VMware Converter Slow!
Aug23

VMware Converter Slow!

KB ID 0001584 Problem I was P2Ving a server for a client this week. I did a ‘trial run’ just to make sure everything would be OK, and got this; Yes, that says 13 days and 29 minutes! Suddenly doing this at 1700hrs on a Friday became a moot point! (Note: I was using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone version 6.2) Solution At first I assumed this was a network problem, so I moved everything onto the same Gigabit switch, and...

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Why is my Computer So Slow?
Nov17

Why is my Computer So Slow?

KB ID 0000290  Problem “Why is my computer running slowly” “My computer is not as fast as it was” “What’s making it run so slow?” “It just Crawls” “I have to turn in on, then go and make a cup of coffee” These are questions every techy hates “Why is my PC running so slowly?”, my reply is always “How long have you had it?” If its a business...

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Windows – Explorer Has Stopped Working – Crashes Windows
Nov17

Windows – Explorer Has Stopped Working – Crashes Windows

KB ID 0000388  Problem Spend any time working in windows and sooner or later something will upset Windows Explorer, and when it crashes it has a habit of taking something with it (usually your desktop experience – or something you’ve been working on and have not saved!). The underlying problem can be anything from some poorly coded software, a dodgy device driver, or a wayward Windows update. But you can offset the problem...

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Cisco CSC Module – Stop it scanning its own update traffic
Nov17

Cisco CSC Module – Stop it scanning its own update traffic

KB ID 0000156  Problem The CSC module when it’s installed in your firewall and running, by default scans all traffic in and out including all its own updates and web traffic, this can cause quite a performance hit, to stop this happening exempt the CSC modules traffic from being scanned. NOTE: your access-lists and port groups may well have different names, so I’ll list all the commands to chase them though the...

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