No bootable disk found

I get this error when I fire up a new Vista (experimental) virtual machine. I have ensured that:

1. Connect at power on is selected.
2. Have browsed to the location of the .iso file I am using as an image of the Vista Ultimate copy I have got.
3. CDROM is selected as the first boot device in the VM's bios.

The VM always goes straight to network boot, doesnt do anything else at all. I have thoroughly scoured the BIOS for an option to disable network boot, to no avail. It tries to do a network boot, which of course fails and it then says -- No bootable CD, floppy or hard disk was detected. To install an operating system, insert a bootable CD or floppy and restart the virtual machine by clicking the Reset button.

I made iso images using Nero (a co-worker did it for me), imgBurn and PowerISO but get this No Bootable Disk error with each image. This is driving me nuts.

By the way, I am using the free VMware server and if I create a new XP/2003 VM, they all boot up fine and I am able to install a new OS. Is there something wrong with this free VMware version or does it not support Vista, or am I doing something incorrectly?

Help's greatly appreciated.

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jibbajabba

Well, I am currently running a test install of vmware 1.06 for him now .. Will report back in a bit ..

jibbajabba

Bloody hell, it takes ages to install vmware server 1.0.6

Anyway :

So this is def. a problem with your media then. This is the same vmware server and it clearly works.

If you are 100% sure it is not your media anyway, maybe try to create a new virtual machine as I had something like this happen ages ago when I booted up a new vm without any media in the drive (or a wrong media) and it refused to boot from a CD. BUT: Setting the boot order should still work which you said you tried.

So all the "evidence" shows clearly a problem with the disk.

Essendon

Hey thanks for going through all the trouble of installing 1.0.6 and the vm. Surely points at a problem with the disk. But why the hell then is the disk able to work on an actual machine...I have no freakin idea.

I have asked my VCP colleague to lend me his copy of workstation 6 and I'll probably take it from there. I am spending (and you guys too) far more time trying to fix this, than studying for the test.

On a side note, blargoe, I tried installing vmware version 2 on a W2K3 machine, but the installation failed and gave me a software restriction policy error. WTF? Anything else installs without a problem. There are absolutely no restrictions that I know of.

jibbajabba

Essendon wrote: »

I tried installing vmware version 2 on a W2K3 machine, but the installation failed and gave me a software restriction policy error. WTF? Anything else installs without a problem. There are absolutely no restrictions that I know of.

Known error .. Apply this hotfix.

http://tinyurl.com/6jzsyd

hectorjhrdz

......update your Vmware Server Software.......

jibbajabba

hectorjhrdz wrote: »

......update your Vmware Server Software.......

Two posts up you will read that he tried that

hectorjhrdz

Gomjaba wrote: »

Two posts up you will read that he tried that

right!
I just received the daily notification email and answered immediately, didn't check those comments after I posted mine...
regards...

Essendon

Thought I should update, there was something wrong with the iso as you guys said. Got a colleague to lend me his copy of the iso and it booted up fine. On track for the 622 exam on the 7th (company requirement to do it by the 8th). Thanks folks.

O and might as well add that I am in for the 71-680 on the 18th of May. Hope all deserving members at TE get in too.

jibbajabba

Essendon wrote: »

Hope all deserving members at TE get in too.

I wish

Could access the site for hours and when I finally was able to login the promo code expired and I surely don't pay for a Beta Exam ..