Warning to java developers: don't upgrade to VMWare Fusion 5!
I'm a Java developer using Java IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA, eclipse and NetBeans. They all use "Ctrl+Space" to bring up context help in the editor. A function that is used quite often. I just upgraded to...
View ArticleProblem setting NAT client to a fixed address
Hi, I'm running a Windows 7 virtual under Fusion 5 on Mac OS 10.8.2 and I need a fixed address on the guest. Following directions I found on the web, I modifies the dhcpd.conf file...
View ArticleVmware tools for Fedora 18/64 guest
Hi All, I am running Fedora 18/64 guest on the latest Mac OS host.Everything is fine except the vmware tools - installer cannot find the kernel headers.I installed everything: the new kernel (3.7.2),...
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10.7.5 host and fusion 5.0.2 can't boot or update lion guest
I'm trying to upgrade a 10.7.x VM guest to 10.8.2 using the InstallESD.dmg from the Mac App Store. My host OS is 10.7.5 and I'm using Fusion 5.0.2. I've tried upgrading several times, but after...
View ArticleLion broke old Fusion, but don't know what version to now use
I just upgraded to Lion and saw that Fusion won't run. I honestly don't know what version of Fusion I was running. I purchased the original Fusion in 2009 and had just applied all the patches and...
View ArticleSlow printing of graphic pages from Win7 guest
I am running VMware Fusion Version 5.0.2 (900491), with a Win 7 32 bit guest running under OX 10.8.2. I have installed VMTools with the default printer. Printing graphic pages (eg a PDF file consisting...
View ArticleFusion 4.1.1 (vmware-vmx) maxing out CPU
Since my upgrade to Fusion 4.1 the vmware-vmx takes all my cpu It does this when my Windows 7 VM is up. I check Windows 7 but it's idle (no apps running, little/no CPU on Windows). It's so bad that...
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Windows 8 host, VMWare 8, Ubuntu 10.04 guest - no network
I'm running Windows 8 host with VMWare 8. Both of my Ubuntu 10.04 guests have an IP address (per ifconfig) but cannot connect to the internet. Each VM is setup as NAT. This same setup worked fine in...
View Articleno ethernet driver inside guest Windows XP OS
I've searched for this inside kb to no avail. I am running a Mac Pro with Vmware Fusion and Windows XP as the guest OS. When Windows boots it finds an ethernet controller, but can't seem to locate a...
View ArticleInstalling an application in a Bootcamp partition under VMFusion 5
I am running Fusion 5 on a MacBook Pro with MacOS 10.7.5. I have Win 7 installed on a Bootcamp partition and was wondering if I install an application while running this OS inside VMFusion will the...
View ArticleSize of Virtual Machine in Finder is Double the Size of VM Within Fusion
I'm running a Windows 7 Home Premium virtual disk in Fusion Professional 5.0.2; the host OS is 10.8.2. The size of the sparse disk is set to 40 GB. After defragmenting Windows and cleaning up the...
View ArticleVMWare Fusion 5 on rMBP - Slow explorer(folders etc.)
Hello everyone, Just trying VMWware out to see if it's something I want to go with. I am encountering some problems though that I hope someone can resolve. I am getting overall really good performance...
View ArticleVMware Fusion and Visual Studio .NET
Has anyone tried running Fusion, Windows 7, and Visual Studio 2010 on a Mac? I'm really interested in Fusion and have my eye on a Macbook Pro and would love to do my .NET development on a Mac while I...
View Article5.0.2 - VMware has encountered an error an has shutdown Windows
After installing the 5.0.2 update, the system is cycling through this error.Windows starts (from crash state) then runs normally for a few minutes, then throws the above error and stops.Thee do not...
View ArticleMAC Mini rights to run the program
I converted a VM from an ESRI server down to my MacPro and can run the VM there with Fusion4. I copied the files over to the MAC mini and get a "Make sure you have rights to access the program....." I...
View Article5.0.2 Minor BUG: Resize handle at bottom right disappears when going from...
I'm running my existing Windows 7 x64 BootCamp partition in Fusion (not as a VM), and after upgrading from Fusion 4.1.4 to 5.0.2, when I switch from full screen to single window, the resize handle...
View Articlevirtual machine library has 2 window 7x64 folders!
I am Running a Mac pro with OS 10.8.2.I have VMware 5.0.2 Both systems are running well. But some how In vrtual machine Library I have 2 folder, windows 7x64 and windows 7x64 2. the first has the...
View ArticleProblem with Flashdrive connection to Oracle Linux guest
Hey all! I'm running VMWare on Mac OS X and have a guest running Oracle Linux. After hacking into the guest configuration to make the network connection work, I'm still unable to connect my USB flash...
View Article(IGNORE) 5.0.2 BUG: bios.bootDelay setting is reset to 0 when VM settings are...
I prefer to set bios.bootDelay = "2000" in the vmx file, but if I subsequently change a VM setting via the GUI, the bootDelay is reset to 0.This should not be reset to 0 if VM settings are changed via...
View ArticleMy virtual machine stopped being able to connect to the internet. Help!
I'm running Mac OSX 10.7.5, and WIndows XP, and last week, everything was working just fine. Nothing has changed on the Mac or the VM, but now the VM won't connect to the internet at all, and I'm...
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