hgfs fails to build: fusion 7 host, linux ubuntu 14.04 kernel 3.16.3 guest.
Hello VMware fusion developers, I know that this issue has been raised here already, but I want to emphasize that it's a bug that needs fixing. Shared drives are key to useful VMs, and Fusion 6 had no...
View ArticleHost hard drive is full - Need to delete Snapshots
Hello, I'm trying to help someone out that has a Mac running Windows 7 64 Bit Pro using VMware Fusion 5.0.3. They have a 1TB hard drive but now only have 725 MB free! I checked the VMware settings and...
View ArticleUnity Mode for 27" iMac Late 2013 i7 OSX 10.9.5 Failed
Interesting problem I had. When Fusion 7 was released I got a pop up notifying me that version 7 was available when I attempted to start my virtual machine. Up to this point everything worked great....
View ArticleReinstalling when newest installed version was an upgrade
Hello, Hopefully this is a simple question. I originally bought VMware Fusion 6, and have since then bought the upgrade to 7. What happens if I wanted to ever reformat my computer and reinstall VWware...
View ArticleInternet connectivity from linux MV in Fusion/Fusion PRO 6/7
Hi dear friends. I have installed Fusion and Fusion Pro v6/7 and tested in both. I virtualize a kali linux machine and i assign network interface bridged i can navigate to internet. When i create a...
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Problems with vmrun no opening IE to correct URL -- Need Help!!!!
I have ran into a issue when I try to open up IE8 from on my Windows7 virtual machine from my Mac terminal. I am able to open up IE8 just fine; but the problem is when I try navigate to any particular...
View ArticleFusion free trial Version for OS 10.7.5 ?
Hi there, I´m running iMac 2,5 GHz Intel Core i5 with OS 10.7.5 and I want to install a free trial Version of VMware, but this is only available with Fusion 7 for 10.8.I had VM installed years ago, but...
View ArticlePerformance issues in Windows
Hi, I'm a long time VirtualBox user that is currently evaluating VMware Fusion due to a number of bugs in VirtualBox that annoy me very much. So far the UI and general experience of setting up a...
View ArticleDownloading Office 365 for Windows on to Mac
I haveVMWare Fusion 6 and Windows 7 installed on my Mac. I want to download Office 365 Personal for Windows so I can have the Access program. Coan anyone confirm if I simply have to have Windows...
View Articlewhy I cannot logg off from OS X with the vm's running in the background ??
I am using Fusion on my mac . At times I run the virtual machines in the background. When I want to logoff the only thing that stops me is the vmware-vmx processes which keep on runningIn other words...
View ArticleUsing OVF Tool on a Mac...?
I have downloaded and installed OVF Tool for Mac, and the documentation doesn't have any help for Mac users. I tried to run some simple commands but nothing I do seems to work. I just need to be able...
View ArticleHow to share a VM in external drive between machines?
I want to save a VM (Ubuntu 14.04.1) in a external drive and use it between iMac and MBP.Will there be any issue?Any recommendations, if any, on how to ensure it can be used on both machines?Using...
View ArticleVIM insert mode problem with Ubuntu 14.04.1
VIM insert mode doesn't work properly with Ubuntu 14.04.1 VM via SSH.For example left arrow key causes current line to be pushed down, and a character D inserted instead.Shortcut like ci" doesn't work...
View ArticleFusion 6 on Mac 10.9 4k monitor (3840x2160) and Windows Server 2012 R2
Hello gys, I have following set up:- Mac OS 10.9- Fusion 6- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (hosted OS)- 4K Monitor 3840x2160 screen resolution I'd like to use this monitor with hosted win server...
View ArticleVMWare Fusion 6.01 - Auto deskstop space switching bug?
Hello guys, I am currently running VMWare fusion with my boot camp partition (Windows 7 x64 Ultimate) as my virtual window on my late 2013 15" MBP (the one with the GPU). I set it in such a way the...
View ArticleVMware fusion and bloomberg keyboard
Hi Guys.I am a trader in poland and my company is having some issue setting up the new bloombegr keyboard. we use HP thin client t510, we use PCOIP, Vmware view 5.3.0 this is the new bloomberg keyboard...
View ArticleFusion Crashes Shortly After Launching Game
I have the Fusion 7 Trial and am trying the run The Sims 4 on it. Windows 7 has been successfully installed and everything appears operational. When I try to boot the game it will show the main title...
View Articlemount and use a shared folder - really do it! - between MacOS and XUbuntu 14.04
Hello,if I use the Dateimanager (file explorer?) from XUbuntu, I can sometimes see and access the Mac-Host System.The configured shared folder is not visible for me. I try to use:# mount -t vmhgfs...
View ArticleFusion 6.0.1 - Win 8.1 VM - UK Mac Keyboard Mapping
Hi Running Fusion 6.0.1 on a 2012 iMac. Have installed Windows 8.1 Pro into a VM, and installed VMware Tools I have a UK Mac keyboard and the mapping is wrong. Pressing @ gives me ", Pressing \ gives...
View ArticleFusion 7 - Windows App not getting focus in Unity Mode
Hello everyone, I recently installed a trial of Fusion 7 (after getting completely frustrated with Parallels on a different issue) on one of my user's MacBook Pro. For the most part, it works great,...
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