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IVMVirtualMachine::RemoveHardDiskConnection method

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

Removes the specified hard disk connection from the virtual machine.

Syntax

HRESULT RemoveHardDiskConnection(
  [in] IVMHardDiskConnection *hardDiskConnection
);

Parameters

hardDiskConnection [in]

An IVMHardDiskConnection object that represents the hard disk connection to be removed.

Return value

This method can return one of these values.

Return code/value Description
S_OK
0
 The operation was successful.
E_POINTER
0x80004003
 The parameter is NULL.
VM_E_VM_UNKNOWN
0xA0040207
 The configuration is unknown.
VM_E_VM_RUNNING_OR_SAVED
0xA004020B
 The virtual machine is in a running or saved state.
VM_E_DRIVE_INVALID
0xA0040502
 The drive specified is not connected to this bus location.
DISP_E_EXCEPTION
0x80020009
 An unexpected error has occurred.

Remarks

You can only remove an existing hard disk connection from a stopped virtual machine. A list of connections currently attached to the virtual machine is obtained by enumerating the HardDiskConnections property.

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