Hi, I've tried making a VM of a Windows 7 machine from a Dell laptop twice. Each time an error message showed about a device not loading and then the Windows Boot Manager screen came up needing the install disk. That error message went quickly. It may have been about the cdrom at ide1:0.
The Windows 7 machine is an Win 7 upgrade installation on a Dell laptop that originally had Vista (boo). I have tried the 32 and 64 bit upgrade disks to no avail. Made the VM using the standalone Fusion software. Host is an Apple iMac running Mavericks and Fusion 6.2.
I have a successful VM of a Windows XP machine on the same iMac. I tried comparing the .vmx files to see the fault. Anyone know if that is a logical way to proceed? Or is there a different configuration file? I see many difference including two cdrom ice listings in the unworkable Windows &.VMX. Will reprint it below my sig hoping one might see the problem there.
Cheers,
Henry
.encoding = "UTF-8"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "10"
memsize = "1024"
MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE"
displayName = "Windows 7"
guestOS = "other"
firmware = "bios"
sound.present = "TRUE"
sound.filename = "-1"
sound.autodetect = "TRUE"
usb.present = "TRUE"
ehci.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
ethernet0.connectionType = "nat"
ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
ethernet0.startConnected = "TRUE"
ide0:0.present = "TRUE"
ide0:0.autodetect = "TRUE"
ide0:0.filename = "auto detect"
ide0:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"
ide1:0.filename = "auto detect"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsisas1068"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "Windows 7.vmdk"
mks.enable3d = "TRUE"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
tools.upgrade.policy = "upgradeAtPowerCycle"
pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
tools.syncTime = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
powerType.powerOff = "soft"
powerType.powerOn = "soft"
powerType.suspend = "soft"
powerType.reset = "soft"
serial0.present = "TRUE"
serial0.fileType = "thinprint"
printers.enabled = "TRUE"
extendedConfigFile = "Windows 7.vmxf"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"
uuid.bios = "56 4d f3 3b 89 78 02 14-aa 40 13 75 da f0 0a 8e"
uuid.location = "56 4d f3 3b 89 78 02 14-aa 40 13 75 da f0 0a 8e"
replay.supported = "FALSE"
replay.filename = ""
scsi0:0.redo = ""
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "160"
usb.pciSlotNumber = "32"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "33"
sound.pciSlotNumber = "34"
ehci.pciSlotNumber = "35"
vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "36"
scsi0.sasWWID = "50 05 05 6b 89 78 02 10"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:f0:0a:8e"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
vmci0.id = "-621802866"
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "134217728"
cleanShutdown = "TRUE"
softPowerOff = "FALSE"
usb:1.speed = "2"
usb:1.present = "TRUE"
usb:1.deviceType = "hub"
usb:1.port = "1"
usb:1.parent = "-1"
ide1:0.startConnected = "FALSE"
checkpoint.vmState = "Windows 7-aa35b9a5.vmss"
usb:0.present = "TRUE"
usb:0.deviceType = "hid"
usb:0.port = "0"
usb:0.parent = "-1"