Upgrading from Fusion 4.1.4 to 6.0.2 — does it make any sense?
Respected community, Prerequisites:• Mac mini (Late 2012)• Dell U2711 (WQHD)• OS X 10.9.2• RAM 16 GB• VMWare Fusion 4.1.4• Virtual machine: Windows XP SP3• Main reason for running: Adobe Indesign CS5 +...
View ArticleCannot create a new VM in Fusion 6.0.2 (1398658)
I'm unable to create a new VM; the process gets stuck on a blank screen: 1. File > New...2. More options...3. Create a custom virtual machine4. Blank 'Welcome' screen Clicking 'Continue' does nothing.
View ArticleIs 6.0.3 or 6.1 coming soon? Two annoying bugs
I'm beginning to wonder if VMware Fusion has been pushed to the back burner. Since upgrading from Fusion Professional 5 to Fusion Professional 6 when I upgraded to Mavericks several months ago, I've...
View ArticleUnable to start unity/Fusion 6.0.2, OSX 10.9.2, Windows 7 Ent.
I have recently been unable to start unity in my Windows 7 VM that has work flawless in the past. with unity. I have two monitors; my 27" iMac and my 24" Cinema display connected to the iMac via...
View ArticleProblems when switching form the Host to the VM, when the VM is using full...
I have a MBPr Late 2013, with 2 Dell 24" screens connected via Thunderbolt. I use only the external monitors, i.e., the MBPr is closed and the screen is turned off. I have several VMs running,...
View ArticleFusion 5.04 causing hybrid MBR to become protective MBR?
Hi all,I'm using Fusion 5.04 on a mid 2012 rMBP 15" with Windows 8.1 installed in Bootcamp.A couple of weeks ago I imported Bootcamp as a vm in Fusion.Within 2 days of using the Bootcamp vm I attempted...
View ArticleFrustration running fusion in full screen mode - help please
Hi I run Fusion 6.0.2 on Mac 10.9.2 (Mavericks) in full screen mode. I find it very frustrating that the red Windows close window button is in the top right corner of the screen and so is the blue Mac...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 pro on 2013 iMac - Unable to create a Boot Campy virtual machine
Hi, I am running a late 2013 iMac and already created a bootcamp for Windows 8.1 Pro. However, I cannot create a Boot Camp VM through VMfusion 6.0.2 and get the following error message: "The Boot Camp...
View ArticleSecond monitor not showing in Guest Win 7 Pro 64
Hi all, I followed the steps listed in "Using Unity and multiple displays in VMware Fusion (2000384)" to turn on 2 monitor support and my MacBook Pro switches to Full Screen on both screens (MBP build...
View ArticleWindows Desktop Not Functional VMWare OSX
I'm running Windows 8.1 Pro on a VMWare virtual machine on my Mac (running Mavericks). The desktop shows the folders from the Mac-side of my computer. However, when I try to open them - absolutely...
View ArticleBug: Pasting text Into Hosted App Loses First Word of Every Para After...
The error I get is that when copying text from the Mac environment and pasting into the Windows one the pasted text misses the carriage return and first word at the start of every paragraph from...
View ArticleMavericks VM under Fusion 6.0.2, host running Lion
Hi there. I have a 2006 Mac Pro, and the farthest it can go is to Lion (Mac OS X 10.7). I have never created a Mac OS VM, but I want to now. I followed vmware's instructions on creating it. I get: EFI...
View ArticleRequest: VMware Fusion guide for Virtualizing OS X
I picked Fusion over Parallels recently (this is the third time I've purchased Fusion) and have been extremely frustrated with the results of virtualizing OS X in Fusion. I realize Apple does a lot of...
View ArticleCPU spikes all the way up with Win7 VM | MBP 2011 with OptiBay | any solution...
Hi there! I'm running a late 2011 model MBP i7 2,5GHz with 16GB RAM, SSD in the original bay and the HDD (Sata3) in an Optibay-Case where the DVD player used to be. On 10.9.1, I am running Win7 x86 in...
View ArticleVMWare Fusion 6.0.2 with Windows 8 - no network adaptor found
Hello, I recently installed VMware Fusion 6 Professional edition on my Macbook Pro running 10.9 Maverick. Next I installed Windows XP and then immediately upgraded to Windows 8.0. When I attempted to...
View ArticleTrying to connect USB to Parallel port adapter to windows ME on new Mac with...
So here's why windows ME, It's the only OS that runs the guy's software, and while he knows he should've upgraded, he's retiring in a year so he didn't want to spend the money. His Barber told him...
View ArticleIdeas for end of support for Windows XP on Fusion for MAC
Suggested topics: 1. How secure is my MAC from cross platform attacks a. when Fusion is not running? b. when Fusion is running, but Windows is not; e.g, VM loader program...
View ArticleFusion 6.0.2 on OSX 10.9.2. Why does bootcamp and exfat partition disappear...
HiWhen I start fusion and run my win7 VM the bootcamp partition and another exFAT partition I have disappears from OSX. I can see the reason for it to "hide" the bootcamp partition but why does my...
View ArticleErrors, VMWare Tools
I am in Event Viewer in Windows XP, and in 2 days, there are many VMWare Tools warnings and errors. What is going on?
View ArticleSound Errors on new P2V
I have just installed Fusion 6.0.2 on a new Mac Pro and have virtualized my Windows 7 machine. I keep getting the following error. I click YES and the message goes away until the next sound event. If...
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