Comments for Ramble http://www.alterzone.net/blog Where the Future Never Looks the Same Way Twice Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:28:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on “Failed to Start Monitoring Changes” Error in VMWare Fusion by Michael http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/alterzone/blog/comments/~3/7Pj0u1SxWCQ/ Michael Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:28:54 +0000 http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/12/07/failed-to-start-monitoring-changes-error-in-vmware-fusion/#comment-4045 <p>This was indeed a very frustrating problem. I'm running vm fusion 3.0 and windows seven. After two days of fighting with this issue, I came upon this page. After reading the all the post, i releaized that the solution was was simple. Open visual studio (2010 RC in my case) select tool | options Next select the Projects and Solutions > General I then changed all the paths to point to the local drive e.g. Projects Location -> C:\Users\MICHAEL\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects Project Templates -> C:\Users\MICHAEL MONTGOMERY\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Templates\ProjectTemplates etc.</p> <p>Noweverything works perfectly...</p> This was indeed a very frustrating problem. I’m running vm fusion 3.0 and windows seven. After two days of fighting with this issue, I came upon this page. After reading the all the post, i releaized that the solution was was simple. Open visual studio (2010 RC in my case) select tool | options Next select the Projects and Solutions > General I then changed all the paths to point to the local drive e.g. Projects Location -> C:\Users\MICHAEL\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects Project Templates -> C:\Users\MICHAEL MONTGOMERY\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Templates\ProjectTemplates etc.

Noweverything works perfectly…

]]> http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/12/07/failed-to-start-monitoring-changes-error-in-vmware-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-4045 Comment on “Failed to Start Monitoring Changes” Error in VMWare Fusion by Robb http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/alterzone/blog/comments/~3/E_YxV56XMN4/ Robb Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:12:26 +0000 http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/12/07/failed-to-start-monitoring-changes-error-in-vmware-fusion/#comment-4044 <p>I just ran into this same issue using VMWare Fusion 3.0, Windows 7, and Visual Studio 2008. To Murray's point above, I think this article I accidentally found answers that: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810886. Unfortunately it wouldn't help me as the registry structure is different in Windows 7. I'm going to try Murray's solution as I don't want the extra overhead of syncing files.</p> I just ran into this same issue using VMWare Fusion 3.0, Windows 7, and Visual Studio 2008. To Murray’s point above, I think this article I accidentally found answers that: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810886. Unfortunately it wouldn’t help me as the registry structure is different in Windows 7. I’m going to try Murray’s solution as I don’t want the extra overhead of syncing files.

]]> http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/12/07/failed-to-start-monitoring-changes-error-in-vmware-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-4044 Comment on “Failed to Start Monitoring Changes” Error in VMWare Fusion by Dave Yankowiak http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/alterzone/blog/comments/~3/WRYBvDD-M1w/ Dave Yankowiak Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:43:44 +0000 http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/12/07/failed-to-start-monitoring-changes-error-in-vmware-fusion/#comment-4043 <p>If any of you are still having problems with the "Failed to start monitoring changes" warning on folders shared between Mac and your windows VM, this totally fixed the problem for me: http://alextafoya.com/post/2009/08/19/Make-Visual-Studio-work-with-VMWare-Fusion-shares.aspx</p> <p>And I looked for a lonnnggggggggg time. :)</p> If any of you are still having problems with the “Failed to start monitoring changes” warning on folders shared between Mac and your windows VM, this totally fixed the problem for me: http://alextafoya.com/post/2009/08/19/Make-Visual-Studio-work-with-VMWare-Fusion-shares.aspx

And I looked for a lonnnggggggggg time. :)

]]> http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/12/07/failed-to-start-monitoring-changes-error-in-vmware-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-4043 Comment on Good UI: Nintendo Wii by wii accessories http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/alterzone/blog/comments/~3/4nPI7j5s3_A/ wii accessories Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:04:01 +0000 http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/09/18/good-ui-nintendo-wii/#comment-4036 <p>i had the exact same problem with the batteries dying on me when playing mariokart online, i lost 200 points!</p> i had the exact same problem with the batteries dying on me when playing mariokart online, i lost 200 points!

]]> http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/09/18/good-ui-nintendo-wii/comment-page-1/#comment-4036 Comment on UPS Residential Delivery Sucks by Kamil http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/alterzone/blog/comments/~3/rzakRO9x0GQ/ Kamil Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:21:39 +0000 http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2009/02/04/ups-residential-delivery-sucks/#comment-4035 <p>Absolutely agree. I had a refrigerator delivered through them. You would think that someone could give you a courteous call an hour before delivery. No it's not UPS policy. They simply give you a 6 hour window where you have to be home and pretty much cancel life so you could wait for their gracious service to arrive.</p> <p>Repeated phone calls to their dispatch resulted in terrible customer service and...simple I'm sorry Sir, I'm sorry...they sound like a therapist that tries to calm you down. They even tried telling me that if I want to know when it’s going to be delivered it will cost me $35.00 for this convenience.</p> <p>Every other smaller carrier I used has always called me 30min or 1 hour earlier. UPS the big guy in town can’t?</p> <p>Shame on you UPS. Any company that uses UPS as their main source of residential freight please take note as those policies simply reflect on you and make you look bad. From now on I will specify NOT to have UPS deliver my items.</p> Absolutely agree. I had a refrigerator delivered through them. You would think that someone could give you a courteous call an hour before delivery. No it’s not UPS policy. They simply give you a 6 hour window where you have to be home and pretty much cancel life so you could wait for their gracious service to arrive.

Repeated phone calls to their dispatch resulted in terrible customer service and…simple I’m sorry Sir, I’m sorry…they sound like a therapist that tries to calm you down. They even tried telling me that if I want to know when it’s going to be delivered it will cost me $35.00 for this convenience.

Every other smaller carrier I used has always called me 30min or 1 hour earlier. UPS the big guy in town can’t?

Shame on you UPS. Any company that uses UPS as their main source of residential freight please take note as those policies simply reflect on you and make you look bad. From now on I will specify NOT to have UPS deliver my items.

]]> http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2009/02/04/ups-residential-delivery-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-4035 Comment on “Failed to Start Monitoring Changes” Error in VMWare Fusion by Orlando Gomez http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/alterzone/blog/comments/~3/HSNzR50B3Ik/ Orlando Gomez Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:44:54 +0000 http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/12/07/failed-to-start-monitoring-changes-error-in-vmware-fusion/#comment-4034 <p>I had the same problem because i choosed a mac shared folder as my documents root. The explanation is the following: You need to have (and be able to control) the permissions over some files (like web.config). That's not possible if you're using a network mapped unit (like vmware's shared folders). What I'm doing is having a copy of webprojects inside the Virtual Machine filesystem and using a sync tool (like rsync) to make backups inside the mac file system.</p> I had the same problem because i choosed a mac shared folder as my documents root. The explanation is the following: You need to have (and be able to control) the permissions over some files (like web.config). That’s not possible if you’re using a network mapped unit (like vmware’s shared folders). What I’m doing is having a copy of webprojects inside the Virtual Machine filesystem and using a sync tool (like rsync) to make backups inside the mac file system.

]]> http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/12/07/failed-to-start-monitoring-changes-error-in-vmware-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-4034 Comment on “Failed to Start Monitoring Changes” Error in VMWare Fusion by Murray http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/alterzone/blog/comments/~3/ZWcEs0xikp4/ Murray Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:47:27 +0000 http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/12/07/failed-to-start-monitoring-changes-error-in-vmware-fusion/#comment-4033 <p>I've had the same frustration, and here's what I did. Rather than using VM Fusion shared folders, I shared out my project folder from my mac using SMB. In my Windows VM, I then mapped a network drive to this folder, and set it as a trusted location. That way, my VM contains no project files whatsoever; my mac has everything. And the Visual Studio Development Server seems to be fine with that setup.</p> <p>It seems to be specifically Shared Folders (i.e. the hgfs) that causes the problem. When using Performance Monitor, I noticed a "Fast IO Disallowed" message kept popping up every time the webdev process tried to access /Device/hgfs/.host/etc..... So maybe whatever protocol is being used by shared folders doesn't allow Fast IO access?</p> <p>Anyone have any ideas about this?</p> I’ve had the same frustration, and here’s what I did. Rather than using VM Fusion shared folders, I shared out my project folder from my mac using SMB. In my Windows VM, I then mapped a network drive to this folder, and set it as a trusted location. That way, my VM contains no project files whatsoever; my mac has everything. And the Visual Studio Development Server seems to be fine with that setup.

It seems to be specifically Shared Folders (i.e. the hgfs) that causes the problem. When using Performance Monitor, I noticed a “Fast IO Disallowed” message kept popping up every time the webdev process tried to access /Device/hgfs/.host/etc….. So maybe whatever protocol is being used by shared folders doesn’t allow Fast IO access?

Anyone have any ideas about this?

]]> http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/12/07/failed-to-start-monitoring-changes-error-in-vmware-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-4033 Comment on “Failed to Start Monitoring Changes” Error in VMWare Fusion by Oliver http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/alterzone/blog/comments/~3/a1Nj80jx9Ws/ Oliver Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:47:33 +0000 http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/12/07/failed-to-start-monitoring-changes-error-in-vmware-fusion/#comment-4031 <p>Yep I am experiencing the same problem with VS 2008 on Windows XP and VMWare Fusion. Pulling my hair out on this one.</p> <p>@Johnny - didn't know you could do that so will look into that.</p> Yep I am experiencing the same problem with VS 2008 on Windows XP and VMWare Fusion. Pulling my hair out on this one.

@Johnny – didn’t know you could do that so will look into that.

]]> http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/12/07/failed-to-start-monitoring-changes-error-in-vmware-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-4031 Comment on iTunes U. Authentication Gotchas by Chip Willis http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/alterzone/blog/comments/~3/2eaCMWZ-SyA/ Chip Willis Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:04:44 +0000 http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/12/17/itunes-u-authentication-gotchas/#comment-4022 <p>Colud you also send me a copy of the entire C# script? Thank you, Chip</p> Colud you also send me a copy of the entire C# script? Thank you, Chip

]]> http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2007/12/16/itunes-u-authentication-gotchas/comment-page-1/#comment-4022 Comment on Obama Wins! by Michael Fine http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/alterzone/blog/comments/~3/dzqdSjcIySM/ Michael Fine Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:26:57 +0000 http://www.alterzone.net/blog/2008/11/04/obama-wins-2/#comment-4017 <p>So what happens with Biden's senatorial seat, since he won reelection with 60-something percent? Does the guy who won 30-something percent get it? I've been flipping stations and haven't heard any pundits address that.</p> So what happens with Biden’s senatorial seat, since he won reelection with 60-something percent? Does the guy who won 30-something percent get it? I’ve been flipping stations and haven’t heard any pundits address that.

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