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Virtual Machine Importer Reports Error When Converting Virtual PC Disk Files with Duplicate Names

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When I attempt to import a Virtual PC virtual machine with the Virtual Machine Importer, the completion page states:
The Virtual Machine Importer encountered a problem while copying the disks of the source virtual machine.

Why do I get this message?

Solution

VMware Virtual Machine Importer writes all the Virtual PC disk files to the same target folder. If the Virtual PC virtual machine has virtual disk files (*.vhd) of the same name on different paths, the import process fails when it attempts to write target virtual disks with duplicate names into the destination folder. If you view the log file, you can see the error message The file already exists.

To work around this issue, ensure that each Virtual PC .vhd file has a unique name.

  1. In Virtual PC Console, remove the disk you wish to rename (set the hard disk value to None).
  2. Rename the .vhd file corresponding to the disk you just removed.
  3. In Virtual PC Console, add the renamed disk file.
  4. Close Virtual PC Console.
Virtual Machine Importer should successfully convert all the disks.

You can get the Virtual Machine Importer User's Manual at www.vmware.com/pdf/v2v_manual.pdf.

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  • KB Article: 1616
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware Workstation
  • Product Versions:
    VMware Workstation 5.x (Linux)
    VMware Workstation 5.x (Windows)