Uncle_Rocky's Posts

Danke, Continuum. I take it that a hex editor was used to modify the file? I will give it a try, but it's not too critical. For some reason, last week I had moved all my data files from the guest to my host. I think I'll just keep all data off of the guest, and never clone. Bis spater, Rich

After a reboot, I get: This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. (Code 31) Driver details: Driver provider VMware, Inc. Driver Date 10/25/2004 Driver version 2.0.0.5

Thanks for the continued effort, by the way. I have three networks connections that all of my guests use at different times, depending on the application. The first is a builin NIC on the PC. The second is a WiFi connection, and the third is a PCMCIA network card. I use all three at once sometimes to attach to different networks: corporate, personal, and industrial.

Contents of .vmx config.version = "8" virtualHW.version = "4" scsi0.present = "TRUE" memsize = "512" MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE" ide0:0.present = "TRUE" ide0:0.fileName = "C:\Documents and Settings\xxxxxx\My Documents\My Virtual Machines\xxxxxxx\Windows XP Professional.vmdk" ide1:0.present = "TRUE" ide1:0.fileName = "C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\windows.iso" ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image" floppy0.present = "FALSE" ethernet0.present = "TRUE" usb.present = "FALSE" sound.present = "FALSE" sound.virtualDev = "es1371" sound.fileName = "-1" sound.autodetect = "TRUE" displayName = "xxxxxxx" guestOS = "winxppro" nvram = "Windows XP Professional.nvram" ide0:0.redo = "" ethernet0.addressType = "generated" uuid.location = "56 4d cf a7 47 34 b7 73-9a 52 95 5e f2 c2 df 6d" uuid.bios = "56 4d cf a7 47 34 b7 73-9a 52 95 5e f2 c2 df 6d" ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE" ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:c2:df:6d" ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0" tools.syncTime = "TRUE" ethernet0.connectionType = "bridged" workingDir = "." checkpoint.vmState = "" sharedFolder.maxNum = "0" sharedFolder0.present = "FALSE" sharedFolder0.enabled = "FALSE" sharedFolder0.readAccess = "TRUE" sharedFolder0.writeAccess = "TRUE" sharedFolder0.hostPath = "C:\" sharedFolder0.guestName = "C on host" sharedFolder0.expiration = "never" ide1:0.startConnected = "FALSE" sound.startConnected = "FALSE" ethernet0.vnet = "VMnet2" usb.generic.autoconnect = "FALSE" parallel0.present = "TRUE" parallel0.startConnected = "FALSE" parallel0.autodetect = "TRUE" parallel0.bidirectional = "TRUE" sharedFolder1.present = "FALSE" sharedFolder1.enabled = "TRUE" sharedFolder1.readAccess = "TRUE" sharedFolder1.writeAccess = "TRUE" sharedFolder1.hostPath = "Z:\" sharedFolder1.guestName = "Z on Host" sharedFolder1.expiration = "never" parallel0.fileName = "LPT1" usb.autoConnect.device0 = "" ethernet1.present = "FALSE" ethernet1.connectionType = "custom" ethernet1.vnet = "VMnet1" ethernet1.startConnected = "FALSE" ethernet1.addressType = "generated" ethernet1.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:c2:df:77" ethernet1.generatedAddressOffset = "10" sharedFolder2.present = "TRUE" sharedFolder2.enabled = "TRUE" sharedFolder2.readAccess = "TRUE" sharedFolder2.writeAccess = "TRUE" sharedFolder2.hostPath = "Z:\" sharedFolder2.guestName = "Z on Host" sharedFolder2.expiration = "never" ethernet0.startConnected = "TRUE" ethernet2.present = "FALSE" ethernet2.connectionType = "custom" ethernet2.vnet = "VMnet3" ethernet2.startConnected = "FALSE" ethernet2.addressType = "generated" ethernet2.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:c2:df:81" ethernet2.generatedAddressOffset = "20"

I am not sure how to post the .vmx file. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling VMware tools, with no change. I tried the windows.iso file as you suggested, but when I try to update the driver, Windows XP says "The wizard could not find a better match for the hardware than the software you currently have installed. I can only then go back or exit the wizard.