How to run x64 code under ESX on Dell OptiPlex 755

If you're getting the "0xc000035a" error when trying to install a x64 guest OS under VMWare ESX(i), you can try to to set Trusted Execution (under "Performance" settings in the BIOS) to OFF.

LINUX: How to edit /etc/fstab in the single user mode

mount -o remount,rw /

Make Windows 7 map your network drives properly

We're use small vbs file to map network drives when user logging on. Windows System Log shows that script works ok under Windows 7, but network drives doesn't mapped properly. Finally I've found that Registry trick below resolve this.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

EnableLinkedConnections = 1 (DWord)

Linux: Set the "x" permissions for folders only (Thanks David W)

find . -type d -print0 | xargs --null chmod 755

IIS Connection Limits (XP Pro)

XP Pro allows 10 connections. This limit is installed by default by the metabase key MaxConnections for W3SVC, and there is no user interface method for modifying the setting. You can change this setting to any number less than 40 and it works, but that is not widely advertised.

Windows Media Player (Vista/Windows 7) stuttering while playing MP3 files

Solution:

Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Sound -> Speakers / Headphones -> Enhancements - Check "Disable all enhancements" and Ok

Application popup: : \SystemRoot\System32\RDPDD.dll failed to load

The problem is with the size of the session image space. The session image space is shared by the display drivers and printer drivers. If the sum of the drivers (rdpdd is an additional display driver) gets too big then there is no room left to load.

If you increase the size of the session image space then you can run remote desktop.

Add the following registry key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]

"SessionImageSize"=dword:00000020