it is
Regardind the second option
I found this guide http://www.howtogeek.com/97923/how-to-boot-a-vmware-virtual-machine-from-a-usb-drive/
I'm dont understand how it can help
As I undesratnd, eventually, the the VM being loaded is a new one created for the Plop Boot Manager - not the broken one.
Am I missing anything?
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