In previous post , I mentioned on what need to be done by users in case the publsihed applications did not successfully launched in seamless mode. However, in some cases, users might not be able to see the option. This post will help to solve it. Issues : Session Settings preference is not listed in Citrix Web Interface web site. This is due to the option is not enabled. It can be checked at Citrix Web Interface Management Console. Troubleshooting   Launch Citrix Web Interface Management Console . Browse to Citrix Web Interface > XenApp Web Sites . You will see lists of created Sites.  Right click at the required farm URL.  Choose S e ssion Preference  This window will appeared. Browse to Remote Connnection > Display . You will see the option " Allow users to customize window size " is unchecked . Resolution : Check the option " Allow users to customize window size ", and press OK  Get users to refresh the Web

One of my new user was having this problem, whereas whenever he launched Citrix applications, the application launched within another window ( Windowception??? ). This issue was only occurred to him, but not to other users. Hence, it was safely said the issue is user-related, and not farm-wide. Issues : Application did not launch in Seamless mode, but inside another window session (in this case, the published application was Notepad). Troubleshooting  ** Note that these steps are to be taken from User ends, not the infra**  Ask the user to access Citrix Web Interface as usual.  Go to Preference > Session Settings  Take note on 'Window size:' column Resolution : Change current Window size to Seamless , and press Save . This is some Help notes provided by Citrix 

Citrix has came up with an utility to fully uninstalled and removed Citrix Receiver from a workstation / server.  Based on their article , this utility must be used in one or more of these situations : Receiver or Online Plug-in is installed but the old components still exist or creating abnormal scenarios. Receiver or Online Plug-in components must be cleaned before troubleshooting or installation. Receiver or Online Plug-in are unable to function and the product is unable to install or uninstall. However, not all OS can use this utility. It only can be applied to these products : Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 2008 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 2008 R2 Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit Description : To uninstall Citrix Receiver, and perform cleanup so there is  no trace of Citrix Receiver inside the workstation / server. How To Do :  Right click at Citrix Receiver Clean Up Utility, and choose Run as administrator. Key in

I am using Windows Server 2012 for my XenDesktop 7 lab test. During the installation of SQL server, it prompted an error, asking for .Net 3.5 Framework to be turned on. I tried to enable it, but failed. Thinking and thinking, until I realized what was the issue Issues : Received below error while trying to enabling .Net 3.5 Framework feature in Windows Server 2012. Error : Installation of one or more roles. role services, or features failed. The source files could not be found. Try installing the roles, role services, or features again in a new Add Roles and Features Wizard session, and on the confirmation page of the wizard, click "Specify an alternate source path" to specify a valid location of the source files that are required for the installation. The location must be accessible by the computer account of the destination server. Troubleshooting  It turns out that to enable the feature, the source is needed. In this case, it will grab the source from int

This is somehow not directly related to Citrix; it is more towards on how application reads information in registry. One of our application relies on Short Date format in Control Panel. Users will face error if the short date format is different with required format. Issues : Short Date format is different with application required setting. User won't be able to proceed with their tasks. Troubleshooting   Before proceed, ensure the user is not logging into the server (ICA or RDP). Go to Start > Run...  Type regedit, and press enter  Browse to My Computer > highlight the HKEY_USERS  Go to File > Load Hive...  Browse to user's profile ( %Documents and Settings%\<User ID> or %Users%\<User ID> ) and open NTUSER.DAT  Put a Key Name, and press OK  Browse to My Computer > HKEY_USERS > <Key Name> > Control Panel > International  Search for sShortDate , and check the format of the Data. In here, yo ucan searc