Comments on: How To Convert VMware Server 2.0 Beta VMs into VMware Server 1.0.4

By: dev

dev — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:32:07 +0000

Thanks man, you saved my day

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:51:27 +0000

Nice tip!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:51:54 +0000

This was helpful. I had a similar problem where the image I was trying to load was version "7″ and the hardware my server had created was version "4″. Setting the image's version number to "4″ worked just fine.

However, setting the version within the .vmx file to "7″ as I first did, did not work.

By: Live

Live — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:18:34 +0000

Here's what happened:

My VMware is version 6.5.

I installed a Guest OS (Windows Server 2008) with 50gb virtual drive C.

I created a 2nd virtual disk of 30gb as drive D.

I had another Guest OS (WinXP) – BUT it was created with VMware version 6.

I wanted to mount storage D to this WinXP – just to see if it can recognize it, turned out it didn't.

But because of your blog, I did this:

1. Edited Windows XP .vmx file changed it to version 7 from 6.

2. Didn't have to edit storage drive 20gb anymore because it is already version 7.

In other words, you just need to match both vmx and vmdk files to same versions.

Hope this helps.

By: Geos

Geos — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:14:55 +0000

You're a VM saviour – Thanks!

By: Pankaj

Pankaj — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:52:16 +0000

Thanks a lot for this tip:

For VMWARE server version 2.0.0 virtualHWVersion is 7 instead of 6..

By: brent vermillion

brent vermillion — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:29:56 +0000

You are a vmware god! Muchisimo gracias, hombre!

By: Hara Hara

Hara Hara — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:20:07 +0000

Thanks dude. Saved me a lot of time

By: R.S.Stucchi

R.S.Stucchi — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:40:19 +0000

Thanks a lot.

By: Newbies

Newbies — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:09:53 +0000

Thanks for ur input..It really help ! U r the man..Save my life..