That may be because sharing is disabled or mirrored folder is disabled. Go to virtual machine menu > settings >sharing and enable those items.
I am off to sleep . But would really like to determine the cause of the issue personally.
Log files doesnt show anything and the process monitor screenshot matches exactly that of mine which again does not throw any hint.
If you are willing I shall take remote access of system and have a better look. We may have missed something minute. Ill wait for your reply for nxt 10 mins