I was trying to install .Net 3.5 on a Windows Server 2012 machine through “Add or Remove Features” wizard, like I did many times before. But this time, it’s failed with an error message about “the source could not be found.” Turns out, what’s caused this problem is that the server was configured to use WSUS instead of Microsoft Windows […]
If you have a workstation that failed to Windows Update with the error 0x80244022 from a WSUS, the fix is pretty simple and straightforward. The reason why the error occurs is that the Application Pool that runs the WSUS service stopped. Go to the WSUS server and open IIS Manager. Click Application Pools, select WsusPool, and click Start to restart […]
I upgraded one Windows Server 2008 R2 machine to Windows Server 2012 R2 the other day and had a bit hard time getting WSUS to work again. WSUS is now part of Windows Server 2012 family serving as a role, instead of a standalone software that needs to be installed separately in previous Windows. After I successfully added WSUS as […]
If you have a VMDK file that hosts one or more VM partitions, here are 4 ways to get it mounted in Windows as a disk drive. Windows Explorer Supporting VMDK seems to be a feature built right into the Windows system. If you are using a system that runs Windows 7 or above, you may be able to map […]
PassCore is a very simple 1-page web app written in C#, using ASP.NET MVC 4 and Directory Services. It allows users to change their Active Directory password on their own, provided the user is not disabled. PassCore does not require any configuration, as it obtains the principal context from the current domain. If you are looking for a free AD […]
There are three different kinds of IP address that can be assigned to virtual machines (VMs) in Microsoft Azure: Dynamic IP address (DIP) Virtual IP address (VIP) Instance-level public IP address (PIP) //via Petri
RVTools is a windows .NET 2.0 application which uses the VI SDK to display information about your virtual machines and ESX hosts. Interacting with VirtualCenter 2.5, ESX Server 3.5, ESX Server 3i, VirtualCenter 4.x, ESX Server 4.x, VirtualCenter 5.0, VirtualCenter Appliance, ESX Server 5.0, VirtualCenter 5.1, ESX Server 5.1,VirtualCenter 5.5, ESX Server 5.5, VirtualCenter 6.0 and ESX Server 6.0. RVTools […]
Installing .Net Framework 3.5 on Windows 8.1 and 10 is only through Programs and Features in Control Panel. But if the computer is configured to get the windows updates through WSUS, installing through Control Panel will most likely fail, no matter what else you try. There is a Group Policy setting that you can alter to bypass getting the updates through […]