A little while ago (and again more recently) I updated my kernel to 3.7.3-101 and was stumped as to why VMware Workstation was unable to find the matching kernel headers, despite confirming they were indeed correct and installed. After lots of searching and some reading, I found the following command: ln -s /usr/src/kernels/3.7.3-101.fc17.x86_64/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /usr/src/kernels/3.7.3-101.fc17.x86_64/include/linux/version.h This […]
Manually Uninstall VMware Tools
I recently had a requirement to remove vmware tools manually from a windows 2003 server. This is what I had to do. Remove any keys with a DisplayName of VMware Tools anywhere in the following keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionuninstall HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareClassesInstallerProducts Remove the keys with a ProductName of VMware Tools in the following keys HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInstallerProducts Delete the […]
How To Recover From ‘Testing Memory’ System Halt After Installing Comodo Time Machine
Comodo Time Machine is a fantastic product. Allowing you to completely ruin your Windows operating system, and then restore it back as good as new with the click of a button (well, maybe more than one click). By that I mean its great software for being able to roll back after your kids have just […]
90 Days of Vista – Day 90
My last few days looked like this: Unfortunately, I was away on “1 Day to Go”, so I wasn’t able to get a screen grab, but I think you get the idea. My days of using Windows Live One Care, were over! Trust me, I celebrated! The inclusion of Windows Live OneCare in my […]