Cannot get shared folder to sync btw windows 7 (host) and centOS (guest)
I have created the folder and added it to the shared folders as explained but the folder is not syncing at all.I followed the solution presented in windows - Why don't shared files show up...
View ArticleFusion 7 Mac Deployments
Hi Thought I'd be helpful and pop my experiences of deploying VMware Fusion 7 here with some rather disgruntled comments. After finding zero support for deploying Fusion 7 - Pro for enterprise I have...
View ArticleAdd a Bluetooth Device
How do I add and pair Sony's headphones MDR-ZX750BN with my x64 Windows 7 VM?
View Article7 & 7 Pro
I just upgraded from 6 to 7. And I saw Pro. What is the difference between 7 and 7 Pro. If I am using it at home, I'm assuming that 7 is good enough. What am I missing if I don't go Pro?
View ArticleHow to create a bootable image of Windows 7 for use on a boot camp partition?
I'm currently running VMWare Fusion 7.0.0 on a OS-X Yosemite 10.10.1 Macbook Pro. I have a piece of software on my Windows 7 virtual machine that can't be replaced. To sell the Macbook Pro, I need to...
View ArticleThird-party clipboard managers and Fusion crashes
Running OSX Lion (fully updated) on a Mac Mini with VMWare Fusion 4.1.1. I have three VMs: Windows XP SP3, Windows 7 SP1, and Kubuntu. If I have PTHPasteboard running on the Mac side, I notice that...
View ArticleFailed to connect virtual device Ethernet0. - New MacBook Pro Problems
Hello all, I moved two VMs over to a new MacBook Pro that was brought online using Time Machine from my old MacBook Pro. Both of the VMs run, but one of them has lost internet connectivity. The...
View ArticleBuy VMware Fusion 7, but Download and Run Fusion v5 too?
I looked at VMware's website, but can't find the answer to this question: Can a customer buy VMware Fusion version 7 (the current version) but also download and run an older version of VMware Fusion...
View ArticleFusion, Firefox, and Flash, oh my!
This is really a reasking of an older question. Can anyone from VMWare respond to this problem where Flash does not run in Firefox in a Mac VM under Fusion?This is a pretty serious problem and it's...
View Articlecreating a stable Windows XP guest machine in Mac OS 10.9.4?
I have been using Fusion 5.0 for a few years to create a Windows XP SP3 virtual machine on my MacBook Pro and things have generally gone pretty well. Since I only use the virtual machine to run a...
View ArticleWindows 7 Enterprise x64 VM stuck at Press CTRL + ALT DELETE to log on
After much effort, I am able to to use the VMware Fusion PC Migration Agent to clone a Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit system. On the first boot up, the VM is stuck at the "Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE to log...
View ArticleFusion 7 and Yosemite
I am running Fusion7 and when I updated to Yosemite nothing works. Windows loads up but none of the software works. I get the following error message "windows cannot access\\vmware-host\Shared...
View ArticleWhat happened to the "light" version of VMware Fusion since 7 was released?
Previous releases of VMware Fusion always had a "light" version which did not include the McAfee or the VMware tools.For some reason now with version 7 that option appears to be gone. Any idea when/if...
View ArticlePage Fault crash with CentOS 7 VM
When running CentOS 7 as a VM on my early-2011 Macbook Pro running Yosemite, after several hours of use (may be spread over a day or so), The OS X host crashes and reboots. Typically, the OS X log...
View ArticleVM Fusion Pro 7 and USB3
I've searched hi and wide, but can't get this question answered. Fusion Pro 7 is said to add support for USB 3. I tried this with a USB 3 thumb drive under Mac OS 10.10, Yosemite, and it seems to work....
View ArticleCannot register for esxi 5.1 free licence
I cannot seem to register for a free esxi licence via the licence web page. I toto this link http://vmware.com/go/get-free-esxi click register sign in and theN I geta cannot complete your request...
View Articlemultple monitor support Fusion 6.x
Hi all.. I'm, trying this out on Windows 7 under VMWare fusion on Mac. Windows 7 detects the second monitor connected via HDMI on Macbook Pro Retina (Late 2013), but it can't use SVGA video driver,...
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F7.0.1 GPartEd OS is not Mac OS X Server
Created Yosemite.1 virtual machine without errors/problems.Tried to started up GPartEd live cd iso in the vm and received messageThe guest operating system is not Mac OS X Server Any workaround?
View ArticleVMWare Tools & Fusion
I installed Fusion off a trial download. I'd like to download VMWare Tools so I can share between Mac and Ubuntu. But every tutorial starts with a physical CD drive. Why can't I find a download? I...
View ArticleHigh CPU usage after a few minutes of in-activity
Hi A new owner of VMWare Fusion 7 here, I'm running Fusion version 7.0.1 on Yosemite 10.10.1 with Guest OS Windows 10 (Build 9879) on a Mid 2009 13" MacBook Pro. The performance compared to Virtual Box...
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