Application Virtualization Client Hardware and Software Requirements

The following list includes the recommended minimum hardware and software requirements for the Application Virtualization Desktop Client.

Note
The Application Virtualization (App-V) Desktop Client requires no additional processor or RAM resources beyond the requirements of the host operating system.

Hardware Requirements

Processor—See recommended system requirements for the operating system you are using.
RAM—See recommended system requirements for the operating system you are using.
Disk—30 MB for installation and 6 GB for the cache.

Software Requirements

Operating System	Edition	Service Pack	System Architecture
Windows XP	Professional Edition	SP2 or SP3	x86
Windows Vista	Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition	No service pack, SP1, or SP2	x86
Windows 71	Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition	No service pack or SP1	x86

1Supported for App-V 4.5 SP1 and SP2, App-V 4.6 and 4.6 SP1 only

Note
The Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 Desktop Client supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of these operating systems.

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The following software prerequisites are installed automatically if you are using the Setup.exe method. If you are using the Setup.msi installation program, the following products must be installed first. Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)—For more information about installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86), see Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=119961). For version 4.5 SP2 of the App-V client, download Vcredist_x86.exe from Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package ATL Security Update (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=169360). Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0 SP1 (x86)—For more information about installing Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0 SP1 (x86), see Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0 SP1 (x86) (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=63266). Microsoft Application Error Reporting—The installation program for this software is included in the Support\Watson folder in the self-extracting archive file.

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The following software prerequisites are installed automatically if you are using the Setup.exe method. If you are using the Setup.msi installation program, the following products must be installed first.

Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)—For more information about installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86), see Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=119961). For version 4.5 SP2 of the App-V client, download Vcredist_x86.exe from Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package ATL Security Update (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=169360).
Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0 SP1 (x86)—For more information about installing Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0 SP1 (x86), see Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0 SP1 (x86) (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=63266).
Microsoft Application Error Reporting—The installation program for this software is included in the Support\Watson folder in the self-extracting archive file.

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For the Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 Desktop Client, the following additional software prerequisite is installed automatically if you are using the Setup.exe method. If you are using the Setup.msi installation program, you must also install with the other prerequisites listed. Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)—For more information about installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86), see Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=150700).

Note

For the Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 Desktop Client, the following additional software prerequisite is installed automatically if you are using the Setup.exe method. If you are using the Setup.msi installation program, you must also install with the other prerequisites listed.

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)—For more information about installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86), see Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=150700).

Following are the recommended hardware and software requirements for the Application Virtualization Client for Remote Desktop Services.

Note
The Application Virtualization (App-V) Client for Remote Desktop Services requires no additional processor or RAM resources beyond the requirements of the host operating system.

Hardware Requirements

Processor—See recommended system requirements for the operating system you are using.
RAM—See recommended system requirements for the operating system you are using. These requirements also depend on the number of users and applications.
Disk—30 MB for installation and 6 GB for the cache.

Software Requirements

Operating System	Edition	Service Pack	System Architecture
Windows Server 2003	Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Datacenter Edition	SP1 or SP2	x86
Windows Server 2003 R2	Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Datacenter Edition	No service pack or SP2	x86
Windows Server 2008	Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Edition	SP1 or SP2	x86
Windows Server 2008 R2	Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Edition	No service pack or SP1	x64

Note
The Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 Client for Remote Desktop Services supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of these operating systems.

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