command line vmware

The vmrun command is used to run from the command line.

For running on linux with vmserver 2

vmrun -T server -h https://localhost:8333/sdk -u Username \
-p "PasswordWithSpecialCharsEscaped" list

vmrun -T server -h https://localhost:8333/sdk -u Username \
-p "PasswordWithSpecialCharsEscaped" start "Exact vmware name of vmx"

Exact vmware name of the vmx : "[standard] Name/Name.vmx"
Watch out for extra spaces or other white space.

solaris 10 fault manager

fmadm is the fault manager - requires root to work

Java i2c c2i adapters

What is I2CAdapter?

I2CAdapter and C2IAdapters are for traversing between compiled and interpreted java byte code.

windows persistent static routes

route -p add "dest.ip.addr" mask "netmask" "gateway"

-p to make the routing persistent

"dest.ip.addr" - like 172.18.0.0
"netmask" - netmask like 255.255.255.0
"gateway" - like 192.168.244.1

The persistent routes are stored in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\PersistentRoutes

virtual pc 2007 sp1 dvd limitations

The dvd drive presented by virtual pc 2007 does not have a drive region. This can result in encrypted dvds not playing correctly in linux. The issue is the dvd decrypting library needs the region code to actually decode the dvd.

guides for slimming down xp

guides for slimming down windows space:

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=80511

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=192199

http://www.windowsbbs.com/windows-xp/54287-no-room-defrag.html

Cleaning up old device drivers

In a cmd window:
SET DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
devmgmt.msc

then set
View -> Show Hidden Devices

Watch out because not all hidden devices are actually not present.


From:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/remove-old-drivers-after-upgrading-to-new-hardware/