I am using a trial version of vmware Fusion, hoping to purchase if it suits my needs (I'm a grad student with a Mac and want to be able to use GIS on my laptop). I got it up and running using a Windowns 8.1 the other day and was able to use GIS as hoped. Last night when I went to open up vmware, it was just a black screen. Today I've gotten past the black screen and now can see the Windows Start(?) page (rainbowy colors and the date/time). But I can't get it to do anything beyond that - whenever I click anywhere in the screen, the cursor just disappears. Any ideas on how to fix this? I'm NOT a programmer/coder, I'm an Urban Planner, so the simpler the explanation, the better.
Thanks!