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  I can't start my VM. I get the error message "file not found: FSL_vm5_32.vmdk". I then navigate to the file, which is where it should be, select this option and keeps coming, same error.  Opening of the FSL_vm5_32.vmdk it seems ok. I pasted the files vmdk and vmx below. I noticed that the size of the hard disk is 0 bytes. If I click on the hard drive I get an error "the specified file is not a virtual disk.  So I tried to add a hard disk using an existing virtual drive and then got the same error that "the specified file is not a virtual disk.  Then I tried to import the virtual machine by using the source of other and selecting the VMX file. Which gives an error that it cannot determine the guest operating system.

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  -

  ---

  VMDK file

  -

  ---

  1. Disk DescriptorFile

  version = 1

  CID = cf43ba12

  parentCID = ffffffff

  createType = "twoGbMaxExtentSparse.

  1. Description of the measure

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s001.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s002.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s003.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s004.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s005.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s006.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s007.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s008.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s009.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s010.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s011.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s012.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s013.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s014.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s015.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 30720 ' FSL_vm5_32 - s016.vmdk '.

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s017.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s018.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s019.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s020.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 4192256 "FSL_vm5_32 - s021.vmdk".

  RW SPARSE 10240 "FSL_vm5_32 - s022.vmdk".

  1. The disk database

  #DDB

  ddb.toolsVersion = "7429.

  ddb.adapterType = "free".

  DDB. Geometry.sectors = "63".

  DDB. Geometry.Heads = "255".

  DDB. Geometry.Cylinders = "3916.

  ddb.virtualHWVersion = "6".

  DDB. Encoding = "windows-1252".

  -

  ---

  VMX file

  -

  ---

  #! / usr/bin/vmware

  . Encoding = "windows-1252".

  config.version = '8 '.

  virtualHW.version = "6".

  scsi0. Present = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0.virtualDev = "free".

  memsize = "2560.

  MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE".

  scsi0:0. Present = 'TRUE '.

  scsi0:0. FileName = "FSL_vm5_32.vmdk".

  IDE1:0. Present = 'TRUE '.

  IDE1:0. AutoDetect = 'TRUE '.

  IDE1:0. DeviceType = "cdrom-raw"

  floppy0. AutoDetect = 'TRUE '.

  ethernet0. Present = 'TRUE '.

  ethernet0. ConnectionType = "custom".

  ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE".

  USB. Present = 'TRUE '.

  EHCI. Present = 'TRUE '.

  Sound.Present = 'TRUE '.

  sound.fileName = "-1".

  Sound.AutoDetect = "TRUE".

  SVGA. AutoDetect = 'TRUE '.

  pciBridge0.present = 'TRUE '.

  insulation. Tools.hgfs.Disable = "FALSE".

  displayName = "FSL_vm5_32."

  guestOS = "rhel5.

  NVRAM = "FSL_vm5_32.nvram."

  deploymentPlatform = "windows".

  virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted".

  RemoteDisplay.vnc.port = '0 '.

  Tools.Upgrade.Policy = "upgradeAtPowerCycle".

  floppy0. FileName = ' / dev/fd0.

  IDE1:0.startConnected = 'TRUE '.

  ethernet0. AddressType = 'generated '.

  UUID. Location = "56 4 d 3 c 03 71 7A 0e 01-4th 38 c5 d0 63 4 66 04"

  UUID. BIOS = "56 4 d 3 c 03 71 7A 0e 01-4th 38 c5 d0 63 4 66 04"

  scsi0:0. Redo = «»

  pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17".

  scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16".

  ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "32".

  sound.pciSlotNumber = "33".

  ehci.pciSlotNumber = "34".

  ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00: 0C: 29:63:4 d: 04»

  ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = '0 '.

  IDE1:0. FileName = "automatic detection".

  tools.syncTime = "TRUE".

  chipset.useAcpiBattery = 'TRUE '.

  chipset.useApmBattery = 'TRUE '.

  sharedFolder.option = "disabled".

  sharedFolder.maxNum = '1 '.

  sharedFolder0.present = 'TRUE '.

  sharedFolder0.enabled = 'TRUE '.

  sharedFolder0.readAccess = 'TRUE '.

  sharedFolder0.writeAccess = 'TRUE '.

  sharedFolder0.hostPath = "C:\data".

  sharedFolder0.guestName = "Windows".

  sharedFolder0.expiration = "session".

  vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "16777216.

  floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE".

  debugStub.linuxOffsets = "0x0, 0xffffffff, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0.

  usb.autoConnect.device0 = «»

  checkpoint.vmState = «»

  numvcpus = '2 '.

  MKS. Enable3D = "FALSE".

  bios.forceSetupOnce = "FALSE".

  svga.maxWidth = "1600".

  svga.maxHeight = "1200".

  svga.vramSize = "134217728.

  ethernet0.VNET = "VMnet0.

  fileSearchPath = 'C:\Users\drg\Virtual Machines\fsl_vm5_32.';

  monitor = "debug".

  monitor_control.log_vmsample = 'TRUE '.

  -

  ---

  ERROR LOG

  -

  ---

  Impersonation user drg in session 814E83FA-2704-4966-88CC-BF79C662727A

  Entering UFAD to QuerySourceInfo

  source:

  (sysimage. HostedSourceVMSpec) {}

  dynamicType = & lt; unset & gt;

  vmxFilePath = "C:\Users\drg\Virtual Machines\fsl_vm5_32\FSL_vm5_32.vmx",

  }

  Creating local map...

  Registration disposable session object Id = VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task the associated disposable session object id = VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task with the session id = 814E83FA-2704-4966-88CC-BF79C662727A

  VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task: start of the execution of a task of image processing VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task: SetState at race

  VmiQuerySourceInfoTask initialized

  Creating local map...

  Parsing local vmx file C:\Users\drg\Virtual Machines\fsl_vm5_32\FSL_vm5_32.vmx

  DISKLIB are RARE: 'C:\Users\drg\Virtual Machines\fsl_vm5_32\FSL_vm5_32-s020.vmdk': cannot open (15): unable to load the header.

  DISKLIB-LINK: 'C:\Users\drg\Virtual Machines\fsl_vm5_32\FSL_vm5_32.vmdk': cannot open (the specified file is not a virtual disk).

  DISKLIB-STRING: 'C:\Users\drg\Virtual Machines\fsl_vm5_32\FSL_vm5_32.vmdk': cannot open (the specified file is not a virtual disk).

  DISKLIB-LIB: unable to open 'C:\Users\drg\Virtual Machines\fsl_vm5_32\FSL_vm5_32.vmdk' with flags 0 x 11 (the specified file is not a virtual disk).

  Adding bus IDE 1 controller keyed 201.

  LocalVirtualDiskSpec: name = C:\Users\drg\Virtual Machines\fsl_vm5_32\FSL_vm5_32.vmdk

  Create a local connection to the slave co-located

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s001.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s002.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s003.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s004.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s005.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s006.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s007.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s008.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s009.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s010.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s011.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s012.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s013.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s014.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s015.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s016.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s017.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s018.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB-DSCPTR: open : ' FSL_vm5_32 - s019.vmdk ' (0xe)

  DISKLIB are RARE: 'C:\Users\drg\Virtual Machines\fsl_vm5_32\FSL_vm5_32-s020.vmdk': cannot open (15): unable to load the header.

  DISKLIB-LINK: 'C:\Users\drg\Virtual Machines\fsl_vm5_32\FSL_vm5_32.vmdk': cannot open (the specified file is not a virtual disk).

  DISKLIB-STRING: 'C:\Users\drg\Virtual Machines\fsl_vm5_32\FSL_vm5_32.vmdk': cannot open (the specified file is not a virtual disk).

  DISKLIB-LIB: unable to open 'C:\Users\drg\Virtual Machines\fsl_vm5_32\FSL_vm5_32.vmdk' with flags 0xe (the specified file is not a virtual disk).

  Virtual disk C:\Users\drg\Virtual Machines\fsl_vm5_32\FSL_vm5_32.vmdk is invalid or needs repair

  Sysimage.fault.MalformedDisk new MethodFault thrown:

  Cannot read the news of the OS on the system disk: sysimage.fault.MalformedDisk

  VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task: task of Image processing failed with MethodFault::Exception: sysimage.fault.UnableToDetermineGuestOs VmiQuerySourceInfoTask::task: SetState error

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  CloseSession called for the session id = 814E83FA-2704-4966-88CC-BF79C662727A

  Removed from vmdb connection /db/connection/#6 /.

  FSL_vm5_32 - s020.vmdk seems to be corrupted. Can you post the first 10 bytes of this file?

  ___________________________________

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  Hello
   
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  NOTE: You'll have to do a custom Setup to upgrade to the 64 bit version of Windows 7.
  Windows Backup gives you the opportunity to create a system image, which is an exact image of a disk. A system image includes Windows and your control panel, programs and files. You can use a system image to restore the contents of your computer if your hard drive or computer ever stops working. When you restore your computer from a system image, it's a complete restoration; You cannot choose to restore individual items and all of your current programs, Control Panel, and the files are overwritten.
   
  For more information on install, reinstall, or uninstall Windows, visit this link:
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  For more information about backup types, see this link:
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  I hope this helps.
   
  Kind regards
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