Cannot Resume Virtual Machine

[jaweston]

I installed Windows Vista Business on a MacBook Air using VMware Fusion 1.1.1.

I shut down the computer while my Virtual Machine was suspended, and now when I try to resume the Virtual Machine, it crashes VMware Fusion 1.1.1. Trying to start the Virtual Machine also crashes VMware Fusion. In reading certain Settings under my Virtual machine, it indicates that the settings cannot be changed because the Virtual Machine is not powered off. Following the instruction to resume the Virtual Machine crashes VMware Fusion 1.1.1.

Is there anything I can do short of a complete reinstall?

[admin]

I've heard reports of Fusion not working on MacBook Airs if the superdrive was formerly present but got removed or is empty. Try connecting it temporarily to power the VM on, then disconnect or remove the virtual optical drive under Settings.

If that doesn't work, you should be able to discard the suspend state (i.e. as if the virtual machine had been hard powered off rather than suspended) by trashing the .vmss file from the .vmwarevm bundle (see for how to get inside a .vmwarevm bundle).

[jaweston]

Thanks very much for your response. I reinstalled Windows Vista since making my initial post, but I was still having problems.

I tried your suggestion of removing the Connected checkmark under Settings, and it seemed to work as I can now startup up Windows Vista without the SuperDrive being attached.