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04-25-2009
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| | virtual pc I am trying to run server 2003 from an external hd named server01, when I click on it, it says "The virtual machine "Server01" can't be started because it is being used by another program, or marked as read-only. To start this virtual machine, stop using the virtual machine in another program, or ensure that it is not marked read-only. what can or should I try? |
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04-25-2009
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| | Re: virtual pc On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:37:01 -0700, Jimmy, IT student <JimmyITstudent@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >I am trying to run server 2003 from an external hd named server01, when I >click on it, it says "The virtual machine "Server01" can't be started because >it is being used by another program, or marked as read-only. To start this >virtual machine, stop using the virtual machine in another program, or ensure >that it is not marked read-only. what can or should I try? what you are doing... 1) Which virtualization software are you using (VPC2007, VS2005, Hyper-V, VMWare...) 2) How was the virtual machine created? The fact that its files reside on an external hard drive has nothing whatsoever to do with the way the machine works... 3) Exactly *how* are you trying to start it? Be specific, because clicking a hard drive in Windows explorer hardly constitutes starting a virtual machine. You should at least have *double*-clicked something, exactly what is this? Normally a vPC2007 virtual machine is started by using the Start button in the VPC2007 console, and a VS2005 virtual machine can also be started from the admin website console or VMRC+ or is set up to start automatically with the operating system on the host. -- Bo Berglund |
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04-25-2009
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| | Re: virtual pc "Bo Berglund" wrote: Quote: > On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:37:01 -0700, Jimmy, IT student > <JimmyITstudent@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: > >I am trying to run server 2003 from an external hd named server01, when I > >click on it, it says "The virtual machine "Server01" can't be started because > >it is being used by another program, or marked as read-only. To start this > >virtual machine, stop using the virtual machine in another program, or ensure > >that it is not marked read-only. what can or should I try? > Impossible to say, you have to be much more specific when you describe > what you are doing... > > 1) Which virtualization software are you using (VPC2007, VS2005, > Hyper-V, VMWare...) > > 2) How was the virtual machine created? The fact that its files reside > on an external hard drive has nothing whatsoever to do with the way > the machine works... > > 3) Exactly *how* are you trying to start it? Be specific, because > clicking a hard drive in Windows explorer hardly constitutes starting > a virtual machine. > You should at least have *double*-clicked something, exactly what is > this? > Normally a vPC2007 virtual machine is started by using the Start > button in the VPC2007 console, and a VS2005 virtual machine can also > be started from the admin website console or VMRC+ or is set up to > start automatically with the operating system on the host. > > -- > Bo Berglund > My pc has VPC2007, the external hd has several server accounts on it for us to manage (lab work). The problem is not in the vp console, the account from last semester will still work. After I downloaded the files from the CDs, I checked to see if it was working, it worked fine at school. Is there a compatibility issue w/ Vista and the ex hd? |
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04-26-2009
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| | Re: virtual pc Jimmy, as IT student, you probably know, that subject "Virtual PC" in Virtual PC group has almost no information contained....... -- Poutnik The best depends on how the best is defined. |
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