PEBKAC problem RTFM was the solution virsh # save winxp /root/winxp.save Domain winxp saved to /root/winxp.save virsh # restore /root/winxp.save Domain restored from /root/winxp.save sorry for the SPAM -- Evaggelos Balaskas - Unix System Engineer http://gr.linkedin.com/in/evaggelosbalaskas