Need Help - can't figure out how to solve "linking" or association problem

[kaasen]

I made a copy of my VM, as I am looking to upgrade from XP to 7 and would like XP version if any program issues, etc.

When I open the copy, I can run programs as normal, etc. - however, I can't seem to make any links to either open programs in the copy from my mac (it want's to open original VM file) ...and when I use the Application menu in VM - it wants to link me to the same file in the Original VM.    My thought is each VM would be independent - so if I wanted to open a file in 7 I could....or XP I could. 

how do I get my mac files to just open programs in the version I copied?   thanks for the help

[kaasen]

ok - figured it out, or at least worked for my purposes (I removed the original and/or copy from the library and that seemed to do the trick) and files would open properly from mac, etc.