Some issues with the MED-V V2 Toolkit and how to Remediate them
I wanted to address some issues that have been seen with the MED-V Toolkit. These are minor/cosmetic issues and can easily be remediated.
MED-V Toolkit Freezing
There is a known issue where the MED-V Administration toolkit freezes when attempting to change the logging level while MED-V first time setup is in progress. This is caused by the MED-V workspace needing to be completely setup before changing the logging levels using the Administration toolkit. If this happens before FTS completes, allow the MED-V first time setup to complete before changing the MED-V logging levels using the toolkit. If more verbose logging is needed during first time setup for troubleshooting use the registry to set the Event Log Level
- Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Medv\v2\Diagnostics
- Data Type: DWORD
- Value: EventLogLevel
Levels include the following: 0 (None), 1 (Error), 2 (Warning), 3 (Information), 4 (Debug). Default setting is 3.
Wrong icon appears for the MED-V Toolkit
There are cases where the MED-V Administration toolkit will display the wrong icon in the taskbar. Instead of the correct icon, it is the icon of another MED-V application. This happens when MED-V is configured to use Normal Start and an application is used to start MED-V. Whatever application is used to start MED-V is the application ICON that will be shown for the MED-V toolkit or other MED-V related UI. This is a known product code issue. If this happens, here are some remediation steps to try to alleviate the issue.
1. Change the startup type of MED-V to the default fast start
2. Change the user settings for the taskbar properties to Never combine. Do the following:
3. Right-click the taskbar and then click Properties.
4. In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box, click the Taskbar tab.
5. In the drop-down bar for the Taskbar buttons box, select Never combine.
6. Click OK.
Comments
Anonymous
January 01, 2003
Yeah,i saw this problems but in internet its very rear someone talks about this, good to see your reply on sameAnonymous
January 01, 2003
Yes, I blog a lot about MED-V for that very reason - it is a very niche piece of software designed for a specific use case.