Hello All,
I am new to using VMWare. I am having some performance issues, and I am trying to educate myself on possible solutions.
First of all, here is what I have:
Mac Mini (Late 2014)
1.4 GHz Intel Core i5
4GB 1600 MHZ DDR3
OS X Yosemite 10.10
Vizio 42" monitor connected via HDMI
VMware Fusion Professional Version 7.1.0
Windows 7 (Guest)
I need to be able to run a small handful of programs on the Windows side from time to time during the day. None of which are very taxing on a computer. The issues I have are generally slowness in Windows, crashes, and just sluggish behavior to the point of barely being able to function. In the VMware settings I have changed the Processors to 2 processor cores, 2396 MB Memory. I have also turned on hypervisor applications and code profiling applications. Another point is that it seems that Windows is generally very sluggish when I initially use it. The applications launch very slowly. This last for about 15 minutes. Sometimes after that point, Windows becomes usable for a period of time. I have tried different ways to switch between guest and host. I have used Unity mode, I have suspended the guest OS when I was finished working on those applications, and I have shut down the guest when I was using it. None of those where very effective solutions from the stand point that none solved the problem.
Can anyone provide any insight and guidance to the issues that I am having? Any more information that I can provide? Thank you in advance for your help!
Cheers