Operating System – Page 2

Retrieving Disk Number and SCSI ID for volumes using the Windows Powershell storage module

March 16, 2014

I was recently looking at obtaining volume information to include the volume name, capacity, free space, disk number and SCSI ID and to include information for both volumes that contained a drive letter or a folder path. For instances running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 I was able to do this using a combination … More Retrieving Disk Number and SCSI ID for volumes using the Windows Powershell storage module

Switch between Server Core and GUI on Windows Server 2012

February 17, 2014

With the release of Windows Server 2012 it is now possible to switch between the GUI and Server Core installations using the GUI and Powershell cmdlets, with only a restart required to apply the changes. The default installation of Windows Server 2012 is now available as Server Core, if you require to switch to the … More Switch between Server Core and GUI on Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 fails with 800F0818

February 1, 2014

I was recently attempting to run Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, which would fail with the error code 800F0818 due to Windows Update corruption. In order to resolve the issue, run the System Update Readiness tool and then install the service pack. The System Update Readiness tool is available from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821.

Error opening installation log file when attempting to install/uninstall software

November 28, 2013

I was recently attempting to uninstall an application on Windows 7 Professional when I received the below error message : “Error opening installation log file. Verify that the specified location exists and is writable.” error when attempting to uninstall an application This is apparently a known issue with the mentioned operating system and the workaround … More Error opening installation log file when attempting to install/uninstall software

Error “CRITICAL_STRUCTURE_CORRUPTION” on Windows Server 2012 R2 using ESXi

November 22, 2013

I recently experienced BSOD with the error message “CRITICAL_STRUCTURE_CORRUPTION” for a virtual machine running Windows Server 2012 R2 running on a ESXi Host 5.0.0, 623860. This is a known issue and was resolved in ESXi 5.0 Update 3. There is also a workaround to create a CPUID mask for the virtual machines with the above … More Error “CRITICAL_STRUCTURE_CORRUPTION” on Windows Server 2012 R2 using ESXi