VMware Workstation problem

[Suren]

Hello,

I have WinXP on Vmware

problem is when i try to open an sanpshot it says " one of the snapshot disks it depends on.

Reason: The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created"

what to do ?

i have my life on that sanpshot

please help

[CoolCatBad]

Have not used the Workstation but have used VMWare Player a lot, so here are some ideas.

The snapshots are apparently just copies of your original virtual disk, XP.vmdk or whatever, but with current data saved, XP-0001.vmdk, XP-0002.vmdk, XP-0003.vmdk....etc.

You can mount any particular vmdk on to your harddrive with this utility, VDK http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/vdk.html

You can get a GUI for it http://home.graffiti.net/jaclaz:graffiti.n...ts/VDM/vdm.html

Or you could mount it on ordinary VMWare Player

The vmx would need to be something like this

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "4"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

memsize = "224"

ide0:0.present = "TRUE"

ide0:0.fileName = "XP-0002.vmdk"

ide1:0.present = "TRUE"

ide1:0.fileName = "auto detect"

ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"

floppy0.fileName = "A:"

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

usb.present = "TRUE"

sound.present = "TRUE"

sound.virtualDev = "es1371"

displayName = "Windows XP Professional"

guestOS = "winxppro"

nvram = "winxppro.nvram"

[Suren]

thank you,

the GUI for the vdk is asking for the following file

Vdkread.txt

i'm unable find this

can you tell me where to get this or how to make it or you can send me one ?

[Suren]

VMWare Player step is not working

can you tell me how to do it in VDK step by step ?

Please help

Thank you

[CoolCatBad]

Just rename the README.txt that came with VDK to Vdkread.txt, or create a dummy Vdkread.txt.

BTW, do you know that with VMWare Player you can install Windows, or anything else, directly on to a virtual disk just like a normal installation.

That way you wouldn't need to rely on snapshots. I have a large collection of pre-built virtual disk files for various OS'es so PM me if you need any.

Oops, the vmx should be like so

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "4"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

memsize = "224"

ide0:0.present = "TRUE"

ide0:0.fileName = "XP-0002.vmdk"

floppy0.fileName = "A:"

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

usb.present = "TRUE"

sound.present = "TRUE"

sound.virtualDev = "es1371"

displayName = "Windows XP Professional"

guestOS = "winxppro"

nvram = "winxppro.nvram"