What are Linked clone desktops ?

Linked clone desktops are virtual desktops that can be created using VMware View Composer from a single base image and use considerably less storage space than non linked clone desktops.

Because each linked clone virtual machine is cloned from a common source, desktops in the pool can be deployed extremely rapidly [...]

If you are VMware ESX user you must be aware of Windows XP guest VM booting issue that only happens during Windows XP installation.

If you are first time installing Windows XP guest VM on VMware ESX then you will notice instead of booting from CDROM new Windows XP guest VM gets into network boot.Windows XP [...]

If you are running Cygwin in Windows vista make sure you run cygwin as Administrator. Running cygwin by double clicking the “Cygwin bash shell” icon will result in following error :

bash: ls: command not found in cygwin in vista

This looks like some kind of security related error in Windows Vista. However you can get [...]

Bridged networking doesn’t work but NAT works fine in VMware workstatrion 6 on Windows Vista ?
On my Windows Vista HP Pavilion desktop i decided to upgrade VMware workstation from version 5.5 to version 6.

I managed to get this part working but soon I noticed my guest virtual machines running RHEL5 and fedora 9 lost [...]

Here is one more success story on removing a Adware using MalwareBytes”. One of my friend called me up to ask how he can remove this adware called “Antivirus 2009 Internet adware”. He is running Windows XP with Trend Micro Internet security, he brought Trend Micro on my recommendation. Guess what since I recommended Trend [...]

How can i remove all Trojans from Windows Vista?
MalwareBytes Anti-Malware is one of the most effective Anti Malware available in market and CNET recently ranked MalwareBytes as 2nd most Popular Spyware Removal Software for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server, Windows vista platforms. Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is an anti-malware application that can thoroughly remove even the most advanced malwares.

Almost [...]

Windows vista is prone to several virus, Trojans, spyware, Malware and Identity theft attacks. According to Microsoft claims Windows vista is very secure operating system compared to Windows XP, but there are several reports out there Windows Vista is no different than Windows XP and other Windows operating system.

Sometimes Trojan can sneak into your Windows [...]

How to Remove Vundo Trojan from Windows Vista/XP
Trojan Vundo is very common Trojan which attacks Windows XP and Windows Vista PC/laptops. I came to know about this Trojan when strange advertisement pop up start appearing on my Windows Vista desktop.

As i mentioned in my previous posts that my desktop came under Trojan attack by [...]

I have noted this while running ssh using cygwin in Windows vista you can run into path issues, some of the commands wouldn’t work if you launch Cygwin as a normal user not as Administrator.