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Remote Desktop Connection Stuck In Please Wait State

Sat, 27 May 2023 15:02:00 -0500

I found this solution in the Q&A section of Microsoft Learn. Credit goes to the original author.

This process will involve creatating an .rdp file, and editing it in notepad and adding a flag which will prompt the user to enter their password.

Get the ipaddress of the machine that is stuck in the Please Wait state.

ping [server] -4
-4 flag ensures that IPv4 address is used.

Open Remote Desktop Connection application.
– Start -> Remote Desktop Connection or Start -> mstsc
Enter the IP address of the machine noted in the above step.
Click on the Show Options button.

Click on Save As and save the configuration to a file.

Navigate to the directory where the rdp configuration file is saved. Right click on the file, and open the configuration file with Notepad.
Add the following to the bottom of the file and save it. This option will turn off the Network Level Authentication therefore the user will be prompted to enter the password up on connecting to the server.

enablecredsspsupport:i:0

Once the file is saved, double click on it, so launch Remote Desktop Connection and click on Connect. Click Yes on the next dialog box to connect despite certificate errors.

This should show a Windows login page, and up on logging in, will get past the Please Wait screen.

Reset Session

Another way to resolve this issue is resetting the session. It is important to note that doing this will log off the user, therefore any running processes will be terminated.

Private Internet Access - Request Timed Out Issue

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:46:00 -0500

Short Story

I had to update the firmware on my TP-Link 8 Port Gigabit Switch to resolve the connectivity issues when using a VPN client. I installed Build 20220930 (Published Date: 2022-10-12) and that took care of the problem.

Long Story

My plan was to self host my blog using PIA VPN’s static IP feature. My website is currently on Blogger, and I get the feeling that Blogger has been abandoned by Google, and won’t be around for much longer. Also, this will be some much needed experience with some basic frontend web development, and I could create my own CI/CD process etc.

Fix Error When VT-x (Virtualization) is Enabled in VMWare Player

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 14:52:00 -0600

I was unable to enable virtualization on my Windows 10 VM on a Windows 10 host. I did have virtualization enabled in the BIOS, but that didn’t seem to help. When I check the box to enable this feature, Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI, I would get an error.

I want this feature enabled to run Docker in my VM.

This is my system configuration:

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
    - Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz, 4008 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
American Megatrends Inc. 1.I0, 6/26/2018
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 32.0 GB
Realtek High Definition Audio
Killer E2400 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB
WDC WD10EZEX-08WN4A0

I know my computer is more than capable of running a VM with virtulization. I found several powershell commands out there, and running them did not help. I did some digging and found that certain windows features need to be disabled for virtulization to work in a VM.

Connecting to Linux EC2 with Putty & Running a Web Server

Sat, 10 Aug 2019 12:23:10 -0500

Here are the steps to connect to your EC2 instance using PuTTY. I am assuming that you have the private key downloaded, and you have all the information for the EC2 instance handy (public IP, dns name etc.). The private key you get from AWS is .pem format, which needs to be converted into .ppk format to allow accessing the instance with PuTTY.

Convert AWS Private Key (.pem) to PuTTY Private Key File (.ppk)

Launch PuTTYgen application from Start menu

Running Eclipse 2019-06 M1 version with Java 11

Sun, 05 May 2019 13:54:00 -0500

I had trouble getting Eclipse 2019-06 M1 (4.12.0M1) to run using JDK version 11. I had Java 8 installed on my machine, so when Eclipse launched, it was picking up Java 8.

After uninstalling Java 8, Eclipse wouldn’t launch because the new JDK wasn’t installed.

Adding this to the eclipse.ini file fixed the issue for me -

-vm
D:/java/jdk-11.0.3/bin/javaw.exe

eclipse.ini

Here is the full eclipse.ini file -

-startup
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.5.300.v20190213-1655.jar
--launcher.library
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_64_1.1.1000.v20190125-2016
-product
org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product
-showsplash
org.eclipse.epp.package.common
--launcher.defaultAction
openFile
--launcher.defaultAction
openFile
-vm
D:/java/jdk-11.0.3/bin/javaw.exe
--launcher.appendVmargs
-vmargs
-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.8
-Dosgi.instance.area.default=@user.home/eclipse-workspace
-XX:+UseG1GC
-XX:+UseStringDeduplication
--add-modules=ALL-SYSTEM
-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.8
-Dosgi.dataAreaRequiresExplicitInit=true
-Xms256m
-Xmx1024m
--add-modules=ALL-SYSTEM

After successfully getting Eclipse to use the new JDK, here is the version information -

Set Up A Simple Website Using Tomcat & Namecheap

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 22:08:00 -0500

In this post, I will share the steps I used to create a very simple website using Tomcat webserver, and Namecheap DNS.

Web server configuration

Download the latest tomcat. The version in this case is 9.0.6. Download it HERE .
Create the following directory –

D:\MyWebsites

Paste the tomcat package directory inside the MyWebsites directory
Rename the package to the directory name of the website

This directory will serve the website

VM on Windows 7 Freezing with VMware Player 12

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 14:54:00 -0600

I run a Windows 7 VM on a Windows 10 Host OS. I’ve been having issues with the VM freezing intermittently. The host OS does not have any issues. I have to shut down the VM through VMware controls, and restart it.

VMware Player Version

I looked at the VMware log to find this error -

2017-02-13T20:24:26.983-06:00| vmx| I125: GuestMsg: Channel 2, Cannot unpost because the previous post is already completed
2017-02-13T20:24:26.983-06:00| vmx| I125: GuestRpc: Reinitializing Channel 0(toolbox-dnd)
2017-02-13T20:24:26.983-06:00| vmx| I125: GuestMsg: Channel 0, Cannot unpost because the previous post is already completed
2017-02-13T20:24:30.429-06:00| vmx| I125: E1000: E1000 rx ring full, drain packets.
2017-02-13T20:24:36.432-06:00| vmx| I125: E1000: E1000 rx ring full, drain packets.
2017-02-13T20:24:42.735-06:00| vmx| I125: E1000: E1000 rx ring full, drain packets.
2017-02-13T20:24:48.710-06:00| vmx| I125: E1000: E1000 rx ring full, drain packets.
2017-02-13T20:25:00.711-06:00| vmx| I125: E1000: E1000 rx ring full, drain packets.
2017-02-13T20:25:14.736-06:00| vmx| I125: E1000: E1000 rx ring full, drain packets.
2017-02-13T20:25:30.789-06:00| vmx| I125: E1000: E1000 rx ring full, drain packets.
2017-02-13T20:25:48.203-06:00| vmx| I125: E1000: E1000 rx ring full, drain packets.
2017-02-13T20:25:51.683-06:00| vmx| I125: GuestRpcSendTimedOut: message to toolbox-dnd timed out.

I wasn’t sure if this was strictly related at first, but I noticed this error was in the log every time the VM froze. I did some research online, and there was a post on the VMware forums (don’t have the link at the moment), where someone suggested changing the send and receive buffers.

Battlelog Waiting For Game To Exit Solution

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:57:00 -0500

I am not sure if this is the only solution, but this has worked for me so far.

I am using Firefox to launch the game. I have my Use plugin-free game launching set to OFF

Battlelog

Battlefield 4 is set to use the 64 bit exe to launch the game

Origin

This is probably the most important step. I basically “deleted” the 32 bit web helper for Battlefield 4

At this point I am able to play the game like I did before, and I haven’t had any problems joining the game. Battlelog, EA Support were of no help so far.

Installing Windows 7 on Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH

Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:47:00 -0500

Following is my computer configuration -

PCPartPicker

Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH ATX LGA1150
G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400
Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" SSD
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower
Corsair 850W ATX12V / EPS12V
LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer
Hannspree HZ281HPB 27.5"
Asus VG278HE 27.0"
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD
Razer DeathStalker
Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical
Creative Labs Creative Fatal1ty
Acer P243WAid 24" 1920 x 1200 Monitor

I attempted to install Windows 7 on this machine. I set the DVD drive as the boot device, and when Windows 7 finished loading files, the installer started, but I couldn’t proceed forward because the keyboard and mouse aren’t detected by Windows 7. I pluged the devices in different USB slots, but that did not help.

Make Excel 2010 Open In a New Instance

Fri, 10 Oct 2014 05:37:00 -0500

This is a registry tweak to make MS Excel 2010 open documents in new instances when they are opened by double clicking on filename in Windows Explorer (or similar programs).

Backup registry
Make sure the backup can be restored
Changes to the registry

There are three values that need to be changed to make Excel documents in a new instance each time for XLSX extension.

In the registry editor, Navigate to the following path -
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -> Excel.Sheet.12 -> shell -> Open -> command
Double click on the (Default) entry
Now, paste the following at the very end of the value: “%1”
Be sure to add space after /dde. The value should look something like this: "<path>" /dde "%1"
Now, rename the “command” registry entry right below the (Default) entry to “command2”
Check the screenshot below
Rename the folder “ddeexec” to “ddeexec2”
Check the screenshot below

This should allow excel to open files in new instances by default. also disabling DDE in the Excel options does not always work. This fix is for XLSX extension.

Quake 2 language fix

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:51:00 -0500

Certain versions of Quake 2 show the error

“This version of Quake II will not install on this language version of windows 95/NT” when installing in Windows XP.

This problem can be fixed by following these steps:

Control Panel > Date, Time, Language and Regional Options > Regional and Language Options
In the Standards and Formats section, select English (United Kingdom)
Change the location as United Kingdom
Now click on the Advanced tab

Remove Ads in Yahoo Messenger

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:43:00 -0500

Yahoo! Messenger 7.5 and Yahoo! Messenger with Voice 8 is the install messaging client from Yahoo! which now able to exchange and send instant messages to Windows Live Messenger’s users. Like Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger has all the best features, with lots of advertisements and animated ads. If you don’t like the ads and wants no ads on Yahoo! Messenger window, there are few ways that allow you to remove the advertisements.