Windows XP not shutting down in VMWare Fusion

Windows XP not shutting down in VMWare Fusion

Posted on 26. Jun, 2009 by john in Everything, Technology

I came across this article today while looking for a solution to the fact that I could not shut down Windows XP in VMWare Fusion on my Mac. Windows XP was logging in but than just showing the background image and never loading up anything else.  I tried sending ctrl+alt+del multiple times and doing a shutdown or restart guest from VMWare to no avail.

Problem:

The [Shut Down Guest] option from the virtual machine menu would NOT work.

It stated that the script could not be run and if I had changed it then… yada yada…

Solution:

When the [Virtual Machine] menu is selected hold down the option key on your keyboard and the [Shut Down Guest] option will change to simply [Power Off] which is essentially like giving the computer the “one-finger salute” (that is holding down the power button until it goes off).

Problem Solved!
Moving on… ;)

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12 Responses to “Windows XP not shutting down in VMWare Fusion”

  1. John 2

    28. Nov, 2009

    John, excelent! Solved a huge problem! Thanks a lot>

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  2. Hans

    28. Nov, 2009

    The " One finger salute" worked great. Thank you very much

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  3. Polprav

    16. Oct, 2009

    Hello from Russia!
    Can I quote a post in your blog with the link to you?

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  4. Sean Gaffney

    12. Sep, 2009

    I was going nuts trying to figure this out… Why "Power Off" isn't a standard option, I'll never know. Thanks!

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    • johncolumbo

      12. Sep, 2009

      I'm glad my relief from the inevitable "banging my head against the wall" of computer usage helped you out Sean. I hope ya didn't spend too much time going crazy. ;)

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  5. Babba

    10. Sep, 2009

    Thank you very much for that very simple solution :)

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  6. johncolumbo

    03. Jul, 2009

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  1. John Columbo III - 27. Jun, 2009

    New blog post: Windows XP not shutting down in VMWare Fusion http://bit.ly/5yLSj

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