What does the eventlog say? Also, I expect that this is some sort of VMWare host?
-ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 3:28 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > ...will not accept remote connection requests. The dialog box just sort-of > sits on the user's screen for about a minute before clunking out with a > "This computer cannot connect to the remote computer" message. > > The VM is XP Professional, SP3. It was built by doing a P2V from a new > Dell, and all had been working well until about a month ago. We had this > same issue then. I got it working by setting it back a week in System > Restore. > > It's broken again, and a reboot, a file system check, and 3 system restore > attempts cannot get it back up. > > Unfortunately, making a new XP VM is not an option (without finding an > available machine wiping it, and doing another P2V anyway). I have simply > never gotten any of the tricks you folks suggested way back in January to > get the XP setup to recognize the virtual disk. (I guess we could set > everything up on Win2003 Server...?) > > Any ideas as to how to fix remote connections on any machine, especially a > VM? > > Thanks... > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > *ASPCA®* > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > [email protected] > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > *www.aspca.org* <http://www.aspca.org/> > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is > from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA > ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may > contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not > the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, > and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and > permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout > thereof. > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
