Not possible to connect CD-ROM with a limit account

[StSchnell]

Hello community,

I have a small problem. If I want to connect my CD-ROM in VM Settings with device status connect, I get this error: CD-ROM is locked, it is exclusive in use by another VM. But I have no other VM in use. On my host I am using two users, one with administrator account and another with limited rights. The error appears only if I use the user with limited rights. If I start VMware with RunAs /User:Admin vmware.exe all works well. Is there a difference to use VMware with priveleged or non-privileged rights?

Thanks for tips.

Cheers

Stefan

[continuum]

Are you running Vista without having disabled UAC ?

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description of vmx-parameters:

VMware-liveCD:

[StSchnell]

Dear Continuum,

thanks for your reply. No, I do not use Vista with User Access Control. I use Windows XP Home with one admin user and one restricted user.

Greetings to Q.

Cheers

Stefan

[birdie]

Delete your CD-Drive in the Device Manager, reboot, report back if it helps.

[StSchnell]

Hello birdie,

thanks for you tip, but it does not work.

Is there something wrong with the rights between an admin and a standard user? Look at the Log file, the first section show an access as standard user:

Nov 22 13:48:48.703: vcpu-0| CDROM ide0:1: CMD 0x55 (MODE SELECT(10)) FAILED (key 0x5 asc 0x24 ascq 0)

Nov 22 13:48:53.609: vmx| Stale data for path: /vm/#_VMX/mks/focusEvent/ (current value '0' -> new value '1')

Nov 22 13:48:55.750: vmx| CDROM: Connecting ide0:1 to 'S:'. img=0 raw=1 remote=0

Nov 22 13:48:55.750: vmx| AIOGNRC: Failed to open '
.\S:' with authd.

Nov 22 13:48:55.750: vmx| AIOGNRC: Failed to open '
.\S:' : Failed to open file using authd (12) (0x183).

Nov 22 13:48:55.750: vmx| CDROM-WIN: Failed to open 'S:' : Failed to open file using authd (12)

Nov 22 13:48:55.750: vmx| CDROM: Failed to connect CDROM device 'S:'.

Nov 22 13:48:55.750: vmx| Msg_Post: Error

Nov 22 13:48:55.750: vmx| {color:#000000}msg.cdromWin.openFailed2{color} Unable to open the drive "S:". Another virtual machine or application may be using this drive exclusively. Please correct your configuration.

Nov 22 13:48:55.750: vmx| {color:#000000}msg.device.badconnect{color} Failed to connect virtual device ide0:1.

The following section as admin user:

Nov 22 14:49:28.765: vmx| CDROM: Connecting ide0:1 to 'S:'. img=0 raw=1 remote=0

Now I use the legacy emulation and it works well, but is it okay?

Thanks for tips.

Cheers

Stefan