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Old 12-12-2008   #1 (permalink)
jim evans


 
 

Re: Can't Access Virtual Machine

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:10:38 -0500, Robert Comer
<bobcomer-removeme-@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

>Not necessarily (and probably not at all) a VPC problem though...
>
>As on any critical data, I do lots of backups...
Me too. I had two backups. But I don't keep them forever and
apparently this quit working so long ago both had been written over.

jim

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Old 12-12-2008   #2 (permalink)
Steve Jain [MVP]


 
 

Re: Can't Access Virtual Machine

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:34:44 -0600, jim evans
<jimsTAKEOUTnews2@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

>On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:10:38 -0500, Robert Comer
><bobcomer-removeme-@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
Quote:

>>Not necessarily (and probably not at all) a VPC problem though...
>>
>>As on any critical data, I do lots of backups...
>
>Me too. I had two backups. But I don't keep them forever and
>apparently this quit working so long ago both had been written over.
>
>jim
We can try one more thing, create a new VM using the New PC Wizard and
point it to the existing .VHD file and see if that makes any
difference.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
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Old 12-12-2008   #3 (permalink)
Bo Berglund


 
 

Re: Can't Access Virtual Machine

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:49:21 -0800, "Steve Jain [MVP]"
<noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote:
Quote:

>On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:34:44 -0600, jim evans
><jimsTAKEOUTnews2@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
Quote:

>>On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:10:38 -0500, Robert Comer
>><bobcomer-removeme-@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>
Quote:

>>>Not necessarily (and probably not at all) a VPC problem though...
>>>
>>>As on any critical data, I do lots of backups...
>>
>>Me too. I had two backups. But I don't keep them forever and
>>apparently this quit working so long ago both had been written over.
>>
>>jim
>
>We can try one more thing, create a new VM using the New PC Wizard and
>point it to the existing .VHD file and see if that makes any
>difference.
Advice already given but apparently not taken....

--

Bo Berglund (Sweden)
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-12-2008   #4 (permalink)
jim evans


 
 

Re: Can't Access Virtual Machine

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:17:01 +0100, Bo Berglund <boberglund@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Quote:
Quote:

>>We can try one more thing, create a new VM using the New PC Wizard and
>>point it to the existing .VHD file and see if that makes any
>>difference.
>
>Advice already given but apparently not taken....
It's amazing how many people don't read my replies, then say I didn't
do this or that. Read my second reply to you. It was your Step 4. I
did try it and reported the result.

jim
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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