Comments on: VMware Fusion 2 Beta Fails to Start http://www.novelimage.com/2008/05/09/vmware-fusion-2-beta-fails-to-start/ An alternative approach towards a solution Sat, 10 May 2008 18:22:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: guicho http://www.novelimage.com/2008/05/09/vmware-fusion-2-beta-fails-to-start/comment-page-1/#comment-3083 guicho Sat, 10 May 2008 18:22:34 +0000 http://www.novelimage.com/?p=124#comment-3083 Today, I attempted to open the Ubuntu Linux virtual machine with VMware Workstation 6.0.3. After double-clicking on the .vmx file I was asked if I wanted to take ownership of the VM because it appeared to be in use. I had previously left the VM in a suspended state so I clicked on "Take Ownership" but then I received the following message, Invalid configuration file. File "D:\ubuntu_vm_01\Ubuntu.vmwarevm\Ubuntu.vmx" was created by a VMware product with more features than this version of VMware Workstation and cannot be used with this version of VMware Workstation. Cannot open configuration file D:\ubuntu_vm_01\Ubuntu.vmwarevm\Ubuntu.vmx. Today, I attempted to open the Ubuntu Linux virtual machine with VMware Workstation 6.0.3. After double-clicking on the .vmx file I was asked if I wanted to take ownership of the VM because it appeared to be in use. I had previously left the VM in a suspended state so I clicked on “Take Ownership” but then I received the following message,

Invalid configuration file. File “D:\ubuntu_vm_01\Ubuntu.vmwarevm\Ubuntu.vmx” was created by a VMware product with more features than this version of VMware Workstation and cannot be used with this version of VMware Workstation.
Cannot open configuration file D:\ubuntu_vm_01\Ubuntu.vmwarevm\Ubuntu.vmx.

]]> By: guicho http://www.novelimage.com/2008/05/09/vmware-fusion-2-beta-fails-to-start/comment-page-1/#comment-3080 guicho Sat, 10 May 2008 09:13:53 +0000 http://www.novelimage.com/?p=124#comment-3080 Well I thought everything was working as expected until I decided to restore the state of the Windows XP Professional (SP3) virtual machine. Instead I got the following message. Well I thought everything was working as expected until I decided to restore the state of the Windows XP Professional (SP3) virtual machine. Instead I got the following message.

]]> By: guicho http://www.novelimage.com/2008/05/09/vmware-fusion-2-beta-fails-to-start/comment-page-1/#comment-3079 guicho Sat, 10 May 2008 09:12:36 +0000 http://www.novelimage.com/?p=124#comment-3079 Well... It seems that the virtual machine running Ubuntu Linux 8.x was causing all the problems that prevented VMware Fusion from starting up properly. If you want to continue using VMware Fusion 2 Beta then simply rename the folder of any VM that is preventing the product from starting up properly. Well… It seems that the virtual machine running Ubuntu Linux 8.x was causing all the problems that prevented VMware Fusion from starting up properly. If you want to continue using VMware Fusion 2 Beta then simply rename the folder of any VM that is preventing the product from starting up properly.

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