Layer Management

Early this year I convinced my boss that I really needed to go to ManageFusion in Vegas. I made sure to build a very good case. I explained that we needed to learn more about Helpdesk Solution, Patch Management, Application Metering, Dell Client Manager, and more. I argued that if I were to learn more about these products I would be able to be more effective at work. Lucky for me, I was able to attend the confab. It honestly changed the way I manage computers.

Have you ever wanted to set the priority of layers but don't like delving into command prompt to set it?

Well, if you want a GUI for doing that, this is for you! It comes with an easy to use GUI which contains the default priorities in a label on the left.

Recently, I created a layer of Office 2007 and when I ran the SVS Cleaner tool, I realised that it was cleaning too much. So, I wrote an SVSClean.csv configuration file for SVS Cleaner that is compatible with Office 2007.

The attached file adds Office 2007 support to my SVS Cleaner utility.

Here's a different twist on the process described by Olliebean in his article about autocapturing applications into SVS layers.

This technique requires a tool (attached to this article) but is a tad bit simpler to pull off IMHO.

This tool was created for remotely managing SVS using WMI. It's based on the SVSWMI.CS class posted on the Juice.

You can Activate, deactivate, reset and delete packages using this tool. You can also view the videos on how this tool was made on the Juice.

This is part two of a series that teaches you how to create your own SVS Remote tool. (See part one here).

This 40-minute video shows you the code behind the scenes that makes it all work.

This is part one of a two part series that will teach you how to create your own SVS Remote tool. (See part two here.)
This 15-minute video teaches you how to create the user interface using Visual Studio 2005. The next video will show you the code behind the scenes that makes it all work.

Do you have a Virtual Application you want to share with your friends or colleagues? But you're not sure if any private information is given to them also?

Jordan wrote an excellent article that outlined a class he wrote for using SVS's WMI provider.

However his class was written for use on a local machine. I've rewritten all the properties and methods so that they can be run on any machine, local or remote.