VMware View – Windows Pool ‘Stuck’ on Customizing
KB ID 0000646 Problem While trying to deploy a Windows XP Pool yesterday, I hit upon this problem. Windows 7 works fine, but as soon as I tried to roll out a Windows XP pool, they stopped like this; After a couple of hours, the whole operation timed out, and each machine shows as; Status {Date}{Time} o’clock {Time-Zone}: Customization operation timed out I tried to deploy the pool with both ‘quick prep’ and...
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Hangs on “Performing cleanup”
KB ID 0000364 Problem Saw this a while ago, and just thought it was a “One Off”. Then on a visit to a client yesterday I saw it on both machines I was working on. Solution This might scare you, but you need to kill the update, don’t panic at this stage SP3 is already on. Update 05/04/11: Before continuing please read the feedback below. Ive never personally seen any adverse effects from doing this and I’ve...
WSUS Error – ‘An HTTP error has occurred’
KB ID 0000796 Problem Seen on SBS 2011 and Server 2008 R2. When running the WSUS configuration wizard, at the ‘Connect to Upstream Server’ page, connection fails; An HTTP error occurred Details… When viewing details you see; WebExpeption: The request failed with the error message: <html><head><title>Object moved</title></head><body> <h2>Object moved to <a...
Migration From Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2016 (& 2013)
Part 1 KB ID 0000788 Problem To complete a migration from Exchange 2010 (or 2007) to Exchange 2016/2013, you need to introduce Exchange 2016 into your existing Exchange environment, then migrate your content onto the new server(s), and finally remove Exchange 2010. Solution Assumptions: In this example I’ve got an existing Exchange 2010 environment running on Windows Server 2008 R2. I’m putting in Exchange 2016 onto a new...
Exchange Install Error ‘Setup cannot continue with the upgrade because the ‘beremote’
KB ID 0000475 Problem Seen when attempting to install Service Pack 3 on Exchange 2007. On a server that’s also running Symantec Backup Exec. Hub Transport Role Prerequisites Error: Setup cannot continue with the upgrade because the ‘beremote’ () process (ID: xxxx) has open files. Close the process and restart Setup. Client Access Role Prerequisites Error: Setup cannot continue with the upgrade because the...