10.6 Server virtual machine on a 2013 iMac i5 Intel Core Haswell processor?
Hello, Is it possible to create a 10.6 Server virtual machine on a new 2013 iMac i5 Intel Core Haswell processor with 10.9 Mavericks pre installed on the iMac? I need some advice if this can be done...
View ArticleFusion cannot create prefs or open config file??
I've burned so many hours on this. Not super technical, but patient and follow directions. New Macbook Pro which ran Fusion and apps perfectly yesterday. No more. I've triple checked all folder...
View ArticleConvert windows 7 hosted virtual machines to run on mac host
Hi Guys, I just bought a mac book pro. I have converted from Windows. I have several VM's that I would like to migrate from my existing windows 7 host onto my mac. Is this possible?I have only been...
View ArticleHow do I get Windows 7 virtual machine to recognize a Black Armour NAS 110...
Hi all,I just got Windows 7 Home Premium up and running on my iMac and things look great. However, I can't seem to get my Seagate Black Armour NAS 110 server to come up as a selectable Network...
View ArticleProblem since updating to OS-X 10.9.2
Since updating Mavericks, I'm having trouble with my Windows 7 VM. I will occasionally flip over to Fusion after doing some work on another screen and find that there is a message saying that an error...
View ArticleVMware fusion now stuck in incompatible software folder
Hello, I installed mavericks and it stuck my fusion in an incompatible software folder. All my accounting is now stuck in fusion that I can't open. Any help would be great to say the least. I HAVE to...
View Articlewhen trying to repair a version 5.04 vmware fusion vmdk file with the disk...
sudo /Applications/VMware\ Fusion.app/Contents/Library/vmware-vdiskmanager -RPassword:Diskname or some other argument is missing.VMware Virtual Disk Manager - build 1435862.Usage: vmware-vdiskmanager...
View ArticleFusion 6: Issue with default windows applications
Greetings,I'm running Windows 8 as a guest VM. Recently, I noticed that every time I tried clicking on a URL in Outlook I would need to chose the application (Firefox). Also, despite me resetting the...
View Articleso how many cores do I need on the server?
I've been using Fusion for years but I've never really know how cores are handled. If I'm not doing anything on the guest system that requires multi-cores then obviously one core assigned to guest OS...
View Articleunable to change number of Cores without disabling?
I'm suddenly getting REALLY SLOW performance (running CAD software) in Windows 8 running on new MacBook Pro. I'm attempting to reduce number of cores from 8 down to 6, but the whole settings window is...
View Articleanyone put a windows DC guest system in production before?
I have a Windows Small Business Server (2008) as our primary server for all those fancy MS Windows needs we have (mostly Exchange). I also use two Mac Mini's to host other needs including virtual...
View ArticleQuicken 2014 Deluxe in Windows XP in Fusion 6: some windows not fully displayed
I figured this out and wanted to share the solution. A user just installed Quicken 2014 Deluxe and Quicken presented its registration wizard on top of the normal Quicken view. But the registration...
View ArticleWin 7 VM moved from 2012 1st gen (early 2012) 15" Retina MacBook Pro crashes...
I've been running a Win 7 Ultimate VM on a 2012 MacBook Pro (8 GB RAM, 256 GB flash "drive" for a few generations of the Mac OS. The VM is encrypted by Credant (a requirement of my Electronic Health...
View ArticleSlow/nonexistent sync for shared folders in VMWare Fusion 6.0.2
I've got a mac host and a Ubuntu linux guest. I recently upgraded from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2.The guest has the latest vmware tools installed (ie: from Fusion 6.0.2).I'm now having issues where changes to...
View ArticleFusion 6; Win 8.1; Screen Resolution Issues
Hi Folks, Made the switch to mac yesterday, set up fusion with windows 8.1, works as expected except for the way screen resolution on windows is being handled, no matter what, I cant seem to find a...
View ArticleVMWare Fusion 6.0.2 won't load Windows 7 64 Bit "The system cannot find the...
I have been running the latest version of OS X Mavericks and VMWARE Fusion 6.0.2. The VM I am running is a Windows 7 64 Bit VM. The physical machine is a mid-2010 27" iMac with 16GB RAM and 2.93GHz...
View Articlehgfs file corruption when using different file handles to the same file in...
Hello all, I'm encountering a problem when using shared folders where files that are written to by a single process are being corrupted if another thread in that same process merely reads from the same...
View ArticleSharing a Windows VM between different user accounts on a Mac
I'm sure this is possible I just don't know how to do it.I have a Mac running Mavericks OS with VMware Fusions 5 running a windows 7 VM. I would like to be able to access the VM from 2 different user...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Fusion 6.0.2 Unity Store app always open
The Windows Store app is always running in unity mode. If I quit it then at some point it will re-open. Is there a way to force windows store to not be displayed in unity?
View ArticleHeadless VMware Fusion Readlink /var/run/vmware Permission Issues
I've been having problems getting headless VM's working without root permissions using the `vmrun start $PATHTOVMDOTVMXFILE nogui` command. Specifically, the root-level helper is making the link in...
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