#Virtual optical disk file windows xp how to

I realize this is an old post, but I'm having similar trouble - I can't get XP to recognize a CD (it recognizes the drive just fine, it just won't read the disc).

#Virtual optical disk file windows xp how to

Ide0:0.fileName = '/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/isoimages/windows.iso'Дoes anyone have any suggestions on how to get this working? Right now, mine says the following with regard to the CD-ROM: Whenever you change something, it looks like Fusion just appends it to the file. So there are multiple lines for the various devices and folder shares. I noticed this file seems to keep getting appended whenever changes are made. I read etung's note about virtual hardware and the vmx file.

I also uninstalled and re-installed the VMWare tools (which is a pain when you can't connect to the ISO image) and that didn't work. I have tried disabling/re-enabling, deleting/scanning for new hardware, and removing and adding the device from the VMWare guest settings. In both cases, it shows up with an exclamation point and cannot be used. When connected to an iso file, it shows up as NECVMWar VMWare IDE CDR00. When connected to the physical drive, Windows sees it as Matshita DVD-R UJ-857E. Windows Device Manager shows the drive with an exclamation point on it. It's the same problem if I use an iso image file.

I can't seem to get the CD/DVD drive in my Macbook pro to work with Windows XP SP2 after upgrading to Fusion 2.