Shared Folders in Fusion slower than in Parallels -- any advice?
I was a mostly satisfied user of Parallels (version 2.5) but I bought the early bird special license for Fusion and have been trying it out the past few days. One thing I was disappointed with in...
View ArticleUpgrading OSX and Fusion?
Hi, I currently am using Fusion 4.14 and OSX 10.6.8 and I want to upgrade to 10.9. Is this the proper way to go? 1. Uninstall Fusion 4, which shouldn't affect VMs I assume.(Is there an actual...
View ArticleBootcamp and Fusion
I had Fusion 4 with windows installed within it. When I upgraded my Mac to Mavericks it became unstable so I decided to run windows under bootcamp instead. After a while I missed using fusion so tried...
View ArticleFusion 5 Overheats
I recently upgraded to Fusion 5 on which I'm running Windows 8 RP. Whenever I start up Fusion 5 my MBP starts overheating like crazy. Is there a solution to this pproblem?
View ArticleIs this possible? (Windows host / OSX guest on my MBP)
I've been running OSX for a while now for most of my applications. But I am also a software developer for the Windows stack (yes, the irony is not lost on me), and have been using Parallels to run my...
View ArticleAdding Second Internal HD
Hello, I have a Mac Pro with four internal HDs. Two are set up for my Mac OS (Primary and Backup) and two for Windows 7 (again - Primary and Backup). I have my Windows 7 primary HD set up to run...
View ArticleSharing external hd
Is it possible to share an external hd between mac and windows in vmware to use in the same time for both? For example: Save a file in Mac and get this file to use in Windows? If yes, please, give me...
View ArticleUsing Fusion 6.0.2...not able to get my CAC to work
Im having trouble getting VM to recognize my CAC reader....I see it in virtual machine and selected it, but it is not asking to connect it like in Mac side. I am using windows xp. Mac os is maverick.
View ArticleExecution aborted while installing vmware vmware tools
Towards the end of vmware tools installation - I am getting a failure . Any help is appreciated. mininet@mininet-vm:/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib$ sudo ./vmware-install.pl Creating a new VMware Tools...
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Multiple monitors without Unity
Hi guys, Been running Fusion Pro 6 for a few weeks now and very happy so far. Up until now I've been using a MBP 13" with a single external monitor using thunderbolt to DVI adaptor. Got a second...
View ArticleUnable to run VMware Fusion
Hi All, I am a bit lost. I have been trying to install VMware Fusion 5 on my mac and I can't get it to install. I have attached the message that I keep getting every time I go to install fusion. I am...
View ArticleInstalling Fusion 6 on my freshly reinstalled OSX 10.9.2 makes my Mac unsusable
Hi guys, I just formatted my Macbook Pro (mid 2010) this weekend with a fresh install of Mavericks (10.9.2). After I reinstalled all my software and restored my backup back, I noticed a crazy slowness...
View ArticleHow do I change VM CPU to 64 Bit?
Hi,I have 2 VMS running succesfully on my Mac under VMWare Fusion 6.02 - one is Windows Server 2008 and one is Windows Server 2008 R2.I need to upgrade the 32bit OS to R2 but the CPU shows as only x32...
View ArticleCreating Win 8.1 VM in Fusion 6 on OS X 10.9 without optical drive
I have a retina macbook pro running OS X 10.9.2 and Fusion 6.0.2. I recently bought a full version of Windows 8.1 with the intent of creating a VM of it. My RMBP is a late model one with no optical...
View Articlevmware Fusion 6 - vmware tools core service does not work
Hi, I have downloaded VMWARE Fusion 6 for test purpose, as I want to upgrade my macs to that version. I use the latest Mac OS 10.8, have installed Windows 7 Prof. 64bit after installing VMWARE Fusion...
View ArticleCopy and paste between Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Mac OX 10.9.2 on Fusion 6.02...
Hi everyone, I have VMware tools installed (and did a reinstall as well), and copy and paste is enabled under the Isolation settings. However, I can't copy and paste text between my mac and VM (and...
View ArticleIs there a way to save to shared folder from windows?
I have a shared folder but whenever I try to save to it Windows says I don't have the right permissions to save to that folder.I'm in my VMware settings / sharing screen and have turned on sharing and...
View Articlefiles change on disk in shared folder
Hi, I upgraded from Fusion 5... to 6... (because of problems with the screen turning black). I use files that are on the Mac harddisk outside the VM but mounted in the VM. I edit them with emacs under...
View ArticleMavericks + Fusion 6.0.1 + Windows 7 - Getting a grey or black screen on the...
I lock my Mac, go to a meeting or away for a while, come back, unlock my Mac and my VM screen is either grey or black.Sometimes I can force it to display correctly with ctrl - cmd - f leaving full...
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