the request to power off this virtual machine failed because the corresponding vmware tools script did not run successfully

[saturdayinthepa]

using vmware fusion 2.0.5

the request to power off this virtual machine failed because the corresponding vmware tools script did not run successfully

now vmware cant power off

is vmware tools script to be run when windows is running

if i power off (mac--force quit) now... what happens

[WoodyZ · Accepted solution]

VMware Fusion 2.x...

VMware Fusion (menu bar) > Help > VMware Fusion Help > Running VMware Fusion and Virtual Machines > Shutting Down a Virtual Machine's Operating System

VMware Fusion (menu bar) > Help > VMware Fusion Help > Running VMware Fusion and Virtual Machines > Options for VMware Fusion Power Commands

VMware Fusion (menu bar) > Help > VMware Fusion Help > Running VMware Fusion and Virtual Machines > Switching Power Commands from the Default Options

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Note: This is like pulling the plug from the wall on a Physical Computer. Anything not saved will be lost and there is always the possibility of corrupting the Filesystem when preforming a Hard Shutdown! (Although you may have no other choice but to do this.)

VMware Fusion menu bar > Virtual Machine > press the option key and select Power Off

Pressing the alt/option key changes "Shutdown Guest" to "Power Off".

Note: It also changes the "Suspend Guest" and "Restart Guest" commands too.

Or if that doesn't work then...

On the Virtual Machine Library ctrl-click the target Virtual Machine and select Show in Finder and the ctrl-click the target Virtual Machine Package and then after closing Fusion delete the .vmss file. Note: Anything that was not saved from the suspended state will be lost by deleting the .vmss file. Note: However you may have no other choice if the Virtual Machine will not suspend/unsuspend/shutdown/start properly.