vmware fusion for mac cannot open the disk boot camp.vmdk

Vmware fusion for mac cannot open the disk boot camp.vmdk install#

Issue 2: Mostly same as above because of the new Hardware.

Re-Activation should not be a problem with Microsoft either online or by phone. Why and how you have been able to overcome it is a mystery, but maybe you are now running on the 30-Day-Trial Period ! Issue 1: Since Windows has recognized that it is running on a diffent hardware than before, the former Activation of it has to be redone. Remove the physical disk from the virtual machine, then add it again.' Reason: The partition table on the physical disk has changed since the disk was created. 'Cannot open disk './Boot Camp partition.vmdk'. Booted back in to MacOS and launched VMWare Fusion.

Vmware fusion for mac cannot open the disk boot camp.vmdk install#

Had to reinstall Apple Drivers from MacOS 10.5 Install DVD. Not sure if this was coincidence, but it worked.Ģ. I then inserted my MacOS 10.5 install DVD and I was able to get past this dialogue. I tried rebooting several times, same result.

However, the mouse, trackpad and keyboard would not respond so I couldn't get past this dialogue. Upon booting into WinXP, I would get to a screen where Windows said that needed to re-authorize WIndows. winclone image to DVD and then ran WinClone on #2 and Restored WinXP to the BCP on #2.

WinClone worked fine at creating an Image file in my Documents folder on the same drive. I wanted to move my WinXP Bootcamp Partition (BCP), which is NTFS not FAT-32 as I stated previously, from the old machine to the new one. I have a Core-Duo MacBook Pro (machine #1) and a new Core-2-Duo MBP (machine #2).