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echoHK
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Have trouble activating trial version of Fusion 6 in apple MBP

Whenever I click to enable the VMware, I get a message:

Unable to open file "/Users/xxxxxx/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/Virtual Machines/Boot Camp/Boot Camp.vmwarevm/Boot Camp.vmdk":

The system cannot find the file specified

any suggestions to fix this problem is much appreciated!!

yours frustrated..

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WoodyZ
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Okay, It looks like the existing Boot Camp Virtual Machine was migrated from a different Mac to the Mac from which this support bundle is from.  So there is no way this can work as a Boot Camp Virtual Machine, where it's just a meta-data Virtual Machine pointing to the physical install and running it in a Virtual Machine, can only work on the actual Mac it was created on and not one its migrated to.

So you need to delete the Boot Camp Virtual Machine from the Virtual Machine Library (ctrl-click > Delete) and then In the upper-left corner in the Virtual Machine Library window, click + > New Boot Camp...

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WoodyZ
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To help figure out what is what, the best way to provide comprehensive diagnostic information is to use the "Collect Support Information" command from the VMware Fusion (menu bar) > Help > Collect Support Information and then attach the .zip file (or .tgz file if pre-version 6) it created on your Desktop to a reply post.

Note: Use the "Use advanced editor" link in the upper right corner of the normal reply window to bring up the Advanced Editor where you'll be able to attach files via the Choose File button or Browse button (depending on the Browser) above the Post Message button! Smiley Wink

echoHK
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thank you for your fast reply... just attached the zip file.   :smileyblush:

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WoodyZ
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Okay, It looks like the existing Boot Camp Virtual Machine was migrated from a different Mac to the Mac from which this support bundle is from.  So there is no way this can work as a Boot Camp Virtual Machine, where it's just a meta-data Virtual Machine pointing to the physical install and running it in a Virtual Machine, can only work on the actual Mac it was created on and not one its migrated to.

So you need to delete the Boot Camp Virtual Machine from the Virtual Machine Library (ctrl-click > Delete) and then In the upper-left corner in the Virtual Machine Library window, click + > New Boot Camp...

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echoHK
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You are a genius... I can't believe you got all of that out of the support information. Thank you very much!!

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