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VMware Remote Console Unexplained Error
I’m just gonna put some note on this error in case I encounter it while conducting class.
I got the error when I tried to run remote Console in VMware Infrastructure Web Access. Due to limited internet access, my instructor asked me to repair, reinstall, and even restart the lab machine. After numerous attempt of fixing the problem, I found out that what I need to do is applying a static DNS entry to the host operating system.
The error :
Error opening the remote virtual machine machinename:8333\32: An unexplained error occurred.
Solution:
Go to network connections -> select vmnet1 ->right click and select properties -> internet protocol (tcp/ip) properties -> copy the static ip address and type it into the preferred DNS server ->click ok -> click ok
Or if you want a faster way just do it from command line.
Go to run and type in cmd. From the command prompt type in the following command:
netsh interface ip set dns “vmnet1? static xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Password?
A strong password should appear to be a random string of characters to an attacker. It should be 14 characters or longer, (eight characters or longer at a minimum). It should include a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
Resign or stay?
I went for an interview on Saturday. I thought I won’t get the job as I was a bit late and I didn’t bring my resume + certs copies + mobile phone with me. My interview went on for nearly an hour with the Senior Director of APJ. When I was about to leave, he asked me when can I join the company? I was stunted! I simply said my notice period is 1 month. Then I realized, OMG I was offered the job. On the way home I kept thinking about the offer. I would be getting an offer letter from Germany after my Manila trip. A part me wanted to resign and accept the offer but deep inside me there’s voice keep reminding me that I love my current work.
After consulting hubby and ayah (dad) I send the following email to the person in charge :
I want to express my sincerest appreciation for the opportunity to interview with xxxxx. I valued my discussion with Mr. xxxx about the position responsibilities, as well as the career possibilities within the firm, but find that they do not closely match my goals . I am therefore respectfully withdrawing from consideration. Sorry for any inconvenience cause.
I thought everything was done. I was wrong. Today I got a called from the person in charge. She asked me why did I withdraw my application as the Director like me a lot and everybody thought I’m joining them in December. I told her after a deep thought I felt like I’m moving backward instead of forward (I’m currently an Advanced Consultant). She told me that I would only need to sacrifice 2 years before I can move to their engineering team or professional services and I can choose which office in the world i want to be eg Milan, Paris, US, Australia or Canada. She asked me to think about it and she can get me a better package.
Current Company:
Pro :
- I love my job
- Flexibility on location and time
- Willing to invest on trainings
- Good benefit and health package
- Got contractual bonus and performances bonus
- Good relationship with my manager
- Non Shift work
Con :
- Don’t really work well with my team lead
- Office Politics everywhere
- Need to meet utilization hours
- Need to learn and become trainers
- Sometimes too much admin work and meeting
Company XXXXX
Pro :
- More challenging job
- More $$$$
- Not much politics as 80% would be working with machine
- Non customer facing environment
- More on focus job (no pre-sale work + proposal + sale doc)
- Willing to invest on bringing trainer to KL
Con :
- No flexibility on location and time
- Shift work (MY Time / Europe Time / US Time) 24 x 7
- Feel like my first job role (support)
- No bonus at all only variable salary
- office in middle KL
Should I resign and join a European Company or should I stay in my current American Company? Please give your comment …
Monday Blues leaves
I just found out from a colleague of mine that in my company there’s a leave called Monday Blues leaves. I can choose not to work on monday for a year. Wow may be I should apply for this leave.
Windows Vista stuck in loop
My friend lappy was having problem. It got stuck in a loop when trying to start Windows Vista. It fails, attempts to restart, and fails again repeatedly. Here are some steps on how I fix it.
- Turn on the laptop and press F8 before Windows start to access the Advanced Boot Options menu.
- Select “Disable automatic restart on system failure” and press enter.
- Then her laptop start and stuck at BSoD (Blue Screen of Death) with the following error :
- Restart the laptop and go into BIOS configuration menu.
- In the BIOS settings, change and revert back the SATA mode to original value, i.e. in ATA (or PATA) or IDE emulation mode). Doing this will allow system to get passed BSoD and boot up properly.
- Restart the laptop and now it boot into Windows Vista.
- Exit all Windows-based programs.
- Click on Vista Start Menu, type regedit in the Start Search box, and press ENTER.
- If you receive the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.
- Go to the following registry subkey:
- In the right pane, in the Name column right-click Start , and then click Modify.
- In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.
- Then go to File menu, click Exit to close Registry Editor.
- Restart laptop and go to BIOS menu (F2 key for my friend laptop), and enable ACHI mode in BIOS again.
- This time the computer should be able to boot up properly without error or BSoD.
This will prevents Windows from automatically restarting if an error causes Windows to fail. Choose this option only if Windows is stuck in a loop where Windows fails, attempts to restart, and fails again repeatedly.
Stop:0x0000007b(0x81e03ba0,0xc0000034,0×00000000,0 x00000000)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Msahci

