Windows XP vm - logs off immediately after login

[mikf]

I created a vm following and old thread: (http://communities.vmware.com/message/1439877)

put the disk in a USB-case and use that from your Windows system

1. create new VM

2. add physical disk and assign the USB-disk - name it "physical.vmdk"

3. with vmware-vdiskmanager.exe convert the disk into a virtual one

vmware-vdiskmanager -r "physical.vmdk" -t 0 "virtual.vmdk"

4. with virtual hardware editor : remove "physical.vmdk" and add "virtual.vmdk"

5. run Converter and use "configure machine" option - point to the new VM

6. now you can test the VM

Everything look good and boots fine in vmware player on a fedora linux. Windows login is displayed.

However after entering correct password, windows immediately logs me out again....

Can someone let me know what I need to do?? Please!

[WoodyZ]

This behavior is typically show when the version of Windows is an OEM version and aside from the fact that one is not entitled to transfer an OEM version to another system physical or virtual by its EULA, VMware does not support the use of OEM versions of Windows due to the licensing.

If it's not an OEM version then you'll need to supply additional information to help diagnose/troubleshoot your issue.