Greetings! I am needing to set up an XP Pro workstation in VMware. My problem comes when seeking a disk in the initial Windows setup...
If I do not hit "F6" to specify a mass storate device, the install fails. Then, for some reason, I am no longer able to boot off the ISO image. Subsequent "Ctrl-Alt-Del" signals result in a black console with a blinking "_" in the upper left corner. SO, I have to delete that "VM" and start from scratch... Hitting "F6", I am given the choices of either not specifying a mass storage device (ie, hard drive) and "continuing". We know that gets me nowwhere... The alternative choice is to hit "S". With that, I am told to insert (that is, mount an image as a floppy drive) with the drivers for a virutal SCSI disk. When I try to build the VM, I do not seem to be able to trick the system into making the virtual disk I create to act as either an IDE or a SATA drive. It seems to insist on being SCSI. SO, is there any way to set up a blank VM that believes its hard drive to be IDE or SATA? Otherwise, is there a "VMWare SCSI driver" I can mount as a virutal floppy? OH YEAH - VMWare ESX 3.5; VM Infrastructure 2.5... Thanks! -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 richardmccl...@aspca.org P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 www.aspca.org The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
