Export failing when I try to export from HyperV on Windows 8.1

06
2014-04
  • Warren P

    I right click on a Virtual Machine and click export, select a path and then I get this error:

    [Window Title]
Hyper-V Manager

[Main Instruction]
An error occurred while attempting to export the virtual machine.

[Content]
Export failed for virtual machine 'Win7Pro'.

[Expanded Information]
Export failed for virtual machine 'Win7Pro' (87874C77-ED1B-47E9-89DE-A12EC2845FEB) with error 'The system cannot find the path specified.' (0x80070003).

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    I did a bit of searching and tried some workarounds (like renaming the VM) and it had no effect. How do I fix this? I have 7 or 8 VMs and this affects only the one I really want to export.

    The only path I input is the export path, and that path works when it is used with other VMs in the list, so the problem seems to be within the VM configuration's paths, but I do not see any errors there and the VM starts and runs just fine.

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  • Henk

    I have a VM that was exported from Server 2008. It uses the .VHD format, not .VHDX . The exported folder has a config.xml file in the root.
    I have imported this VM in Win8 just fine, tweaked it and Exported it again.

    But when I now move this Export to another Win8 machine it cannot be Imported: "No Virtual machines found".

    I know the right folder and I have tried a few levels up and down to be sure.

    Looking at my Export it still uses .VHD files but there is no config.xml

    Any ideas how to proceed?


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  • Henk

    I found a solution: just copy the config.xml from the original export to the newly exported folder.