Workstation or Fusion Pro?
I well now VMware Workstation for Windows.VMware Fusion is the only one VMware virtualization option for Mac, but I have read that it also works on Windows. Then, What is the difference between using...
View ArticleGraphic corruption when running RealFlight 7
This is a new issue for me. Up to now, I have not had any issues running Real Flight 7. Now when the program launches I get severely distorted images including shaking and jittering. This with Windows...
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Can't run .exe file and program
This is my first ever forum, so please be kind I have VMware fusion 5.0.1 and I had an old virtual machine with windows xp on it which was very out of date. I deleted that virtual machine and added a...
View ArticleVMWare 6 won't upgrade my vm's
I just installed VMW 6 in a new Yosemite partition. At first I tried to import the vm's I had using VMW5 in SL by pointing VMW to the old files. But all were grayed out. So I copied a vmwarevm file...
View ArticleThe file specified is not a virtual disk
Hi, I'd appreciate urgent help. Here's a description of the problem. I'm also attaching info collected through "collect support info", also. (Fusion 6.0.4. 1887983 running on IMac w/ OSX 10.9.4. BTW,...
View ArticleKeeping XP Alive
Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP a while ago, and with the exception of virus signature updates for Security Essentials and the Malicious Software Removal Tool, XP is unprotected as well as...
View ArticleInstalling Yosemite Beta in VMWare Fusion
Hi, I was trying to install the new Yosemite Beta in VMWare Fusion 6.0 but I came across a problem with the keyboard. Although the mouse works just fine the keyboard refuses to respond, which stops me...
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I extended VM virtual machine disk but its only half showing...
Hi I extended my VM fusion for mac virtual machine disk but its only half showing... I have the latest version of VMware fusion and i am running a windows 7 virtual machine. My Win 7 virtual machine c...
View ArticleMoving a windows vm from fusion on an old Macbook pro to a new Macbook Pro. A...
I'm trying to move my windows 7 VM from an older (2009) Macbook Pro to a new macbook pro. When setting up the new laptop for the first time I migrated everything over from a time machine backup using...
View ArticleMouse pointer off kilter in Windows 7
In Windows 7 (VMware Fusion 6.0.4, OS X 10.9.4), suddenly my mouse (actually trackpad) pointer is off kilter. For example, if I want to close a window by clicking the X in the upper right-hand corner,...
View ArticleFusion 6.0.2 Unity windows dock overlap
After the upgrade form Fusion 5 to 6, when using Unity the Windows windows when maximised cover the entire screen with the OSX dock overlapping them. This didn't happen with Fusion 5, the windows would...
View Articlerun Mavericks desktop under Snow Leopard?
Hi,I have Fusion 3.1.3 running on my MacBook Pro under OS X 10.6.8. I am reluctant to take Apple's free upgrade to Mavericks because I am perfectly happy with my OS and I don't want to suddenly have a...
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 ArticleMacBook Pro with Retina - Issues with Windows 7, External Monitors, and...
Hello all, I'm running VMware Fusion Professional 6.0.2 on a new MacBook Pro with Retina. I run a Windows 7 VM, using a custom text size of 150%, in Fusion's Single Window mode at a resolution of...
View ArticleWhat is the recommended way to create a VM from a bootable USB drive ?
If I have a USB 3.0 drive with a bootable OS on it, what is the recommended way (for Fusion 6+) to boot the OS on the USB drive into a VM? (The recommendations in the only other documentation seems out...
View ArticleMalware
I am running Windows 7 on Fusion (6.0.4) for Mac (10.9.4) and in a moment of stupidity DLed a video that likely had malware. When the DL completed the file self executed and disappeared from view. So 2...
View ArticleInstallation of Mac OS X 10.6 Server guest hangs
I've been trying to install Mac OS X 10.6 Server, from a DVD image of 10.6.0 Server, as a guest using VMWare Fusion 6 on 10.9 and after a few minutes into the installation process the guest just seems...
View ArticleIssue with starting IBM DB2 on Windows Server 2008 R2
Hello!I have an issue with IBMs database DB2 on Windows Server 2008 R2. It won’t start. When I try to start the DB2-service I get this warning-message:“Windows could not start the DB2 – DB2COPY1 –...
View ArticleShared 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 ArticleIs 6.0.3 or 6.1 coming soon? Two annoying bugs
I'm beginning to wonder if VMware Fusion has been pushed to the back burner. Since upgrading from Fusion Professional 5 to Fusion Professional 6 when I upgraded to Mavericks several months ago, I've...
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