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# App-V Pre-Installation Checklist


The following checklist is intended to provide a high-level list of items to consider and outlines the steps you should take before you install the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) servers.

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<td align="left"><p>Ensure your computing environment meets the supported configurations required for App-V.</p></td>
<td align="left"><p><a href="application-virtualization-deployment-requirements.md" data-raw-source="[Application Virtualization Deployment Requirements](application-virtualization-deployment-requirements.md)">Application Virtualization Deployment Requirements</a></p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>Configure the necessary Active Directory groups and accounts.</p></td>
<td align="left"><p><a href="configuring-prerequisite-groups-in-active-directory-for-app-v.md" data-raw-source="[Configuring Prerequisite Groups in Active Directory for App-V](configuring-prerequisite-groups-in-active-directory-for-app-v.md)">Configuring Prerequisite Groups in Active Directory for App-V</a></p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>Configure the Internet Information Services (IIS) settings on the server that is running IIS.</p></td>
<td align="left"><p><a href="how-to-configure-windows-server-2008-for-app-v-management-servers.md" data-raw-source="[How to Configure Windows Server 2008 for App-V Management Servers](how-to-configure-windows-server-2008-for-app-v-management-servers.md)">How to Configure Windows Server 2008 for App-V Management Servers</a></p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>Configure the server that is running IIS to be trusted for delegation.</p>
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<strong>Note</strong><br/><p>This is required only if you are installing the App-V Management Server by using a distributed system architecture, that is, if you install the App-V Management Console, the Management Web Service, and the database on different computers.</p>
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<td align="left"><p><a href="how-to-configure-the-server-to-be-trusted-for-delegation.md" data-raw-source="[How to Configure the Server to be Trusted for Delegation](how-to-configure-the-server-to-be-trusted-for-delegation.md)">How to Configure the Server to be Trusted for Delegation</a></p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>Install Microsoft SQL Server 2008.</p></td>
<td align="left"><p><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=181924" data-raw-source="[Install SQL Server 2008](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=181924)">Install SQL Server 2008</a> (<a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=181924" data-raw-source="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=181924">https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=181924</a>).</p></td>
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## Related topics


[Application Virtualization Deployment and Upgrade Checklists](application-virtualization-deployment-and-upgrade-checklists.md)

[App-V Installation Checklist](app-v-installation-checklist.md)