When a new virtual machine is created, a .vmwarevm file is created which contains the virtual machine. I've read that there should also be a corresponding .vmx file that contains settings. I've been searching, but I can't find any .vmx files. I tried creating a new VM to see where its .vmx file was created, but I don't see one anywhere.
The reason I'm trying to find it is:
Just before I left for a multi-week business trip, I created a Vista VM and installed a ton of stuff on it. Then I went away. When I returned, I couldn't remember the password to log into my new VM. I tried all sorts of variations on my "usual" initial passwords, but none works. I must have used something different this time. So... I did some web searching to try to find a way to recover the password. I found tools where you boot from a floppy, it copies your password file, and then you submit it to some engine that may be able to come up with the password. However, since this is a VM, I need to get the VM to boot from the floppy. I couldn't find a way to get to the "virtual" BIOS in the VM. Then I found the instructions for editing the .vmx file to make it stop at the BIOS setup on the next boot, so I can edit the settings to make the vm boot from the floppy. And that brings me to trying to find the .vmx file so I can edit it.
Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Peter
