Unable to launch Citrix Published app via WebInterface 5.4

Today run into a rare issue, and costs another hour to find the solution.

I needed to test some Citrix Published applications with different screensize, % screensize, Full Screen etc. My thoughts: Let’s do this simple, use the XenApp 6 Delivery console, publish some apps with different ‘Appearance’ settings and kick them off using the
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How to Add Hyperlinks and Customize Content in Web Interface 5.x

Here’s an article at the Citrix KB regarding customizing the content of your Web interface site. The following document will assist you in customizing the text with hyperlinks, to the message screens in Web Interface 5.0.1 (See the bottom of the page for information on customizing messages for versions 4.0, 4.5, and 4.6).

Note:
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Known Issues with .Net 4 regarding Citrix XenApp and WebInterface

This article describes several issues and their known workarounds for Microsoft .Net 4 products that users must be aware of in conjunction with Citrix XenApp 4.5, XenApp 5.0, XenApp 6.0 and WebInterface 5.0 through 5.3.

Issue 1
Delivery Services Console or Access Management Console does not display all nodes. They only display search results if .Net 4 is installed prior to XenApp 4.5 or XenApp 4.5 with Hotfix Rollup Pack 5. (223240)

Workaround
Install or upgrade to XenApp 4.5 Hotfix Rollup Pack 6 rather than XenApp 4.5 Hotfix Rollup Pack 5.

Note: .Net 4 does not have to be re-installed after upgrading from XenApp 4.5 or XenApp 4.5 Hotfix Rollup Pack 5 to XenApp 4.5 Hotfix Rollup Pack 6 – OR – Install .Net 4 after XenApp 4.5 or XenApp 4.5 with Hotfix Rollup Pack 5.

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HOWTO Make Java Client default for Web Interface

When using Citrix WebInterface 5.3 or later, there is no way to make the Client for Java become the preferred client by using the Web Interface Management Console. It must configured in the WebInterface.conf file.

On the Web Interface server, open WebInterface.conf (typically C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\XenApp\conf\WebInterface.conf). Change the sequence of the LaunchClients parameter so that LaunchClients=ICA-Local,ICA-Embedded,ICA-Java becomes:
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Citrix WI Fails to Load when Hosted on Same Server as Microsoft Outlook Web Access

On a Web Interface server hosting Microsoft Outlook Web Access, the Web Interface home page fails to load, giving the following error message: “HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable.”

Edit the following file: C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\config\applicationHost.config Add preCondition=”bitness64” to the following line:<add name=”kerbauth” image=”C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Bin\kerbauth.dll” />

It should look like the example below:

<add
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Application Launch Fails after Upgrading to IE9

After upgrading to Internet Explorer 9, users are unable to launch applications once authenticated into Citrix Web Interface. Prompt to open launch.ica but the application launch never completes. «Continue Reading»

Show/Hide apps/folder in Citrix Web Interface

New Web Interface modification to show or hide applications and or folder in Citrix Web Interface 5.0, 5.3 and 5.4 by Sam Jacobs.

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HOWTO Configure Multiple Launch Prevention Feature on Web Interface 5.3

This article describes how to prevent Web Interface users from starting multiple instances of the same resource by clicking more than once using Web Interface 5.3.  You must have Citrix Web Interface 5.3 installed with a XenApp Web Site created. «Continue Reading»

How to Enable or Disable Hotkeys within an ICA File (including Template.ica)

This article describes how to enable and disable Web Interface hotkeys.

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