Catch 22 with Revert to snapshot

[exitstageleft]

Unfortunately, I've put myself between a rock and a hardplace.

I have the 'When powering off' set to 'Revert to Snapshot'.

My problem is that the snapshot, it reverts to, is of a suspended image where the guest user is logged in. Therefore, when I try to poweroff the guest it just reverts right back to the snapshot WHICH puts me right back to having the guest suspended and the user logged in. (I know, stupid me )

I need to get the guest to shutdown and poweroff.

I'm running xppro guest on xppro host.

How do I do this?

I assume that there is a "setting" somewhere I can change but I don't know where it is.

Any help is most appreciated!

Thanks.

Message was edited by: exitstageleft

[continuum]

Hi

post your vmx-file - a simple edit should fix your bredouille

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VMX-parameters- VMware-liveCD - VM-Sickbay

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.encoding = "windows-1252"

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "7"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

memsize = "256"

MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE"

ide0:0.present = "TRUE"

ide0:0.fileName = "Windows XP Professional-000002-cl3-000001.vmdk"

ide1:0.present = "TRUE"

ide1:0.fileName = "Y:"

ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"

floppy0.fileName = "A:"

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

usb.present = "TRUE"

sound.present = "FALSE"

sound.virtualDev = "es1371"

sound.fileName = "-1"

sound.autodetect = "TRUE"

displayName = "(106)Server Envs"

guestOS = "winxppro"

nvram = "(106)Server Envs.nvram"

workingDir = ""

ide0:0.redo = ""

ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"

ethernet0.addressType = "generated"

uuid.location = "56 4d ec c3 27 a6 01 73-68 2a 1d ae db 03 30 0f"

uuid.bios = "56 4d 34 63 a0 0f ac 11-50 fd 38 6e cb 99 d9 77"

priority.ungrabbed = "idle"

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:99:d9:77"

ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"

tools.syncTime = "TRUE"

ide1:0.autodetect = "FALSE"

checkpoint.vmState = "(106)Server Envs-Snapshot1.vmsn"

floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE"

snapshot.action = "autoRevert"

fileSearchPath = "."

numCloneOf = "0"

cloneOf0 = "C:\Documents and Settings\jwisecup\My Documents\My Virtual Machines\Cenbion Testbed Clean\Windows XP Professional.vmx"

policy.vm.mvmtid = ""

extendedConfigFile = "(106)Server Envs.vmxf"

inVMTeam = "FALSE"

virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"

vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "134217728"

tools.upgrade.policy = "manual"

pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"

ehci.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"

pciBridge4.functions = "8"

pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"

pciBridge5.functions = "8"

pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"

pciBridge6.functions = "8"

pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"

pciBridge7.functions = "8"

vmci0.present = "TRUE"

mks.enable3d = "TRUE"

pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"

scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"

usb.pciSlotNumber = "32"

ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "33"

ehci.pciSlotNumber = "34"

vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "35"

vmci0.id = "-879109769"

checkpoint.vmState.readOnly = "TRUE"

[continuum · Accepted solution]

remove this line

checkpoint.vmState.readOnly = "TRUE"

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[exitstageleft]

That worked.

Thank you very much for your time.

You saved me a lot of anguish!

:smileygrin:

[continuum]

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