> I've created a VM on a USB external drive. I installed WinXP and the
> additions. In the setting dialog I used the wizard to create a second
> harddisk. It says it completed and the disk file shows up on my USB drive
> where I said to craete it. However in the settings window when I select
> HardDisk2 everything is grayed out execpt for the "Create WIzard". How do
> I
> attach the second harddisk?

> The VM has to be shut down to attach a vhd.
>
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> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>
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> > I've created a VM on a USB external drive. I installed WinXP and the
> > additions. In the setting dialog I used the wizard to create a second
> > harddisk. It says it completed and the disk file shows up on my USB drive
> > where I said to craete it. However in the settings window when I select
> > HardDisk2 everything is grayed out execpt for the "Create WIzard". How do
> > I
> > attach the second harddisk?
>
>
>

> > Could you give me step-by-step instructions?
>
> Assuming you have already used the wizard to create a VHD file, choose the
> Virtual Machine from the console and click Settings button. This will
> display the settings list (File Name, Memory, HD1, HD2, HD3, Undo Disks
> etc). Choose Hard Disk 2 and the right hand pane will list None, Virtual
> Hard Disk File, Browse Button and Virtual Disk Wizard. You need to click on
> Browse button and navigate to the VHD file (you may need to check the mark
> next to Virtual Hard Disk File first to enable the Browse button). Click
> the OK button to confirm your changes to the VM. There is no need to go
> into the wizard. You use the Virtual Disk Wizard to create VHD files and
> the Browse button to associate them to a specific virtual machine.
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