My mother hung me on a hook once............once. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com
-----Original Message----- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 4:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: The arrrgghhhness of it all... I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken. -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 2:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... Heh. I figure if I only make a mistake once, I'm pretty good. Kurt On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:09, Andrew S. Baker <asbz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > We all get bouts of stupidity attacks. > The goal is to minimize the frequency, duration, and timing of the attacks > such that no serious side-effects occur. One great thing about having a > semi-complex home network is that many of those experiences can be had there, > making them less likely to occur in a more important[1] setting. > > > ASB (My XeeSM Profile) > Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... > > > Signature powered by WiseStamp > [1] Although, the importance level given to home infrastructure by family > members[2] can exceed that of most CEOs > [2] Particularly SWMBO[3] > [3] If you have to ask, it's an inside joke[4] > [4] And you're not inside > > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I am used to feeling dumb. I think it goes with the territory. >> >> As dumb as I feel, and as often as I feel it, I'm astonished by so >> many in the field who are so much worse at this than I am - and it's >> often those very people who have either nearly as much time in as I >> do, or sometimes even more, and usually egos far larger than mine. >> >> I must admit, my ego isn't small, either. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:44, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Kurt, >> > >> > Even the best of us can get so into the need to get a project done that we >> > get in a hurry and don't stop to think about the smaller things tripping us >> > up. When Murphy strikes, and problems compound I get into that same place >> > where I can't solve my way out of a paper bag (say by lifting it up). >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Um, wow. >> >> >> >> Now I feel dumb - that was exactly it. I don't know why that didn't >> >> turn up in my searches.. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:06, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> > It's case sensitive, and should be in lower case. >> >> > It's a known problem. >> >> > >> >> > http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004611 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Ah - that's another problem I've been having... >> >> >> >> >> >> I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a >> >> >> CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with >> >> >> 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just >> >> >> fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work >> >> >> just fine. >> >> >> >> >> >> Kurt >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer <don.gu...@prufoxroach.com> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> > We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM >> >> >> > environment, >> >> >> > with no explanations found. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just >> >> >> > stop. >> >> >> > Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the >> >> >> > first >> >> >> > time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have >> >> >> > to mount >> >> >> > up a disc locally. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll >> >> >> > out >> >> >> > a VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is >> >> >> > one. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Don Guyer >> >> >> > Systems Engineer - Information Services >> >> >> > Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group >> >> >> > 431 W. Lancaster Avenue >> >> >> > Devon, PA 19333 >> >> >> > Direct: (610) 993-3299 >> >> >> > Fax: (610) 650-5306 >> >> >> > don.gu...@prufoxroach.com >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> >> >> > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] >> >> >> > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM >> >> >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> >> >> > Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all... >> >> >> > >> >> >> > On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch. >> >> >> >> It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it >> >> >> >> right >> >> >> >> now. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sitrep: >> >> >> > >> >> >> > <snippety> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Well, hmmph. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and >> >> >> > had exactly *no* issues. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > The "almost exactly" part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 >> >> >> > at >> >> >> > a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > No freaking idea. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Weird. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I'm going to sulk now... >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Kurt > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: kurt.b...@gmail.com. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8962&n=T&l=ntsysadmin&o=9076981 > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > or send a blank email to > leave-9076981-7629647.b7c179562af77ea669668b0413bc8...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: pmaglin...@scvl.com. 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