CPU cores - Ideally you do not want to assign all cores to any one virtual machine
Soft power function does not work if console is logged in but locked
Scsiport.sys - w2k has problems sometimes - replace with 2003 version or install the latest Windows 2000 Security Rollup Package
Conversion:
Manually install agent if agent will not push install
Fix for ts convert:
Hklm\hardware\devicemap\serialcom
Remove com ports after 2
Post conversion cleanup:
Edit vm and remove unused hardware.
Take snapshot
Check scsi controller type if necessary - w2k=buslogic w2k3=lsi logic
Show devices in device manager so that you can remove them:
Cmd - set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
Devmgmt.msc
Delete devices from devmgr - view-show hidden devices
Do not delete ras sync driver!!!!
Uninstall hardware specific drivers or program such as hp management agents
Do this to convert from 2 cpu to 1:
Expand computer node - right click - update driver on acpi - don't search I'll choose - Advanced configuration and power Interface (ACPI) PC
For w2k choose the acpi uniprocessor
Remove snapshot after conversion is ok.
Troubleshooting:
If converter fails at end but finishes creating the VM then it is probably boot.ini
Edit boot.ini by adding disk to helper machine and editing there. Then shutdown helper and rerun converter in configure machine mode
If system logs you out after you login it is probably a drive letter issue:
Add hard disk to helper and check \hklm\system\mounteddevices then open the registry on the drive you mounted and compare (drive:\windows\system32\config\system) with the one on the drive
Good info about conversion from Windows 2000
http://www.mindtricks.com/news/tabid/74/EntryID/5/Default.aspx
Interesting link from community
http://communities.vmware.com/thread/131443?tstart=150
http://communities.vmware.com/thread/70682?tstart=0&start=45
Updates regarding problems with converter not finishing
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1006284
