>I'm running VPC 2007 on Vista x64 Ultimate with SP1.
>
>I recently started up a Windows 2000 VM a few times. When I started it again
>this morning I get the error message...
>
>
>
>"The startup disk could not be written to.
>
>You may not have sufficient privilege to write to the disk. The
>virtual hard disk has been mounted read-only. Most operating
>systems cannot boot with a read-only startup disk."
>
>
>The VHD is in My Documents\My Virtual Machines\Windows 2000 Pro
>
>That subfolder is 'read-only', like all the other VM subfolders, and when I
>checked the properties of the VHD itself, it is not marked as read-only, and
>the security settings allow me full control of it.
>
>Does anyone know whay this has happened and how I can fix it?
>
>Thanks
>Mike

>Hi Bob,
>I use Second Copy. I guess its possible the file could have been locked.
>However, i've restarted my PC several times, with Second Copy not active and
>still got the problem. I retrieved the VHD from a backup, and that is now
>working ok. I think the VHD must have become corrupt somehow.
>Thanks
>Mike
>
>"Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Could your AV or backup program have a lock on the file?
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:39:12 +0100, "Michael Taylor"
>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm running VPC 2007 on Vista x64 Ultimate with SP1.
>>>
>>>I recently started up a Windows 2000 VM a few times. When I started it
>>>again
>>>this morning I get the error message...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"The startup disk could not be written to.
>>>
>>>You may not have sufficient privilege to write to the disk. The
>>>virtual hard disk has been mounted read-only. Most operating
>>>systems cannot boot with a read-only startup disk."
>>>
>>>
>>>The VHD is in My Documents\My Virtual Machines\Windows 2000 Pro
>>>
>>>That subfolder is 'read-only', like all the other VM subfolders, and when
>>>I
>>>checked the properties of the VHD itself, it is not marked as read-only,
>>>and
>>>the security settings allow me full control of it.
>>>
>>>Does anyone know whay this has happened and how I can fix it?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Mike

> Could your AV or backup program have a lock on the file?
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
> On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:39:12 +0100, "Michael Taylor"
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>I'm running VPC 2007 on Vista x64 Ultimate with SP1.
>>
>>I recently started up a Windows 2000 VM a few times. When I started it
>>again
>>this morning I get the error message...
>>
>>
>>
>>"The startup disk could not be written to.
>>
>>You may not have sufficient privilege to write to the disk. The
>>virtual hard disk has been mounted read-only. Most operating
>>systems cannot boot with a read-only startup disk."
>>
>>
>>The VHD is in My Documents\My Virtual Machines\Windows 2000 Pro
>>
>>That subfolder is 'read-only', like all the other VM subfolders, and when
>>I
>>checked the properties of the VHD itself, it is not marked as read-only,
>>and
>>the security settings allow me full control of it.
>>
>>Does anyone know whay this has happened and how I can fix it?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Mike

>Thanks Bob, good advice. I will do that.
>Regards
>Mike
>
>"Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> You probably should configure Second Copy to exclude backing up the
>> .VHD's automatically, it could have got corrupt if the VHD was in use
>> and it tried to back it up.
>>
>> I always back up my VHD's separately when I know they're in a safe
>> state.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>

> You probably should configure Second Copy to exclude backing up the
> .VHD's automatically, it could have got corrupt if the VHD was in use
> and it tried to back it up.
>
> I always back up my VHD's separately when I know they're in a safe
> state.
>
> --
> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:02:10 +0100, "Michael Taylor"
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>Hi Bob,
>>I use Second Copy. I guess its possible the file could have been locked.
>>However, i've restarted my PC several times, with Second Copy not active
>>and
>>still got the problem. I retrieved the VHD from a backup, and that is now
>>working ok. I think the VHD must have become corrupt somehow.
>>Thanks
>>Mike
>>
>>"Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> Could your AV or backup program have a lock on the file?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Comer
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:39:12 +0100, "Michael Taylor"
>>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I'm running VPC 2007 on Vista x64 Ultimate with SP1.
>>>>
>>>>I recently started up a Windows 2000 VM a few times. When I started it
>>>>again
>>>>this morning I get the error message...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"The startup disk could not be written to.
>>>>
>>>>You may not have sufficient privilege to write to the disk. The
>>>>virtual hard disk has been mounted read-only. Most operating
>>>>systems cannot boot with a read-only startup disk."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>The VHD is in My Documents\My Virtual Machines\Windows 2000 Pro
>>>>
>>>>That subfolder is 'read-only', like all the other VM subfolders, and
>>>>when
>>>>I
>>>>checked the properties of the VHD itself, it is not marked as read-only,
>>>>and
>>>>the security settings allow me full control of it.
>>>>
>>>>Does anyone know whay this has happened and how I can fix it?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>Mike