id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 2199 vboxmanage registervm ... does not look in current directory Phillip Smith "When I attempt to import/register an xml file by executing '''vboxmanage registervm vb-xpp-sp2.xml''', it does not look in the current directory for '''vb-xpp-sp2.xml'''. It looks for it in my user directory instead. Note pathes from command line and error below. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- '''''D:\virtual.machines\virtual.box\hosts\vb-xpp-sp2'''''>vboxmanage registervm vb-xpp-sp2.xml VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 2.0.0 (C) 2005-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. [!] FAILED calling virtualBox->OpenMachine(Bstr(argv[0]), machine.asOutParam()) at line 3089! [!] Primary RC = E_FAIL (0x80004005) - Unspecified error [!] Full error info present: true , basic error info present: true [!] Result Code = E_FAIL (0x80004005) - Unspecified error [!] Text = Could not lock the settings file ''''''E:\Documents and Settings\psmith\.VirtualBox\vb-xpp-sp2.xml'''''' (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND) [!] Component = Machine, Interface: IMachine, {1e509de4-d96c-4f44-8b94-860194f710ac} [!] Callee = IVirtualBox, {557a07bc-e6ae-4520-a361-4a8493199137}" defect closed other VirtualBox 2.0.0 fixed vboxmanage registervm VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND anomaly@… other Windows