I spent hours exporting a virtual machine (vm) to an OVF format only to discover that VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5 gives me an error when I tried to deploy it. Error message: Unsupported hardware family ‘vmx-10’ error Cause: You created the VM using Workstation 11 and didn’t set the vm version to 10 or below before creating…
Category: Repair IT
Repair It has articles of fixes to problems I encounter during my consulting engagements.
Intel i217-LM network adapter dropping connections
Issue: You notice intermittant drops in connections on the network, slow network connection or complete loss of connection. Affected: Intel i217-LM NIC (Used by HP, Lenovo, Dell in their recent Desktops) If you have a lenovo. HP or Dell business class desktop, it’s very likely that you have an Intel i217-LM network adapter. With more expensive…
Windows 8 updates causes PCL XL error when printing to printer
We excountered problems with various brands of printers suddenly unable to print after march 2015 updates to Windows 8 and 8.1. PCL XL error subsystem: kernel error: IllegalOperatorSequence
Exchange 2010 and 2007 does not accept inbound e-mails
Should your Exchange 2010 (or 2007) stop accepting inbound e-mails you may be experiencing something called Backpressure.
VMware Workstation 10 error: Not enough physical memory is available to power this virtual machine
Issue: You attempt to start a virtual machine running on Workstation 8, 9 or 10 and you get a message that you have no memory available to run the vm. The exact message is: Not enough physical memory is available to power this virtual machine with its configured settings.
5 Ways to test your Internet connection speed
There are many sites out there that allow you to easily test your internet speed. Why would you want to test? I see a lot of companies that pay for a speed that they don’t have or can’t reach because of hardware limitations. If you have an older firewall, for example, it may have a…
Battlefield 4 DirectX Error “GetRemovedDeviceReason”
It’s summer and the new installment of BattleField 4 is out for premium players. Although I enjoy playing the game sporatically, it’s been difficult to enjoy since it appears to suffer from one problem after another. If you find yourself having the latest driver for your NVidia card and the game stops cold with a…
Troubleshooting: Outlook 2007 2010 will not send e-mails, only receive.
If a user is able to get e-mails using Office Outlook 2007 but can’t send then here’s a little troubleshooting list to help you.
Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) shows a blank page regardless of url you type
If you updated your Windows 7 with SP1 to Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) and now find that every URL shows nothing but a blank page, here are some things to try. Please note you should have a backup of your favorites and configuration as these steps may result in loss of either.
Disaster Recovery Planning
Getting started in a disaster recovery plan may seem difficult. We’ve assembled a simple list to get the ball going. We highly suggest having an emergency plan in place. Small companies can get started simply by creating a binder that is to be opened and used in case of an emergency. A typical binder will…