client_setup.exe /Layout /LayoutDir=”D:temp”
Which extracts the following files:
For this example I am deploying the AppV Client EXE to be managed within SCCM 2012:
Using the Package/Program methodology
appv_client_setup.exe /q /ACCEPTEULA
After the above is done deploy the Program to a collection:
Ensure the package has been distributed to a Distribution Point:
Making is “available” so the advertisement shows up in Software center:
Next, Next, next
On the Client Machine:
Note the download location and all the needed files – including the “extracted” MSI’s (not needed for this example but I kept them in the Package folder for future deployments)
WORKING
Reasons the client will not install:
1. You have NOT installed all the Prereqs
2. You have NOT added the /ACCEPTEULA