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Executing the command “winrm quickconfig” throws the errors: “Message = Unable to check the status of the firewall.”, “Error number: -2147023143 0x800706D9” and “There are no more endpoints available from the endpoint mapper.”

May 11, 2012

Problem You’re trying to configure WinRM on a Windows XP desktop but when you execute the command winrm quickconfig, you receive the following error: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. P:Documents

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How do I change the Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 personal vDisk storage allocation for applications and profile?

May 10, 2012

As most administrators may already know, the new personal vDisk (PvD) feature in Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 by default splits the size of the PvD to 50/50 allocating 50% for applications and the other 50% for

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Retrieving a user’s virtual desktop information based on their Active Directory user name with View PowerCLI in VMware View 5.0

May 9, 2012

Retrieving a user’s virtual desktop information based on their Active Directory user name isn’t too difficult to do within the VMware View Administrator GUI as you can always click on the Desktops node under Inventory

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Verifying Lync Mobility Service with browser throws the error: “Internet Explorer cannot download / from lyncdiscover.domain.com. Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later.”

May 8, 2012

Problem You have just successfully deployed Lync Mobility Service in your environment and would like to verify that external clients can successfully reach the published autodiscover web site and retrieve the redirection information. You proceed

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Attempting to RDP to a server with Remote Desktop Connection hangs when using a Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 persistent virtual desktop on an HP thin client with HP ThinPro OS

May 3, 2012

Environment Citrix XenDesktop Version: 5.6 Desktop Catalog Type: Existing Virtual Desktop OS: Windows 7 Enterprise Thin Client: T5740e Thin Client OS: ThinPro 2.6.27-17-generic Problem You’re logged into a Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 Windows 7 virtual desktop

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Connecting to a VMware View 5.0 virtual desktop with PCoIP disconnects after a few seconds of a black screen (RDP works)

May 1, 2012

I encountered an interesting issue last night while trying to migrate a user from a linked-clone desktop over to a full dedicated virtual desktop due to some software licensing restrictions and the following are the

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Launching a XenDesktop 5.5 or 5.6 desktop through an NetScaler Access Gateway throws the error: “Unable to launch your application. Contact your help desk with the following information: Cannot connect to the Citrix XenApp server. Protocol Driver error”

April 26, 2012

For those who may have come across one of my previous posts: Attempting to launch a XenDesktop 5.5 or 5.6 desktop through an NetScaler Access Gateway throws the error: “Unable to launch your application. Contact

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Event ID 10128 errors are logged on a Windows XP master image for a Citrix XenDesktop VDA causing shadowing sessions with Citrix Desktop Director to fail

April 20, 2012

Problem You’re attempting to use Citrix XenDesktop Desktop Director 2.1 to shadow a desktop catalog with Windows XP desktops but would continuously receive the error: Failed to initiate Remote Assistance: You have insufficient permissions (error

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Attempting to run “Update Personal vDisk” throws the error “Personal vDisk inventory Is not supported on this machine.” on Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 VDA

April 19, 2012

Problem You have just recently cloned one of your master image with Windows XP and ran sysprep to generate new identifiers for it but noticed that when you run the Update Personal vDisk process, you

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Citrix ICA Service service crashes on XenDesktop 5.6 VDA (Virtual Desktop Agent) virtual desktop

April 19, 2012

Problem You’ve recently installed an application that uses .NET Framework such as the IBM System i Access for Windows: … and you notice that after the install, the Citrix ICA Service on the virtual desktop

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Executing the command “winrm quickconfig” throws the errors: “Message = Unable to check the status of the firewall.”, “Error number: -2147023143 0x800706D9” and “There are no more endpoints available from the endpoint mapper.”

How do I change the Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 personal vDisk storage allocation for applications and profile?

Retrieving a user’s virtual desktop information based on their Active Directory user name with View PowerCLI in VMware View 5.0

Verifying Lync Mobility Service with browser throws the error: “Internet Explorer cannot download / from lyncdiscover.domain.com. Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later.”

Attempting to RDP to a server with Remote Desktop Connection hangs when using a Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 persistent virtual desktop on an HP thin client with HP ThinPro OS

Connecting to a VMware View 5.0 virtual desktop with PCoIP disconnects after a few seconds of a black screen (RDP works)

Launching a XenDesktop 5.5 or 5.6 desktop through an NetScaler Access Gateway throws the error: “Unable to launch your application. Contact your help desk with the following information: Cannot connect to the Citrix XenApp server. Protocol Driver error”

Event ID 10128 errors are logged on a Windows XP master image for a Citrix XenDesktop VDA causing shadowing sessions with Citrix Desktop Director to fail

Attempting to run “Update Personal vDisk” throws the error “Personal vDisk inventory Is not supported on this machine.” on Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 VDA

Citrix ICA Service service crashes on XenDesktop 5.6 VDA (Virtual Desktop Agent) virtual desktop

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