[SIUC]

So I made an image with XP Mode that I want to use as a base image for multiple other users XP Mode on my network. I put all of the applications on the image and syspreped (Resealed it). So now I have a clean VHD with all my applications on it that is ready for first time use for each machine. I have installed XP Mode on all of the other computers and have booted the virtual machine the for the first time in order to create the VHD on that computer. I then copied over the VHD image that I want to use and deleted the original VHD. I have tried naming it the same as the original VHD that was created, as well as changing the name. I have opened the XP Mode application settings and mapped the hard drive to point to this file. However, when I try to start XP Mode now it is saying that it has no VHD file and must create a new one. Why are these machines not taking this new VHD? Thanks in advance for any help.

[gdltek1]

SIUC, on 27 April 2012 - 07:31 AM, said:

So I made an image with XP Mode that I want to use as a base image for multiple other users XP Mode on my network. I put all of the applications on the image and syspreped (Resealed it). So now I have a clean VHD with all my applications on it that is ready for first time use for each machine. I have installed XP Mode on all of the other computers and have booted the virtual machine the for the first time in order to create the VHD on that computer. I then copied over the VHD image that I want to use and deleted the original VHD. I have tried naming it the same as the original VHD that was created, as well as changing the name. I have opened the XP Mode application settings and mapped the hard drive to point to this file. However, when I try to start XP Mode now it is saying that it has no VHD file and must create a new one. Why are these machines not taking this new VHD? Thanks in advance for any help.

The HyperVisor refers to the VHD's by UUID, not filename. In order to use this new VHD you will have to import and re-associate it.