Battery 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 ArticleVMWare Fusion should purge File Cache Memory upon closing
If one has to open and close VMWare between Mac reboots, the Mac file cache memory grows to an unmanageable level, making the Mac slower than necessary. One either has to restart the Mac each time...
View ArticleHard to resize the window in Single Window mode
I'm running Fusion 6 on a new MacBook Pro. I have a window resizing problem only in my Linux clients (Ubuntu and Mint). My Windows 7 client is unaffected. When I attempt to resize the window in Single...
View ArticleStart VM wich has encryption password via terminal on Mac OS
Hi, I'm having problem to start on MAC OS 10.9.3 VM file which is Windows 7 OS machine and applied VM encryption password . VM encryption password is: john@workvm I'm using next command via terminal to...
View ArticleFusion 6.0.2 Maverick has Win 7 VM freezing
Hi, since I changed mac a week ago I'm experiencing issues with VMWare 6.0.2 and the same Win 7 ultimate virtual machine.It's the VM that freezes, not Fusion. I tried enabling the "prevent from nap"...
View ArticleUnable to open file"/...../Windows XP Professional.vmdk: The system cannot...
my system does have the file it says it is missing. Here is what the file says in notepad. Any help?
View ArticleHow to extend root file system
Newbie here. Using fusion 6.0.3 on an iMac running Mavericks.Created a trusty tar vm using defaults. Ended up with a 20GB root filesystem.Decided I needed more - was able to extend sda1 which root is...
View ArticleCan't launch my programs
I am new to VM Fusion 6. Worked well for about 4 days. Now I get black screen with windows 7X64 at the top of the screen. None of my installed programs will start. Where do I go from here?
View ArticleWindows 7 image install asks for drivers
I'm trying to install Win 7 via a disc image located on the hard drive on a MacBook Air (VMWare Fusion 4.1.4 on Lion), and the windows installation wizard comes up with the following: "No device...
View Articlehelp! - removing/delete unused partitioned space on mac
Hi all, I need help removing the unused partitioned space on my Mac, I hardly ever use VMware...I partitioned it for 60 GB originally (out of 250 GB). I was running VMware 5.0.4 on my Mac 10.8.5…. I...
View ArticlePros and Cons of running NAT vs Bridged on Win 8.1 guest? Fusion on Mavericks
Is there any noticeable performance degradation on one over the other?
View ArticleWindows 7.vmdk file not found, Unable to open file "...Virtual...
Unable to open file "..../Documents/Virtual Machines.localized/Windows 7.vmwarevm/Windows 7.vmdk": Please help. I copied this over from a backup and it will not open. I have attached the support...
View ArticleVMWare Fusion - installing Windows 8.1 when no image or DVD is available...
Just purchased VMWare Fusion 6 today, and also a license for Windows 8.1. With the purchase of the Windows 8.1 license, I was able to download an exe file (back-up media to be expected in 7 days)....
View ArticleWindows 7 VM in Fusion 6 has VMDK file that constantly expands with no...
Hi there, I have been trialling VMware Fusion to consider purchasing it versus parallels or some other alternative. For some reason, on the odd occasion the VMDK file just expands RIDICULOUSLY without...
View ArticleVMWare Fusion 6.0.3 on OSX Mavericks 9.0.3 - Unable to Retreive Kernel...
I know this is a popular topic for search and I believe I have gone through all the threads I could find. However, the best "fix" in these forums was based on a fix from 10.8. Here are the...
View ArticleHow do I Update from Version 2?
I still have Version 2 which obviously no longer works but haven't needed to use Windows for several years. I now have a program I need to use that is only available in Windows, however, and am...
View ArticleI have a mac pro OS Lion 10.7.5 running Fusion 4.1.3 (yeah, both older but...
I have a mac pro OS Lion 10.7.5 running Fusion 4.1.3 (yeah, both older but have worked great). I can not drag any of my mac files into desktop or folders on the virtual machine. I reinstalled tools but...
View ArticleI Cannot see my Mac's files...
Hi. I have been a Fusion user for several years and never had this problem: When I open windows 7 from within my mac using Fusion 6, I cannot see any of my mac's files or folders within windows. I...
View ArticleKeyspan USA-19HS "Cannot Open Com Port"
Group, I have an Apple MacBook Pro running OS 10.9.3 Mavericks and Windows 8.1 through VMWare Fusion 6. I am trying to get my Keyspan USA-19HS USB to Serial Adaptor to work but for some reason I cannot...
View ArticleUnity inconsistently working
Mac OS X 10.9.3VM: Windows 8.1VMWare Version: 6.0.3 I am having inconsistent behavior with unity apps. Snipping tool, internet explorer work as expected. Outlook, excel, will show up in full screen...
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