Apr
5
Hypervisor not running error on Dell server
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Problem: Tried to install a new virtual machine on my Dell PowerEdge R310 server running Windows Server 2008 R2. Got an error saying it could not start my virtual machine because hypervisor was not running. Solution: Power down the server completely. Power it back on and hit F2 to get into the bios settings. Go Continue reading →
Nov
1
Monitor Server Room Temperature
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Problem: Was having problems with our small server room overheating. We have a dedicated AC for the room but it was malfunctioning from time to time. In order to avoid server fail/over heating, we needed something that would notify us if the temperature in the server room went above a certain temp. Solution: Found the Continue reading →
Oct
29
The ordinal 421 could not be located in the dynamic link library urlmon.dll
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Problem: Updated my server 2003 and upon reboot I got the following error: The ordinal 421 could not be located in the dynamic link library urlmon.dll. The server would boot up but most functionality was lost from accessing the internet to checking log files. Tried a couple of things including replacing the urlmon.dll file within Continue reading →
Nov
12
Windows Update: Some Updates Were Not Installed Error
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Problem: Installing updates on a new Dell box and after installing SP3, I get the “Some updates were not installed” error and no matter what I do, the updates fail. At first, I thought this was any issue with SP3 again but found that others had the same issue with SP2. Solution: Had to do Continue reading →
Jul
17
Updates Won’t Install After SP3 Install
Filed Under microsoft, Software, System Support, XP | 2 Comments
Problem: Reinstalled windows XP on a workstation and installed Service Pack 3. Tried to use Automatic Updates and Windows Updates after the SP3 install but it kept on failing. I would get an error stating that “the following updates were not installed” and a list of all the updates appears. No matter what you try, Continue reading →