VMware Workstation 6 on Vista

Ran into a “bug” with VMware Workstation 6 when running on Vista. Or, at least I thought it was a bug. When trying change the amount of system RAM that VMware as a whole can use (Edit – Preferences – Memory), or trying to change the memory swapping preferences on the same tab, VMware happily accepts your settings as you click OK. The problem is, the settings don’t change. Make the change, click OK, go back in – no change. Couldn’t find anything out on the net or VMware’s knowledge base.

After much agonizing, a light bulb went on over my head. User Account Control. When I modify my VMware shortcut to run as administrator, and accept the UAC prompt when launching, everything works fine. I know I had “run as administrator” turned on for VMware Workstation 5.5, but I must not have set it up after upgrading to Workstation 6.

Configuring TCP/IP from the Command Line

In order to configure TCP/IP settings such as the IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS and WINS addresses and many other options you can use Netsh.exe.

Netsh.exe is a command-line scripting utility that allows you to, either locally or remotely, display or modify the network configuration of a computer that is currently running. Netsh.exe also provides a scripting feature that allows you to run a group of commands in batch mode against a specified computer. Netsh.exe can also save a configuration script in a text file for archival purposes or to help you configure other servers.

Netsh.exe is available on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008

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