> Running VS 2005 R2, with XP and Vista clients.
>
> 1 )I create a vfd floppy image (winimage), put a file on it, mount it, and
> use it successfully from the client OS.
>
> 2) I unmount the floppy image in VS (client OS successfully recognizes "No
> Floppy")
>
> 3) I change the file on the floppy image, and add another file (winimage),
> saving it.
>
> 4) I remount the floppy image in VS and open the floppy drive in the client
>
> 5) *BUG* The floppy has the original floppy data cached (haven't fully
> tested - certainly has only the original file listed in XP & Vista's
> explorer), not the newly saved data.
>
> If I reboot the host computer (restarting VS) and mount the floppy image
> again, I get the right data. If I rename the new floppy image and mount it as
> a never-before-seen-floppy-vfd-name, I get the right data.
>
> Is there a way to make VS refresh whatever cache it is using, or is this
> just a bug? It seems to assume such images are never changed outside the VM?
>
> Obviously, I have a workaround, but this is irritating when transferring
> data files with constantly changing data to my virtual OS when doing "no
> network" testing.
>
> (I think I tried CD ISO images as well, and it either had a similar problem
> or something else blocked my using it.)

> Running VS 2005 R2, with XP and Vista clients.
>
> 1 )I create a vfd floppy image (winimage), put a file on it, mount it, and
> use it successfully from the client OS.
>
> 2) I unmount the floppy image in VS (client OS successfully recognizes "No
> Floppy")
>
> 3) I change the file on the floppy image, and add another file (winimage),
> saving it.
>
> 4) I remount the floppy image in VS and open the floppy drive in the client
>
> 5) *BUG* The floppy has the original floppy data cached (haven't fully
> tested - certainly has only the original file listed in XP & Vista's
> explorer), not the newly saved data.
>
> If I reboot the host computer (restarting VS) and mount the floppy image
> again, I get the right data. If I rename the new floppy image and mount it as
> a never-before-seen-floppy-vfd-name, I get the right data.
>
> Is there a way to make VS refresh whatever cache it is using, or is this
> just a bug? It seems to assume such images are never changed outside the VM?
>
> Obviously, I have a workaround, but this is irritating when transferring
> data files with constantly changing data to my virtual OS when doing "no
> network" testing.
>
> (I think I tried CD ISO images as well, and it either had a similar problem
> or something else blocked my using it.)