Here’s the revised version of the steps to fix the VMware Workstation issue: 1. **Install a Text Editor (if needed):** If you don't already have a text editor installed, download and install one. For this example, we'll use Notepad++. 2. **Power Off the Virtual Machine:** Open VMware Workstation and ensure that the virtual machine (VM) is in a **Powered Off** state. 3. **Access Virtual Machine Settings:** Select your guest virtual machine, then click on **Edit virtual machine settings**. 4. **Locate the Disk File Path:** In the **Hardware** tab, select the **Hard Disk (SCSI)** device from the left pane. On the right pane, copy the exact path of the **Disk file**. 5. **Open the .vmx File:** - Press **Win + E** to open File Explorer. - Navigate to the directory where the Disk file path is located. - Find the file with the `.vmx` extension (this is the virtual machine's configuration file). - Right-click on the `.vmx` file and select **Edit with Notepad++** (or your preferred text editor). 6. **Add the Required Code:** - When the `.vmx` file opens in Notepad++, scroll down to the bottom of the file. - Add the following line of code to the configuration file: ``` cpuid.1.eax = "0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:1010:0101" ``` - Press **Ctrl + S** to save the changes and then close Notepad++. 7. **Start the Virtual Machine:** Go back to VMware Workstation and start the virtual machine. Check to see if the error message "The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. Power off or reset the virtual machine." is resolved.
it says "the cpu has been disabled by the guest operating system. power off or reset the virtual machine."
Here’s the revised version of the steps to fix the VMware Workstation issue:
1. **Install a Text Editor (if needed):**
If you don't already have a text editor installed, download and install one. For this example, we'll use Notepad++.
2. **Power Off the Virtual Machine:**
Open VMware Workstation and ensure that the virtual machine (VM) is in a **Powered Off** state.
3. **Access Virtual Machine Settings:**
Select your guest virtual machine, then click on **Edit virtual machine settings**.
4. **Locate the Disk File Path:**
In the **Hardware** tab, select the **Hard Disk (SCSI)** device from the left pane. On the right pane, copy the exact path of the **Disk file**.
5. **Open the .vmx File:**
- Press **Win + E** to open File Explorer.
- Navigate to the directory where the Disk file path is located.
- Find the file with the `.vmx` extension (this is the virtual machine's configuration file).
- Right-click on the `.vmx` file and select **Edit with Notepad++** (or your preferred text editor).
6. **Add the Required Code:**
- When the `.vmx` file opens in Notepad++, scroll down to the bottom of the file.
- Add the following line of code to the configuration file:
```
cpuid.1.eax = "0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:1010:0101"
```
- Press **Ctrl + S** to save the changes and then close Notepad++.
7. **Start the Virtual Machine:**
Go back to VMware Workstation and start the virtual machine. Check to see if the error message "The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. Power off or reset the virtual machine." is resolved.
Or add this in your_machine_name.vmx
smc.version = "0"
cpuid.0.eax = "0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1011"
cpuid.0.ebx = "0111:0101:0110:1110:0110:0101:0100:0111"
cpuid.0.ecx = "0110:1100:0110:0101:0111:0100:0110:1110"
cpuid.0.edx = "0100:1001:0110:0101:0110:1110:0110:1001"
cpuid.1.eax = "0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:0111:0001"
cpuid.1.ebx = "0000:0010:0000:0001:0000:1000:0000:0000"
cpuid.1.ecx = "1000:0010:1001:1000:0010:0010:0000:0011"
cpuid.1.edx = "0000:0111:1000:1011:1111:1011:1111:1111"
smbios.reflectHost = "TRUE"
hw.model = "MacBookPro14,3"
board-id = "Mac-551B86E5744E2388"