The video driver from VMWare Tools wouldn't install at all until I did a clean install of R2. I was wondering why that was, thanks for pointing it out.
2009/11/23 Anders Blomgren <[email protected]> > If R2 reuses the VMware-supplied video driver, that could be causing the > hangs and freezes. Until the vsphere update yesterday which added support > for Windows 7 And 2008 R2, the consensus was to not install the video driver > with vmware tools. > > -Anders > > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 2:58 PM, James Rankin <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I did some upgrades from 2008 to R2 on my ESX infrastructure and I found >> the upgraded machines to be a bit flaky....occasional hangs when logging on, >> freezing at boot-time, that sort of thing. >> >> I am going for clean installs now and they seem a lot more stable. Didn't >> have time to do any investigation as to the cause. Luckily we only have >> seven or eight 2008 machines so it shouldn't be too much trouble to shift >> their services to new R2 systems. >> >> I'll be trying some 64-bit 2003 upgrades soon, if that's possible - >> haven't dug too far into it yet. >> >> 2009/11/23 John Hornbuckle <[email protected]> >> >> Has anyone done any in-place updates from Server 2008 to 2008 R2? If so, >>> what were your experiences? >>> >>> I've Google'd this and have found less information that I expected. The >>> consensus seems to be that it should work if the stars are properly aligned. >>> The key is you need to already be running the 64-bit version of 2008; you >>> can't jump from 32-bit to 64-bit. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> John Hornbuckle >>> MIS Department >>> Taylor County School District >>> 318 North Clark Street >>> Perry, FL 32347 >>> >>> www.taylor.k12.fl.us >>> >>> >>> >>> NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written >>> communications to or from this entity are public records that will be >>> disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail communications >>> may be subject to public disclosure. >>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into >> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able >> rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such >> a question." >> >> http://raythestray.blogspot.com >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." http://raythestray.blogspot.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
