Backing Up Quicken in Windows 8.1
Created a new VMWare Fusion, installed Windows 8.1. With Windows XP, I was able to use Quicken's backup feature and back up to an external hard drive with no problem. Now with Windows 8.1, I use...
View Articleyubikey not working when a VM is running
My Yubikey works fine when I have only MacOSX running, but if I start up a VM (in my case, Ubuntu desktop) it will rapidly flash green, continuously. According to the manual this means:3.5.3 Device...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 guest keeps resetting the default browser associated in Fusion 6
Everytime I launch Firefox, Windows keeps asking me if I wish to set it as my new default browser. Googling it shows that this is a problem reported by other users here and here but there is no...
View ArticleFusion 5.0.3 / Win 7 partition 90% full
Mac OS 10.8.5 / Fusion 5.0.3 / Win 7 Home Premium SP1.This has been an ongoing problem for me and I am not technical enough to solve it.I have a partition of 120gb on my virtual Win 7 drive and it...
View ArticleHow to PERMANENTLY stop Fusion from opening apps in the VM instead of on my Mac?
Fusion is starting to drive me nuts. In Settings / Applications / Default Applications I have both Open Mac files ... and Open your Windows files ... UNCHECKED. In the Configure button I've even gone...
View ArticleAfter Installing VM ware, Windows and VM Ware Tools, How do I get to run...
Hello, I have Installed VM ware, Windows and VM Ware Tools. How do I get to run setup64.exe? There is supposed to be a notification pop up offering to click "DVD Drive (D:) VM Tools". (See attachment.)...
View ArticleMultiple network adaptors
Hi guys, I'm running VMWare Fusion v10 on OSX mavericks, and want to know if it's possible to define a VM with two network connections? I would like to point one connection to the wifi adaptor, where I...
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Virtual Machine Install a Success!!! [10.6 Snow Leopard Server]
Wow,I was able to create a 10.6 Snow Leopard Server virtual machine using a disk image on my new 27" iMac 256gb SSD drive. I was pleasantly surprised how smooth and easy the install went, less than...
View ArticleWill Fusion work for this? Using new Retina MacBook Pro, OSX 10.9.2, running...
With my old MacBook Pro (2007 model), I ran Windows XP natively on a Boot Camp partition, and used a free Windows OBDII program with a bluetooth OBD module to reset my check engine light and read the...
View ArticleAfter update 5.04 windows won't start
Not sure what happened, but after installing the update to 5.04 (from 5.03) windows 7 cannot longer be started. (No peer found).Any clues what to do? Thanks for any helpCheersJohn
View ArticleHelp upgraded to maverick and can't run vmfusion
I was not paying attention when I upgraded and did not realize my version on fusion was not compatible with maverick until it was too late. What can I do? I think the window partition is still on the...
View ArticleDistorted display running XP under Fusion 6.02 after upgrading to Mavericks
I'm having display problems with XP under Fusion 6.02 since I upgrade OS X from 10.8.5 to 10.9.2 a few days ago. I have two displays connected to my Mac Pro, an Apple Cinema display on the left, and a...
View ArticleI am extremely confused - is Windows 8.1 Pro the only Windows 8.1 that you...
After lots of searching, I have not found the answer. I have a 2011 MBP running Mavericks, and I just downloaded Fusion. If I buy a Windows 8.1 Full Version download, will that work? Or do I need pro?
View ArticleHow do I disable Unity?
I have Fusion 6.02 on my Mac, and use several different VM's. I really have no need for Unity, and a few times now I've accidentally activated it. How do I disable Unity? I'd prefer to disable it...
View Articlehow do you get a HID device like a bar code scanner to work?
I saw a proceddure from 2011 stated here: HowTo: Setting up VMware Fusion to work with HID devices But when I add in the setting the VM tells me when it boots up that TRUE is not an option and sets it...
View ArticleBattery drains to 0% overnight in sleep while running fusion since 10.9.2
I'm not willing to say definitively that this is a Fusion issue, but so far it seems like my mid 2013 MBA i7 drains the battery to 0% while in sleep overnight only while a VM is running. On the Apple...
View Articleoperating system not found?
Downloaded fusion 6.02 online and trying to install on Mac OS 10.9.2. When it asks me to select a CD or image to install nothing shows up. I try and select the installer manually and then install....
View ArticleIs Fusion 6 missing support for the following haswell ISA features: avx2,...
I just upgraded to Fusion 6 for Haswell support. But looks like Fusion 6 is missing support for the following Haswell ISA/Features: avx2, vmi, lzcnt.I slightly modified the program shown in this page:...
View ArticleTime sync issue - Win7 VM, Fusion 6.0.2, OS X 10.9.2
I travel for work and like my laptop to change time according to time zone I'm in. I run Outlook out of a Win7 VM and would like the VM to match the Mac host time change so my calendar items are in the...
View ArticleUnable to connect to proxy server error after upgrading to OS X Mavericks...
After installing Mavericks OS on my MAC I have been unable to navigate to any URL in any browser. The error is unable to connect to the proxy server. I thought that it might be due to running an older...
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