IVMVirtualMachine::Save method

[Windows Virtual PC is no longer available for use as of Windows 8. Instead, use the Hyper-V WMI provider (V2).]

Saves the virtual machine (VM) state.

Syntax

HRESULT Save(
  [out, retval] IVMTask **saveTask
);

Parameters

saveTask [out, retval]

An IVMTask object that is used to track the completion progress of the VM's state saving sequence.

Return value

This method can return one of these values.

Return code/value	Description
S_OK 0	The operation was successful.
E_FAIL 0x80004005	The VM could not be saved because the undo disks were marked for deletion.
E_POINTER 0x80004003	The parameter is NULL.
HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED) 0x80070005	The caller must have execute access permissions to save the state of this VM.
VM_E_VM_NOT_RUNNING 0xA0040206	The VM is not running.
DISP_E_EXCEPTION 0x80020009	An unexpected error has occurred.

Remarks

The VM is turned off when the Save task reaches completion. The IVMVirtualMachine::State property will contain vmVMState_Saving while the save is in progress, followed by vmVMState_Saved when the save has completed and the VM is turned off.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	None supported
End of client support	Windows 7
Product	Windows Virtual PC
Header	VPCCOMInterfaces.h
IID	IID_IVMVirtualMachine is defined as f7092aa1-33ed-4f78-a59f-c00adfc2edd7

See also

IVMVirtualMachine