I'm using Vmware converter version 4.01, been using it for a while with no issues.
We're having trouble converting a Windows 2000 SP4 server.
We get the "Failed: A system error encounter durin an operation"
In the logs it shows errors about reading the volume. This server isn't part of a domain, just a work group and we're using the administrator account for connecting to it.
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:08.281 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2623] GetVolumeInformation() failed for device \\?\Volume{18f06ac2-6186-11d5-bc0a-806d6172696f}\. Filter it now and treat is as a detached volume later.
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:08.281 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2552] [GetVolumesForComputer] volume \\?\Volume{ef9104b6-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\ corresponds to \Device\HarddiskDmVolumes\Eroom_serverDg0\Volume1 device name.
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:08.296 01932 info 'App'] [,0] error [Windisk_CheckNonFixedMediaDevice] Failed to retrieve media type for \\?\Volume{ef9104b6-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\: The parameter is incorrect (87)
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.234 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2140] GetDriveLetterOrMountPoint: Mount point for volume \\?\Volume{ef9104b6-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\ is C:
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.296 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2193] [GetVolumeInfo] Successfully retrieved \\?\Volume{ef9104b6-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\ volume's active flag info.
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.328 01932 info 'App'] [,0] Info[Windisk_GetVolumeDeviceNumber]: IOCTL_GET_STORAGE_DEVICE_NUMBER for volume \\?\Volume{ef9104b6-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\ is not supported .... Trying NT method.
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.328 01932 info 'App'] [,0] Error[Windisk_GetVolumeDeviceNumber]:Failed to get \\?\Volume{ef9104b6-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\ Volume's disk number
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.359 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2291] [GetSystemVolume] finished.
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.359 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2634] Mapping a recognized format volume \\?\Volume{ef9104b6-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\ with ID \\?\Volume{ef9104b6-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.421 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2552] [GetVolumesForComputer] volume \\?\Volume{ef9104b7-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\ corresponds to \Device\HarddiskDmVolumes\Eroom_serverDg0\Volume2 device name.
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.421 01932 info 'App'] [,0] error [Windisk_CheckNonFixedMediaDevice] Failed to retrieve media type for \\?\Volume{ef9104b7-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\: The parameter is incorrect (87)
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.562 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2140] GetDriveLetterOrMountPoint: Mount point for volume \\?\Volume{ef9104b7-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\ is E:
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.578 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2193] [GetVolumeInfo] Successfully retrieved \\?\Volume{ef9104b7-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\ volume's active flag info.
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.593 01932 info 'App'] [,0] Info[Windisk_GetVolumeDeviceNumber]: IOCTL_GET_STORAGE_DEVICE_NUMBER for volume \\?\Volume{ef9104b7-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\ is not supported .... Trying NT method.
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.593 01932 info 'App'] [,0] Error[Windisk_GetVolumeDeviceNumber]:Failed to get \\?\Volume{ef9104b7-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\ Volume's disk number
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.593 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2291] [GetSystemVolume] finished.
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.593 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2634] Mapping a recognized format volume \\?\Volume{ef9104b7-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\ with ID \\?\Volume{ef9104b7-adf0-11d5-8094-806d6172696f}\
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.625 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2552] [GetVolumesForComputer] volume \\?\Volume{18f06abf-6186-11d5-bc0a-806d6172696f}\ corresponds to \Device\CdRom0 device name.
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.625 01932 info 'App'] [,0] [Windisk_CheckNonFixedMediaDevice] Successfully retrieved media type for \\?\Volume{18f06abf-6186-11d5-bc0a-806d6172696f}\
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.625 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2564] Filtered the device with name \\?\Volume{18f06abf-6186-11d5-bc0a-806d6172696f}\
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.625 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2552] [GetVolumesForComputer] volume \\?\Volume{18f06abe-6186-11d5-bc0a-806d6172696f}\ corresponds to \Device\Floppy0 device name.
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.625 01932 info 'App'] [,0] [Windisk_CheckNonFixedMediaDevice] Successfully retrieved media type for \\?\Volume{18f06abe-6186-11d5-bc0a-806d6172696f}\
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.625 01932 info 'App'] [,0] [Windisk_CheckNonFixedMediaDevice] \\?\Volume{18f06abe-6186-11d5-bc0a-806d6172696f}\ volume has media of type 5
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.625 01932 info 'App'] [,0] [Windisk_CheckNonFixedMediaDevice] \\?\Volume{18f06abe-6186-11d5-bc0a-806d6172696f}\ volume has media of type 2
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.625 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2564] Filtered the device with name \\?\Volume{18f06abe-6186-11d5-bc0a-806d6172696f}\
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.625 01932 verbose 'App'] [liveImportSource,2711] Mapping an unrecognized internal format volume of type 18 having partition number 1 on disk 1 at sector 63 with ID Disk#1_Partition#1
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.734 01932 verbose 'App'] [miscWin32,223] Detected RAM size is 267960320, in megabytes: 255 MB , rounded: 256 MB
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:09.734 01932 verbose 'App'] [NetworkAdaptersInfoEnum,856] Microsoft Windows Version 5.0 Build 2195
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:10.015 01932 verbose 'App'] [NetworkAdaptersInfoEnum,980] Connected to ROOT\CIMV2 WMI namespace
[#1] [2011-04-22 09:38:10.125 01932 verbose 'App'] [NetworkAdaptersInfoEnum,906] created Net Configuration instance