Fusion 5.0.4VM size on disk >> get info reported size
Disk size -= 151GB, Info size = 54GB, no reclaimable space is reported. Many of the files in package contents not updated for 5 years. How to I get rid of these inactive disk images?File name = Windows...
View ArticleCan I enable "Optimize mouse for games = Always" on a single virutal machine?
Setting that flag to "Always" is a desperate solution when you really need it on a specific virtual machine, because the downsides of manually having to ungrab the mouse to return to the host computer...
View ArticleAdd "View Full Screen" Button to Fusion 7.1.0 Toolbar?
VMware Fusion 7.1.0 View->Customize Toolbar allows one to add/remove "Enter Unity" button on Fusion toolbar. Why does it not also offer a "View Full Screen" button to the Fusion toolbar? I could...
View Articlelow memory when performing WIndows update
When installing Windows updates initially with 7.1.0, you get a "low memory" warning, when u have adequate guest memory. Haven't run into this before on version 6.x, and configuration has been the same...
View ArticleUnable to get past the upload of Microsoft Fixes
I have not used Fusion in a long time, so when I started it up, it started Win 7 and began to churn through 93 updates. About half way through I sort of accidentally closed the lid on my air book. Now...
View ArticleUnity mode entry fails with device plug/unplug sounds in Win7 VM
Running on an MacBooAir6,2 13" with 8GB RAM and OSX 10.9.4. Connected to an external display with 1920x1200 resolution. VM RAM is 2 GB with 2 CPU cores assigned. VM is Win7 Ultimate with all the...
View ArticlePrevent Automatic Startup in Fusion - One Time Only
I have a virtual machine configured so that it automatically starts up when VMware Fusion launches. That is exactly what I want most of the time. There are rare times when I want to launch the VMware...
View ArticleUbuntu guest screen resolution broken after upgrade to Fusion 7
I've just upgraded to Fusion 7 on my Retina Macbook Pro. Guest is Ubuntu 14.10 (3.16 kernel). After the upgrade, Unity only appears in low resolution. I've re-installed VMWare tools, but that didn't...
View ArticleLost DNS packets with VMware name server on NAT
I have VMware Fusion 7.0.0 (2103067) with a centos 6.x guest. Everything works great unless I push the network a little too hard (not very hard as it turns out), and then DNS lookups become...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S connection problems
Greetings, I am trying to connect my Samsung Galaxy S in my Windows virtual machine but however VMachine doesn't even detect the USB and therefore Samsung Kies can not detect mobile. Is anyone able to...
View Articlesome Linux distros not recognizing click
I booted up Ubuntu and System rescue CD into their graphical modes and Fusion doesn't seem to be passing a mouse click to them properly. Fedora worked just fine, if that helps make it any more...
View ArticleYosemite Fusion 7 bug
I use the Mac -> System Preferences -> Display -> Resolution to "scaled" and one right of "Best (Retina)" (toward "More Space"). That is, fonts are one step smaller than default.I use Windows...
View ArticleFusion 7.1.0 Pro and ESXi 5.5 / Guest Resolution and Fullscreen
Hi all, I am wondering whether there is any way to fit the screen of an ESXi 5.5 guest machine running Windows/Linux displayed in VMWare Fusion to the Window on the Fusion Machine? The guest always has...
View ArticleFusion 7 Pro trial has no option to File --> Connect to Server
I own Fusion 7 and just setup an ESXi server so I wanted to trial 7 Pro to try connecting to manage VMs, but when I download the 7 Pro trial installer it honestly looks exactly like 7. What am I...
View ArticleFusion 7.0 and Win 8.1 Bootcamp with a MBPr 2014: Swapped 2 keyboard's key
HI, after the upgrade from Fusion 6 to 7 Pro i have found that 2 keyboard keys are swapped in my Win 8.1 bootcamp VM.I have an italian Keyboard with a MBPr 2014.When i press the upper left key with...
View Article"Smooth scrolling" Visual Studio extension not working due to insufficient...
I have just converted from Paralells 10 to Fusion 7 because Fusion runs just more stable then the latest Parallels version.However I noticed that Fusion 7 only supports DirectX 9 vs. DirectX 10 in...
View ArticleUSB Scanner problems after upgrading to VMware Fusion 7
My USB Scanner Canon DR-C130 has worked fine under Windows 7 Professional with VMware Fusion 6, but in VMware Fusion 7 ist will stop until the document was scanned. I had to switch off the scanner to...
View ArticleHaving problems downloading Windows program on my MBP
Hi All, I have VMware fusion 7 pro installed on my MBP. Love it. I have it sandboxed (i.e., isolation) and it's awesome. But I have a question about downloading Windows programs. I've downloaded a...
View ArticleHint: Creating a Disc Image File from Install Media (Original Title:...
I thought I had found the reason why some users were experiencing problems installing Snow Leopard Server guests in VMware Fusion on late model Macs. I was wrong. What I learned today was that I had...
View ArticleHow to chanage the language of VMWARE?
Installed with Japanese menu / character. I don't know why, but I wanna change it to english. Help me~!
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