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Application Failure hr=0x80040102: vmdb error -2: Schema path not found posted: Oct 19, 2005 8:45 AM

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Bill W
15 posts since
Dec 3, 2004
How my laptop mocks me.
From a working state last night, I now get the error
"Application Failure hr=0x80040102: vmdb error -2: Schema path not found"
when starting VMware 5.5 RC. No interface, no options, just a friendly modal.
Any ideas on where to start? I'm thinking of just reloading and retaining my guests.
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Compaq Presario R3000
(AMD 64 3000+, 2Gb RAM)
Windows XP Pro w/SP2

Re: Application Failure hr=0x80040102: vmdb error -2: Schema path not found

1. Oct 19, 2005 9:49 AM in response to: Bill W
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gkratkin
4 posts since
Dec 14, 2004
I get more or less the same thing from VMWare 5.0 on XP SP2 after installing Visual Studio 2005 RC1 with its beta dot net framework:

Application failure. hr = 0x8004012c: Vmdb error -44: Message

I haven't tried to troubleshoot it yet.

Re: Application Failure hr=0x80040102: vmdb error -2: Schema path not found

2. Oct 19, 2005 2:16 PM in response to: gkratkin
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magi
2,096 posts since
Aug 8, 2003
For both of you, there is probably additional information in the logfile (in user temp directory, vmware-username-pid.log) which would help narrow that down. Can you post the contents of the most recent logfile here?

Re: Application Failure hr=0x80040102: vmdb error -2: Schema path not found

3. Oct 19, 2005 9:10 PM in response to: Bill W
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Bill W
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Dec 3, 2004
Oct 19 08:35:14: vmui| Log for VMware Workstation pid=2224 version=5.5.0 build=build-16958 option=Release
Oct 19 08:35:14: vmui| HostDeviceInfo_FindHostDisks: CreateFile \\.\PhysicalDrive0 failed: Access is denied
Oct 19 08:35:14: vmui| HOSTINFO: Seeing AMD CPU, numCoresPerCPU 1 numThreadsPerCore 1.
Oct 19 08:35:14: vmui| HOSTINFO: This machine has 1 physical CPUS, 1 total cores, and 1 logical CPUs.
Oct 19 08:35:15: vmui| Vmdb_Set: Failed to set /user/prefState/req/#VMUI/val/vmui/view/toolbars//position/newLine/ to 1 (Schema path not found)
Oct 19 08:35:15: vmui| Unhandled COM exception: hr = 0x80040102: Vmdb error -2: Schema path not found
Oct 19 08:35:24: vmui| Exception caught; trying to exit app.
Oct 19 08:35:24: vmui| Exited abnormally.

Re: Application Failure hr=0x80040102: vmdb error -2: Schema path not found

4. Oct 19, 2005 9:21 PM in response to: Bill W
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jameslin
1,087 posts since
Jan 31, 2005
Interesting.

Please file an SR and submit your Documents and Settings\yourUserName\Application Data\VMware\preferences.ini file.

Try removing (or temporarily renaming) the preferences.ini file and see if that helps.

Re: Application Failure hr=0x80040102: vmdb error -2: Schema path not found

5. Oct 19, 2005 9:29 PM in response to: Bill W
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Bill W
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Dec 3, 2004
Some additional information...

The previous log was executed as my local power user account.
I re-logged in as administrator and reran VMware Workstation and received the same error with the following error log.

Oct 19 21:24:54: vmui| Log for VMware Workstation pid=3884 version=5.5.0 build=build-16958 option=Release
Oct 19 21:24:54: vmui| HOSTINFO: Seeing AMD CPU, numCoresPerCPU 1 numThreadsPerCore 1.
Oct 19 21:24:54: vmui| HOSTINFO: This machine has 1 physical CPUS, 1 total cores, and 1 logical CPUs.
Oct 19 21:24:55: vmui| Vmdb_Set: Failed to set /user/prefState/req/#VMUI/val/vmui/view/toolbars//position/newLine/ to 1 (Schema path not found)
Oct 19 21:24:55: vmui| Unhandled COM exception: hr = 0x80040102: Vmdb error -2: Schema path not found
Oct 19 21:24:57: vmui| Exception caught; trying to exit app.
Oct 19 21:24:58: vmui| Exited abnormally.

Re: Application Failure hr=0x80040102: vmdb error -2: Schema path not found

6. Oct 19, 2005 9:56 PM in response to: Bill W
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Bill W
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Dec 3, 2004
Submitted SR.
Interestingly, if I rename the preferences.ini you commented on, I can run VMware one time. Once VMware shuts down it can't restart unless the preferences.ini isn't there. Seems ugly.

Re: Application Failure hr=0x80040102: vmdb error -2: Schema path not found

7. Oct 20, 2005 12:16 PM in response to: Bill W
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jameslin
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Jan 31, 2005
Okay, we're looking into the problem. In the meantime, don't hide all of the toolbars.

Re: Application Failure hr=0x80040102: vmdb error -2: Schema path not found

8. Oct 20, 2005 5:59 PM in response to: jameslin
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Bill W
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Dec 3, 2004
Are you suggesting that your UI (or lack thereof) causes abends?
I will send additional information per request.

Re: Application Failure hr=0x80040102: vmdb error -2: Schema path not found

9. Oct 24, 2005 12:06 PM in response to: Bill W
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magi
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Aug 8, 2003
James meant there's a bug in the UI in that build that shows up only if you hide all the toolbars. It's been fixed so this won't be a problem in the next release. Thanks for reporting.

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