Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-server/MachineImplCloneVM.cpp
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--- /trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-server/MachineImplCloneVM.cpp	(revision 38048)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-server/MachineImplCloneVM.cpp	(revision 38049)
@@ -878,7 +878,5 @@
             {
                 const MEDIUMTASK &mt = mtc.chain.first();
-                ComPtr<IMedium> pMedium = mt.pMedium;
-                IMedium *pTmp = pMedium;
-                ComObjPtr<Medium> pLMedium = static_cast<Medium*>(pTmp);
+                ComObjPtr<Medium> pLMedium = static_cast<Medium*>((IMedium*)mt.pMedium);
                 if (pLMedium.isNull())
                     throw E_POINTER;