VM NOT WORKING after Migration

[Mac-key]

Hello all,

I just got a new base model 15" MBP. I'm upgrading from my mid-09 13" MBP.

So last night when I got the new one, I opened it up replaced the HD, reinstall the OS and migrated everything else over from my time machine back-up.

Everything came over great, BUT when I tried to open my VM (VMWare Fusion) I got a message that said it could not open and that my virtual machine appears to be in use.

I then tried to clone my old HD in my old computer and move it that way. Again, everything seemed fine until I tried opening my VM. I got the same message.

This is my first time migrating an existing VM.

Thoughts? What am I doing wrong?

 

[maflynn]

Is your user name the same as the old one? I've never run into a problem with coping my VM from one machine to another but I use the exact same userid.

I found a couple of threads on google that might help
here's the vmware forum one http://communities.vmware.com/thread/181014
here's another http://kenclark.me/2008/12/this-virtual-machine-appears-to-be-in-use/

Here's one that may work but it requires using the terminal
http://www.hackaapl.com/fixing-vmware-fusion-virtual-machine-appears-to-be-in-use-errors/

Basically what I found on the net has the following instructions without using the terminal
This is step by step for a Mac:

Quit VMWare Fusion
Locate the VM file and right-click (or ctrl-click), select "Show Package Contents"
Move all the files and folders ending in .lck to the desktop
Restart VMWare Fusion
Restart the VM

 

[Mac-key]

Thank you very much!

This is very helpful!