Google Analytics – Redundant Hostnames
Nov17

Google Analytics – Redundant Hostnames

(Redirecting non www URL’s to www URL’s) KB ID 0001016  Problem I noticed this a while back, apparently Google Analytics started flagging this for many users on October 14th 2014. But I’ve only just got round to sorting it out. If you are seeing this error its because your site is ‘addressable’ in more than one way, in my case you could get to me via http://petenetlive and http://www.petenetlive.com. I...

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Booting USB: Boot VMware Guest from USB
Nov17

Booting USB: Boot VMware Guest from USB

KB ID 0000250 Problem Booting USB: Last week I wrote an article about installing Windows PE on a USB thumb drive, after making several trips across the room to test my progress by booting the spare PC with said USB drive, I thought “there must be a simpler way to do this?”. VMware Workstation guest VM’s do not support booting from USB devices, (its not built into their “BIOS”). However there’s...

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VMware Workstation – Can’t get into the BIOS
Nov17

VMware Workstation – Can’t get into the BIOS

KB ID 0000509  Problem I recently upgraded to VMware Workstation 8, I was going to have a play with the Windows 8 developer preview, and needed to get my VM to boot from CD. After Hammering F1, F2, F10 and the delete keys. I admitted defeat and looked for the boot into BIOS setting that I’m sure used to be there! A quick Google search said “Simply Press F2” when the virtual machine powers on, but despite nearly...

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VMware Workstation – Error – ” Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is disabled”
Nov17

VMware Workstation – Error – ” Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is disabled”

KB ID 0000540  Problem Seen on VMware Workstation, when attempting to virtualise a product that IS a virtualisation hypervisor (ESX for example). Error: Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is disabled for this ESX VM. You will only be able to run 32-bit nested VMs. At first I (wrongly) assumed that I needed to enable something in the BIOS on my laptop, and searched though every page to enable some virtualization setting that was turned off....

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Event ID  9323
Nov17

Event ID 9323

KB ID 0000481  Problem Seen when an Exchange server attempts to build the Offline Address book but encounters an error. Source: MSExchangeSA Event ID: 9323 Task Category: (13) Level: Warning Keywords: Classic Description: Entry ‘{Username}’ has invalid or expired e-mail certificates. These certificates will not be included in the offline address list for ‘Global Address List’. Solution 1. Go to a domain...

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