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Problem adding a virtual machine in Virtual Server 2005

If you try to remove a virtual machine from your master list and then attempt to re-add it, you will probably get this error:

"The virtual machine could not be added. The virtual machine configuration could not be added. A configuration with this name already exists."

If that happens, navigate to $\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Virtual Server\Virtual Machines\ and delete the VMC file you were trying to re-add. Now try adding the virtual machine again and it should work.

Now if anyone knows why Virtual Server places a copy of all added VMC files in the above directory, please let me know!

Published Saturday, April 29, 2006 10:54 PM by madenwal
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Wills said:

worked great; thanks.

February 1, 2007 12:43 PM
 

Mark’s (we)Blog » Problem adding a virtual machine to Virtual Server 2005 R2 said:

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February 22, 2007 5:51 PM
 

Mark’s (we)Blog » Problem adding a virtual machine to Virtual Server 2005 R2 said:

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February 24, 2007 4:04 PM
 

Eduardo Antunes said:

Hey Mohammed,

I had the same issue using the Windows VISTA.

So, the path to delete the shortcuts is:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Virtual Server\Virtual Machines

Works fine!

Regards,

-------------------------------------

Eduardo Antunes

Eduardo_Antunes@Dell.com

March 30, 2007 3:26 PM
 

Kurt Hudson said:

Thanks! Much needed information.

March 12, 2008 2:01 PM
 

Burt Harris said:

A better way of expressing this location, which works both before and after vista is:

"%allusersprofile%\Microsoft\Virtual Server\Virtual Machines"

April 1, 2008 10:29 AM
 

Harish said:

The correct path is "%allusersprofile%\Application data\Microsoft\Virtual Server\Virtual Machines"

Cheers,

Harish

April 29, 2008 3:05 AM

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