How to start a virtual machine without vmx file

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• Could not start the virtual machine: "the specified file is not a virtual disk.

  Hi, I have a problem from a guest vm-workstation.

  Details below - I've done some reading here for some other "the file specified."

  is

  not a virtual disk' messages and I suspect that I am out of luck

  but I have

  wanted to ask just in case there was something miss me

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  VMware workstation: 7.0.1 build 227600

  host of os: Vista sp2, 64-bit

  (16 GB of ram)

  guest operating system: sles10 sp2 64-bit (4 GB ram)

  the virtual machine folder:

  drive eSATA (samsung 320, blacx attachment)

  symptom: guest vm

  does not start: says "the specified file is not a virtual disk.

  history: this particular comments works fine; I've done about 30 shots

  during the last 2 months.  The guest is not a copy - even if she did start life as a full-clone

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  effect for 2 months now.

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  (2) even worksation vmware (file - & gt; exit)

  (3) stop start vista (not "suspend" but the real stop turn off the power).

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  a big deal.

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  shrug In any case, just to be weave, I disabled write Vista for outside cache

  device (set to security policy / deletion in Device Manager).  Seems smarter to

  an external device.

  Spare part

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  sles10_sp2. NVRAM
  sles10_sp2.vmsd
  sles10_sp2.vmx
  sles10_sp2.vmxf
  VMware.log - other requests asked for *.log files, so I thought
  VMware - 0.log - I should send him these as well.
  VMware - 1.log
  VMware - 2.log
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  \vmdk_files - subdirectory of *.vmdk files, light, & can be useful
  -end-

  I checked the VMDK and newspapers - and the VMDK all look great.

  Last departure also seems to succeed?

  As it seems that instant 36 is not used so far - I was just going to throw it away and try again.

  To do this, you would change the line vmx file

  scsi0:0. FileName = 'suse11.2_x64 - cl1 - 000036.vmdk.

  TO

  scsi0:0. FileName = 'suse11.2_x64 - cl1 - 000035.vmdk.

  and then try to restart the virtual machine. If that works then remove all the

  suse11.2_x64 - cl1 - 000036-* files

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  Guests including Test host: ESXi 5.1.0.1065491

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  Hallo,

  I installed Workstation 8 and cannot start a virtual machine - or those created those previous or new. Turn the machine gives me an "internal error."

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  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.037 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Msg_SetLocaleEx: HostLocale = windows-1252 UserLocale = NULL
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  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: TSC kHz estimates: Memoirs of vmmon 3411189, 3411189, osReported 3401000. With the help of 3411189 kHz.
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  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: # 2 CPU TSC = 1100186590603
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # 3 TSC = 1100186590637
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # 4 TSC = 1100186590948
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # TSC 5 = 1100186590906
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # 6 TSC = 1100186590898
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: CPU # 7 TSC = 1100186590836
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: TSC of measured first delta 345
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: TSC 387 min Delta
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: RefClockToPTSC 0 3331240 Hz-> 0 to 3411189000 Hz
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.123 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: RefClockToPTSC ((x * 4294966339) > > 22) +-1100565306901
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: tscOffset-1100187618517
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: using TSC
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: material TSCs are synchronized.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: PTSC: PTSC current = 289960
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  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:869]: VMAutomation_LateShutdown()
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.124 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: Vix: [6336 mainDispatch.c:819]: VMAutomationCloseListenerSocket. Close the socket of the receiver.
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.125 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VMX VMDB Flushing connections
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.125 + 02:00 | VMX | "I120: VmdbDbRemoveCnx: remove Cnx Db for ' / db/connection / #1 /"
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.125 + 02:00 | VMX | I120: VmdbCnxDisconnect: Disconnect: pipe closed for pub cnx ' / db/connection / #1 /' (0)
  2011-10 - 03T 19: 22:38.129 + 02:00 | VMX | W110: Failed to initialize the virtual machine.

  I scored an error... I tried to reinstall, clean... nothing helps.

  Curiously, I can use the Player app to run all VM´s without problem...

  All solutions?

  Thanks in advance

  Marcus4Aspern

  Is - the name change "vmware.exe" with something else?

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  Hi, I want to make a shortcut on the desktop to start a virtual machine directly

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