Configure Windows Software Update Services
These settings allow you to configure Windows client machines to use custom Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS) located on an internal corporate network instead of the Windows Update Internet site.
Slow Down Vista Aero Animations
If you are really into the slick animations, known as eye candy, that are present in the Vista Aero interface, you might like this fun little registry hack. It slows the animations down a bit, so you can enjoy them a bit more.
0x8024402C Error During Windows Update
When you scan for updates on the Microsoft Windows Update Web site and you if you receive the error message 0x8024402C try this:
Add Program to Right-Click Menu
When you right click on any folder, you can have access to that application in the context menu, the same as using Open With.
Adjust Windows Vista Indexing
Windows Vista works in the background to automatically index all the files in the Start Menu, user profile folders and files setup for offline access by default. If you have many files in these locations and the files change often, the indexing service may slow down your system’s performance. You can adjust the parameters of the indexing service,… Read More »
Speed Up Start Menu Search
Method 1: Registry Hack. Method 2: Start Button.
Disable Old School Name Creation
By disabling 8.3 name creation, as well as disabling low disk space checking, you can enjoy a slight disk performance increase.
How to Disable IPv6
To disable certain IPv6 components in Windows Vista, follow these steps: Note:- If the DisabledComponents entry is unavailable, you must create it. To do this, follow these steps: Type any one of the following values to configure the IPv6 protocol, and then click OK: Now You must restart your computer for these changes to take affect.
Import a .VMDK File via Command Line
Importing & exporting from one VMware ESX to another VMware ESX may involve slightly different vmdk file format, security setting and do not share any VMFS. The best tools is using vmkfstools command. vmkstools is VMware ESX Server file system management tool. It is a program for creating and manipulating virtual disks, file systems, logical volumes and pyhsical… Read More »
How to import vmdk into ESX 3.x
If you have an existing VM that was removed from VirtualCenter and just need to add it back in then follow the below steps: