How to Troubleshoot Apps for the Modern Connected Worker
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1. Delivering Windows 7 Experience ...on Windows 2008 R2 Dan Brinkmann Twitter: @dbrinkmann #briforum
2. When do we care? Seamless applications (don't care) Mobile devices (user preference) Repurposed PC's (care) Thin clients (depends) BYOC (user preference) Test from all clients
5. Desktop experience feature Windows Media Player Desktop themes Video for Windows (AVI support) Windows SideShow Windows Defender Disk Cleanup Sync Center Sound Recorder Character Map Snipping Tool http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772567.aspx
6. What else in Windows 7/2K8 R2 Snap Shake Libraries Windows Task Bar Pinning Jump List Peak (requires Aero)
15. Aero hardware requirements 1-gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 gigabyte (GB) of random access memory (RAM) 128-megabyte (MB) graphics card Aero also requires a DirectX 9 class graphics processor that supports a WindowsDisplay Driver Model Driver, Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware, and 32 bits per pixel.
16. Aero hardware requirements If you require Aero Physical hardware GPU virtualization GPU pass-through Aero redirection In my experience Glass looks better than non-glass Most users won't notice the difference
20. How do I do it? Do it manually http://www.win2008r2workstation.com/ From Citrix App Delivery Setup Tools in XenApp 6.5 TP XenApp 6 Service Provider Automation Pack Citrix code share http://community.citrix.com/display/CSP/Code+Share
21. Manual steps Install MS hotfix 977944 Install Desktop Experience feature Start Themes service (set to automatic) Apply Windows 7 theme and background Win7 themes C:indowseballpaperbr />Customize Windows taskbar items Folder location and registry keys Check out Pierre's VUEM
24. App Delivery Setup Tools Also part of the XenApp 6 Service Provider Automation Pack released on 5/23/2011
25. Install-CtxDesktopExperience.ps1 Adds Desktop Experience & XPS Viewer Moves Citrix Administration tools folder Creates a new Windows Theme and default wallpaper Starts Windows Themes service and configures it to start automatically Then runs CommonDesktopExperience.ps1
28. Enable-CtxDesktopExperienceUser.ps1 Customizes the task bar Has error checking not to double create links Removes server manager & powershell links Adds IE & media player links Applied at login via a GPO
29. Citrix code share site http://community.citrix.com/display/CSP/Code+Share
30. My advice Forget about Aero Download XenApp 6 Service Provider Automation Pack https://www.citrix.com/English/ss/downloads/details.asp?downloadId=2311403&productId=186#top Customize scripts to fit your environment Desktop Experience feature/themes service Windows taskbar scripts
1. Add the Desktop Experience feature.2. Add XPS Viewer feature.3. Move Citrix XenApp Administration Tools menu items to theWindows Administrative Tools folder4. Create a new Windows Theme file by copying Basic.theme to the file specified in the ThemeFile parameter.5. Configure the new theme to use the wallpaper specified in the WallpaperFile parameter.6. Configure the Windows Themes service to start automatically if the service is available.7. Start the Windows Themes service if the service is available.8. If additional configuration is needed, the runonce registry key is set to runCommonDesktopExperience.ps1 which will configure the Themes service.
1. Configure Windows Themes Service to automatic startup.2. Start Windows Themes Service.3. Copy default user tile to user.bak.4. Copy new user tile to user.jpg.
Same powershell scripts as in XenApp 6.5 TP & service provider automation pack for customization...missing a few of the installation and configuration powershell scripts