Prophecy Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Scenario. I am trying to do hostapplications on Windows 2008 R2 Remote Desktop APP server. My goal is to use Remote App to serve up the applications to the end users. I want to segment the installations. Each user has a license for their software that will be served up to them. This is by design, their data will have to be segmented. Example User 1 Has quickbooks 2015 License number 88999787 User 2 has Quickbooks 2015 Licensed Number 8877335 (Fake btw) Im thinking do I need VMware Remote Workstation or do I used Windows workstation? The key is that its seamless, I want their apps to load not the whole OS to load. Another company I know does this, of course its intellectual data so they wont tell me how they do this, but they are using some kind of product from VMWARE to isolate the users software while still serving it up on Remote Desktop APP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.grz Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Are you serving it from the same "server"? We do this for certain applications but we purchase special "Terminal Services" licensing for this software to allow it to be used this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophecy Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Yes I am. Terminal Services would allow this. Im thinking I need to utilize Vmware ThinApp. However im not familiar enough to know if it will do exactly what I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugwump00 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Sounds like you need to virtualize the app so to give each user their own 'experience' (i.e. their own entered license key) - App-V, ThinApp etc., take your pick. Assuming the app doesn't license itself per Windows user-profile? A license key is likely to get encrypted in the registry (assuming that's were its stored) so logon/logoff registry manipulation is not likely to help here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.grz Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Microsoft has a similar product; it used RD Web Access and it does what you want. It allows them to run whatever app you configure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophecy Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Yeah I think ThinApp is the way to go. RDWEB doesnt do Applications isolation. So I cant install two copies of the same piece of software and use independent license keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binaryzero Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Why don't you just install it locally on their PC? You'll end up having to build 2 servers, installing a copy of Quickbooks on each, and then serve up the app via whatever solution you decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted January 26, 2015 Veteran Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'm not sure I fully follow what you are trying to achieve, but if I think I understand, what about Xitrix XenApp? You can install with a VMware/Hyper V backend with Xen App delivering the actual application itself. You can instruct Citrix to give each user its own virtual HDD, meaning that each "application" is essentially their own but not installed locally. I'm probably way off what you want, but this sounds as close as my brain gets me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted January 26, 2015 MVC Share Posted January 26, 2015 and is quickbooks cloud solution not an easier option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depicus Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 We do Remote Apps via terminal services and never managed to get the same app with different licences unless they were, like Chrome, installed into the users profile. Will be interested to see how you get on with VMware Apps - was looking at trying it this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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