Windows Server – Disk Performance Missing From Task Manager?
KB ID 0001203 Problem If your machine is struggling, a good place to look first is the performance tab on ‘Task Manager’ Here you can see CPU and Memory Stats and how our network cards are performing, but wheres the disk stats? Solution Before you can see them you need to enable them, open a PowerShell, (or an administrative command window). and run the following command; diskperf -y Now re-open task manager and go to...
Possible bug in VMware Client
KB ID 0000413 Problem Unable to use multiple console sessions in Windows 7. 1. Seen on Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, with and without aero enabled, on two separate machines. 2. Happens if connected to VCenter OR directly to ESXi (build 4.1.0, 260247) 3. Does NOT happen with the same software from Server 2003. (Same systems, same vesion of the VI client). 4. Does NOT happen on Server 2008 R2 Standard x64 (Same systems, same version of the VI...
Getting Rid of the ‘Ask Toolbar’
KB ID 0000754 Problem The ‘Ask Toolbar’ is a swear word in my office this morning, I noticed it in my “Add Remove Programs” today, and it refused to be removed. All Chrome browser windows should be closed in order to complete the uninstallation. Please close all Chrome bowser windows. Click OK if you are ready to proceed with the uninstallation. Solution Well there were no Chrome windows open, (so I thought)....
SBS – Alert – ‘The following disk has low idle time’
KB ID 0000583 Problem I got this alert forwarded to me, from a client that I’d put in new hard drives for a few week ago. Alert: The following disk has low idle time, which may cause slow response time when reading or writing files to the disk. Disk: {Number} {Drive Letter}: Review the Disk Transfers/sec and % Idle Time counters for the PhysicalDisk performance object. If the Disk Transfers/sec counter is consistently below 150...