Windows

  • Virtual Box,  Windows,  Windows 8

    Error Code: 0x000000C4 when trying to install Windows 8 or 8.1 in Virtual Box

    I tried installing Windows 8.1 Preview in Virtual Box and received the below error: (If memory serves me correctly this was the same for Windows 8) Run the following command and then try installing Windows 8.1 Preview again. “c:Program FilesOracleVirtualBoxVBoxManage.exe” setextradata “VM Name” VBoxInternal/CPUM/CMPXCHG16B 1 This solved the issue for me. Found the information to the solution at this article here.  

  • Windows

    How to list installed updates on Windows servers

    Unfortunately the link below does not contain the script anymore. However you can use the following commands to export the list of patches installed to txt or html. wmic qfe list brief /format:htable > “%USERPROFILE%\hotfix.html” or wmic qfe list brief /format:texttablewsys > “%USERPROFILE%\hotfix.txt” The above was found on the Tech Support Alert website   If you need to compare installed updates between servers then this article might just be what you are looking for. The easiest way is to run a vbscript that you may download from Jesper Johansson’s blog here. After you downloaded the script click on start => run and type cmd Then browse to the folder you downloaded…