Published applications launching explorer instead of initial application for specific users
Problem: When users open a new published application the application was not loading, and launching a published desktop instead.
There is little in the way of things logged in the windows event log.
We tried a number of KB articles and Support ideas from forums.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969940
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=918165&SD=tech
http://forums.citrix.com/message.jspa?messageID=401530
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX108784
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX110341
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX112134
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX127883
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX991230
none of which worked
We also tried
Exact Error Message
You have started windows explorer in your ICA Seamless sesson. This will obscure your local explorer desktop.
To re-enable the ica seamless connection, please log off and restart the seamless remote application.
Resolution:
Edit the troubled account/s with ADSI Edit and clear the userParameters section of their AD account. be sure to WAIT for AD replication if citrix servers or users are geographically dispursed or in different AD sites etc.
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX120831
Specifics:
Windows Server 2008 SP2
Citrix Xenappp 5.0
