Too funny, I just mentioned on another list that Johnny Dangerously was a
family favorite movie.

-Jeff Steward

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Don Guyer <[email protected]>wrote:

> 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
> [email protected]
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]]
> 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:[email protected]]
> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>
> 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 <[email protected]>
> 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 <
> [email protected]>
> >> >> 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 <[email protected]>
> 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 <
> [email protected]>
> >> >> >> 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
> >> >> >> > [email protected]
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> >> >> > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]]
> >> >> >> > 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 <[email protected]>
> 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
> >
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