Recover vmdk files from corrupted HDD
We installed Windows 7 Professional on VMware ESXI 5.1.0 (Build number: 1065491). Now we are unable to access windows 7 and after various diagnostics we found that the HDD is corrupted on which the...
View ArticleFusion 6.02: linux guest --- how to see possible shares?
[ok, I admit that I am trying out the kubuntu beta for 14.04, trusty tahr. it has trouble with screen resolution under vmware, but I have fixed most of these.] I installed the latest vmware tools on...
View ArticleFusion 6.0.4: Start Boot Camp in Unity mode
Running VMware Fusion 6.0.4 on OS X 10.9.4 (Mavericks) and using it to access a Windows 7 Professional Boot Camp partition. Works great and able to enter Unity mode no problem. Provided I manually...
View Articleclipboard syncing erratically doesn't work
for as long as i can remember, clipboard syncing of the OSX clipboard to my XP vm's clipboard has been erratic. i made a Screen Recording demonstrating the clipboards being out of sync and attached...
View ArticleVM Fusion, MacBook Pro early 2011 model setup assistance for this AT...
Hello, I am a Rehabilitation Technologist with my states vocational rehabilitation agency. I am working with a consumer who has a MacBook Pro core i5 w/4gb RAM early 2011 model. He has bootcamp setup...
View ArticlerMBP 13
Hi All, I'm looking to purchase a 13" rMBP with 16GB memory. How many VMs am I going to get away with running and still be useable? VMs would potentially be something like ESXi, vCSA, Windows or an...
View ArticleInternal error when firing up my VM on upgraded 6.0.4
Hi! Just bought the new fusion 6.0.4 and was going to start my Vm:s but none of them work anymore. I just get "Internal error" and then it shuts down. Found the "Collect support information" command...
View ArticleExtremely slow Mac OS X Mavericks after Fusion 6.0.2 install, mds taking all...
So after upgrading to VMware Fusion 6 I have been noticing serious slowness of the Mac after opening a Windows VM and leaving it running for a few hours to a day or so. The Mac process "mds" was taking...
View ArticleCannot find a valid peer process to connect to
I'm running VMware 5.0.5 on a Mountain Lion iMac. I have just finished setting up a new Windows 8.1 VM here. When I should clean up the virtual disk it just froze though and after that I can no longer...
View Articlewie repariere ich die virtuelle Festplatte (VMware Fusion 6.0.4)
Habe die Festplatte bereinigt und währenddessen "sofort beendet". Seit dem kommt beim Startversuch der Fehler gemäß Anhang. Der Reparaturversuch aus dem Terminal heraus war nicht erfolgreich...
View ArticleRun Mass Effect game in Fusion 5.0.5 but Config program fails?
On iMac with OS 10.8.5 and VMware Fusion 5.0.5. Original Mass Effect game should run on XP SP2, requires DirectX 9.0c. Installed it on my Windows XP Pro virtual machine; when launched the game runs a...
View Articleolder versions of os x as virtual machines?
How does one make a vm of older os versions? Some people at work run os x 10.7, so i got a licence for it from the apple store to run as a virtual machine on my mbp running 10.9. i already have one...
View ArticleVM with Ubuntu hangs after a while
I installed Ubuntu 14.04 in VM. When I use Ubuntu not for some time (about 10 minutes) VM hangs and does not respond anymore. I have to force shutdown. Second issue within a couple of hours. VMware...
View ArticleUpgraded to Fusion 6.0.4 from version 4 and clipboard doesn't work
I upgraded from version 4.4 to 6.0.4 running XP SP3 and the clipboard no longer worksbetween Mavericks and Windoze. I have tried the article:VMware KB: Unity, copy/paste, and drag-and-drop do not work...
View ArticleDisable Pré allocated Memory
It seems than Fusion pre-allocate all the memory allocated to a VM, is there any possibility to change this like in ESXi ?BR,
View ArticleHow long does it take to Clean Up Virtual Machine and Reclaim Disk Space?...
I just upgraded from Fusion 4 to 6. Before converting my 131 GB VM to version 6 I did a Clean Up because it said I had 9 GB of reclaimable space. I don't know how long it takes to run. It has been...
View Articleslow performance
I have been experiencing very slow performance from while operating my virtual machine. Opening programs takes a very long time after double clicking the ask top icon, when i flip back over to the OS...
View ArticleChange host adapter IP
I added two networks to Fusion 6, vmnet2 uses dhcp 192.168.2.0 and vmnet3 uses dhcp 192.168.3.0 subnets.Both networks have a host adapter with the IP starting with .1.How can i change the host adapter...
View ArticleVMware Tools Compile Problem
I am running Ubuntu 13.10 (beta) with Linux Kernel 3.11.0-7 as a Guest OS under VMware Fusion 6.0.0 (1296151) on my Macbook (Mac OS X 10.8.4).I attempted to install VMware Tools 9.6.0 Build-1294478 and...
View ArticleFusion + Unity on Multiple Monitors
Hello...I'm new to the Fusion world and I've been struggling with multiple monitors. I'm on Mountain Lion, with a Windows 7 guest. I've got 2 monitors (Mac laptop screen + external monitor, connected...
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