Up until a few days ago, I had had for many months a VM for Windows Server 2008, with which I never had any issues restoring it after suspending it. I then created a second VM for Windows Server 2008, after which I started getting errors when opening either of the VMs. VMware appears to think that the VM that I am opening is in use, whereas it is not. I have checked for orphan lock files and do not find any.
Each time I try to open a VM, and get the "in use" error, after clicking the "Take Ownership" button accompanying the error message, I can experience any of the following results on each occassion:
A. Everything appears to function as normal afterwards, but the same error message will appear again the next time I open the VM.
B. I get another error message saying that it failed to take ownership, but then everything appears to function normally afterwards.
C. It will take a very long time to restore the suspended VM (i.e. up to 10 minutes). Normally the restore takes 1 to 2 minutes.
D. VMware does not restore the suspended VM even after 10 minutes, and so I have to end the task using Task Manager, delete the orphaned VM lock files using Windows Explorer, and then reboot the PC.
Has anybody else had a similar experience, and are there any suggestions as to the possible cause or resolution of the issue?
The version of VMware Player is 5.0.1 build-894247.