vSphere Upgrade VMware Tools Suppress Reboot
KB ID 0001760 Problem If you want to Upgrade VMware Tools and Suppress the Reboot, (because rebooting production servers is always a touchy subject), But putting ‘maintenance windows’ and ‘CAB procedures’ to one side. If you want to deploy new versions of VMware tools from vSphere, if you just right click and select automatically upgrade, it will reboot the server. How do you stop that happening? Solution:...
Deploy the Trend Worry Free Business Client via Group Policy
KB ID 0000491 Problem Trend Worry Free is a nice product, though to deploy the client software out to your machines, you need them to be switched on, have the firewalls off, and the remote registry service running. You can of course connect the clients to the web portal and install the client on a machine by machine basis, (default https://servername:4343), but if you are rolling out a lot of machines this can get tedious. So you can...
No Speakers or Headphones with HDMI Device Connected
KB ID 0000961 Problem My laptop does not have RGB or DVI on it for an external monitor, it has just got an HDMI connector. While I was working in the office I thought I’ll pop my headphones in and listen to some music, and was met with silence? Solution When you connect an HDMI device windows ‘assumes’ that you will be outputting sound to that device, (great thanks). 1. Open Control Panel (Window Key+X on Windows 8)...