VMWare Player Error: “Failed to open virtual machine: Failed to query source for information.”
May 7, 2010 4 Comments
I was converting over one of the last of my few Virtual PC images to VMWare today, and received this error. I had to do a little searching before I found what the problem was, it was due to the Virtual Machine Configuration file (*.vmc), being in a separate directory than the VHD that it was referencing.
My scenario:
VMC file located in J:\Virtual Images\Server2003_01.vmc
The VHD file was located in J:\Virtual Images\Server2003_01\Server2003_01.vhd
Moving the VMC file into the J:\Virtual Images\Server2003_01\ directory did the trick. I could now open the VMC file in VMWare player, and convert it over.
Just wanted to share this quick tidbit… hope it can help someone else!
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Geoff,
Thanks for this post. This is the only place I have seen this actually answered. I ran into this issue with both the open and the import. I was about ready to give up for the day.
Thanks!
Happy I could help Steve!
Happy to have found this; it was the solution I was looking for. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!