Windows Folder Redirection
KB ID 0000467 Problem Q: What is Folder Redirection? A: Essentially you can take folders that hold things like your “My documents” or your “Favorites” folder, and put them out on a network server, which is great if you want to back that sort of information up for disaster recovery. Q: What’s the difference between this and a roaming / roving profile? A: Folder redirection keeps information on a server...
XBMC Icefilms Add-on ‘Failed to import Metahandlers’
KB ID 0000895 Problem XBMC was running quite happily, but whenever I tried to use Icefilms or navigate though the menus I was getting the following error. Icefilms Import Failure Failed to import Metahandlers A component needed by Icefilms is missing on your system Please visit www.xbmcchub.com for support Solution I did a complete remove and reinstall but the problem persisted. There are a couple of extra steps needed. 1. To...
VMware – This Virtual Machine Appears To Be In Use
KB ID 0000959 Problem I wanted to give a copy of a VM to a colleague, so I removed all the snapshots, and cloned one of my test VM’s. When I went to power on the original this happened; The virtual machine appears to be in use. If this virtual machine is not in use press the “Take Ownership” button to obtain ownership of it. Otherwise press the “Cancel” button to avoid damaging it. Configuration file:...
VMware vCenter Install ‘Error 26002’
KB ID 0000941 Problem While attempting to install vCenter 5.5, I got the following error. Error 26002. Setup failed to register vCenter Server. This might indicate a problem with the SSL certificates for vCenter Server. Search the VMware Knowledge Base (http://kb.vmware.com) for “Error 26006” for more information. Earlier on in the install it had asked me if I wanted to overwrite the certs, and I just clicked OK, this...
Malwarebytes – Manually Update Database/Definitions
KB ID 0000629 Problem I was called to a 2003 Server yesterday, that was riddled with malware, whatever was on there was generating a lot of network traffic, so the first thing I did was disconnect it from the network. That’s fine, but if I wanted to use my usual ‘weapon of choice’ Malwarebytes, how was I going to get the latest database installed? Solution WARNING: There is a note on the Malwarebytes website that...