Upgrade vSphere EXSi from 4.0 to 4.1 Using vihostupdate

1. Run vSphere Host Update Utility 4.0 to install all 4.0 patches.
2. If the host is managed by vCenter Server, you must Upgrade vCenter Server to v.4.1 first.
3. Install vSphere CLI on a computer.
4. Download the upgrade ZIP bundle to the vSphere CLI computer.  Make sure download the ESXi (ESX Installable) ZIP bundle.
5. Power off any virtual machines that are running on the host and place the host into maintenance mode.
6. (Optional) Configure a scratch directory (see KB1004177).  Create a directory (scratch_dir) on the VMFS volume.
7. (Optional) Set the scratch directory to /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/scratch_dir
8. (Optional) Select  the “ScratchConfig.ConfiguredSwapState” option.
9. (Optional) Reboot the ESXi host.
10. On vSphere CLI computer, vihostupdate.pl --server <host-ip-addr> -i -b "upgrade-from-ESXi4.0-to-4.1.0-0.0.260247-release.zip" -B ESXi410-GA-esxupdate
11. vihostupdate.pl --server <host-ip-addr> -i -b "upgrade-from-ESXi4.0-to-4.1.0-0.0.260247-release.zip" -B ESXi410-GA
12. Reboot the ESXi host.

vCenter Server 4.1 Installation

1. Install Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
2. Create a vCenter SQL database and a vCenter database user; set the db owner to vCenter database user; grant DBO right on the MSDB database.
3. Install Microsoft SQL Server Native Client 2005 or 2008.
4. Create a SQL DSN (make sure select SQL Server Native Client driver.
5. Install vCenter Server 4.1

Delete File In Use - FileASSASSIN

http://www.malwarebytes.org/fileassassin.php

Windows Context Menu Shell Extension - Open++ (Copy Path)

http://dengdun.webs.com/en/openxx.htm

Use Open++ for x64 for Windows 7 x64.

08/07/2010 update: Open++ appends the “Enter” key when Copy Path. This makes not useful when pasting the Command Prompt. Use FileMenu Tools instead http://eddielublog.blogspot.com/2010/08/windows-context-menu-shell-extension.html

Windows 7 “Windows cannot connect to printer” Hotfix

Try this hotfix http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982728

Data Recovery Tools – TestDisk and PhotoRec

http://www.cgsecurity.org/

Delete Right Click Menu Items in Internet Explorer

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt