FIX: Error message when you try to start a sequenced Visual Studio 2010 application package on an Application Virtualization client: "Invalid license data. Reinstall is required"

To sequence Visual Studio 2010 SP1 by using App-V 4.6 SP1, you must install the following hotfix. Then, you must follow the prescriptive guidance (recipe) that is described in the App-V Sequencing Recipe Forum on the following Microsoft Application Virtualization TechCenter website:

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 SP1 installed on one of the following editions of Visual Studio:

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Premium
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate

For more information about how to obtain Visual Studio 2010 SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Languages

This hotfix applies to the following languages:

• Brazilian Portuguese
• English
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Russian
• Simplified Chinese
• Spanish
• Traditional Chinese

Restart information

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix. We recommend that you exit any instances of Visual Studio before you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

This hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.