Map Virtual Disk using Windows Explorer - "Error Reading Volume Information"

[tolmarc]

My system is Windows 7 SP1 32-bit with VMware Player 5.0.2 I've tried to open an VMDK using the right click explorer menu.

I've tried a couple of virtual disks and the result is the same "Error Reading Volume Information" on the dialog that appears after the right click. The specific VM I'm interested in is a Win7 machine, so there shouldn't be any compatibility issues with the files systems.

The machine is completely turned off, and I'm using an administrator user.

Where can I start looking?

[tolmarc]

I've installed the trial edition of VMWare workstation on the same computer. The mapping feature worked perfectly. The setup process removed the vmware player from the system, but I can say for sure this is no a problem in the VMDK but in the software itself.