[8.930][BUG] Restore with USB stick "skipped" in VMware

I managed to lock up 8.930 in VMware Server in my laptop (HP Probook 4730s with Win7 Pro) when I imported an incorrect RED file from our 8,302 box at the office. As usual, I'm deep in backups, but when I tried to reboot the instance, it wouldn't read the config, and I could no longer login to WebAdmin. I tried three times.

So, I re-installed. The new instance wouldn't read from the USB stick either.

I suspect an issue with the USB driver.

Cheers - Bob