remapping "ungrab mouse and keyboard" from Command - Control to something else?
Hi,I have windows applications installed which use Ctrl-Cmd for its shortcuts (that is, Ctrl - Windows). Each time I use those shortcuts within the virtual machine, Fusion quits its Full Scree mode. I...
View ArticleAdd Com Port to Windows 98 Guest
I am trying to get an old plotter working (HI DMP-60). I have a cable that goes from the plotter to a serial to USB adaptor. I have the serial to usb adaptor installed in my Win 98 guest but I am...
View ArticleImporting a Parallels 10 vm into Fusion 7
Hello, We are looking into moving our VMs from Parallels to Fusion. As part of this evaluation, we have been trying to import our existing Parallels 10 VMs into Fusion 7 through the File -> Import...
View ArticleFusion 6.0.2 and OSx Mavericks 10.9.1 - Sleep Wake failure unless I shutdown...
I recently bought a new macbook pro, tht is up to date with Mavericks 10.9.1I bout Fusion 6 and migrated my VM from my old macbook that was running Fusion 4.All seemed to go well. The VM performs...
View Article'cannot find a valid peer process to connect to'
I suddenly find I am unable to open the virtual PC on my iMac. I just get the error message 'cannot find a valid peer process to connect to'. It has worked fine up to now and nothing has apparently...
View ArticleFusion 7.1.0, trying to make new VM: Version mismatch with vmmon module:...
Was running Fusion 6 on 10.8.5 using a variety of VMs, mainly Linux. Everything was working well, until I (foolishly) decided to upgrade to 7. I downloaded the installer, plugged in my new serial...
View ArticleAdding VM'ed Mac OS X Mavericks apps in Application Menu
Hello. I have installed Mac OS X 10.9.2 (Mavericks) as VM on my current Mac OS X 10.10.1 (Yosemite) and I'd like to access Safari browser from this VM from the Application Menu. I didn't find any...
View ArticleVMDK Corrupt After Host Hang
Hi, running Fusion 3.1 on 10.6.4 and I have a Windows 7 vm that will not start. Fails with the message: Can not open disk or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.Reason: the specified virtual disk...
View ArticleFusion 7.1 Pro - can't copy .vmwarevm file from old disk to a new one -...
Hey folks,I'm running Windows 8.1 Pro under MAC OSX Yosemite with Fusion 7.1 Pro for a while with no problem. Last week something got bad with Yosemite after an Apple update and I had to reinstall Mac...
View Articlemigration between two virtual disks
I have to upgrade my windows virtual machine in VM Fusion from 32 to 64 bit. I have installed a second virtual machine with Windows 7 64 bit on the same Mac. How does one migrate between the 32 bit...
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Install and use Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) guest in VMware Fusion Pro v7.1?
Hello. Does VMware Fusion Pro v7.1 support very old Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) guests? If so, then I am having problems getting a new VM image to boot from its installer files. VMware Fusion says unable to...
View ArticleCreate VM from OS X Boot Drive
Years ago, when I decommissioned my last Windows machine, I was able to create a VM that was an image of its drive just before I powered it down for the last time. Now, the time has come to try to do...
View ArticleXP Applications Hang After Update
I am running an XP virtual machine on a Macbook with Yosemite. Recently, several updates were auto-installed in XP when I turned on the Macbook. Now the XP virtual machine will boot and display the...
View ArticleCommand Key(Mac) Not acting as Control Key(Win)
Been testing Fusion 7 as a trial, i am having issues with the Command Key not working to select multiples items in the Windows OS. The Right Command Key is set to activate the start menu.In setup i...
View ArticleNetwork no longer available in Ubuntu 12.04 guest
I suspended by Ubuntu 12.04 VM and then (after the suspend seemed to complete) shut down my Mac. I then restarted my Mac, started VMWare, and there was no option to restart the suspended VM. Instead, I...
View ArticleUpgrade from 6.0.4 to 7 make windows 8.1 unusable
Hi all, I am running windows 8.1 on my Mac for a couple of applications. When I first got fusion 6 I thought it ran wonderfully and was pleasantly surprised. After upgrading to 7 though my windows VM...
View ArticleVMware Fusion Migration Windows 7 Control - Alt - Delete Doesn't work
After doing a VMware Fusion Migration of Windows 7 Enterprise the control - alt - delete command won't work. I have tried everything I can think of (below commands) but for some reason nothing is...
View ArticleExternal monitor flickers in Windows 7 only when using MS Publisher (Mac OS...
I have an Acer 19" external monitor (X193W) connected to my Macbook Pro (Yosemite), running Windows 7 on VMWare Fusion 7.On my VM of Windows 7, I am running Microsoft Office 2010. Oftentimes when I am...
View ArticleUSB Superdrive compatibility?
I'm trying to connect an Apple USB Superdrive DVD/CD player to a MacBook running VMware Fusion. When I connect the Superdrive to the system, the Apple OS asks if I want to connect the drive to the...
View ArticleWhy does the Windows 8.1 display resolution keep changing back to 1200 x 800...
This happens whenever I restart windows guest OS or move back to full screen mode from OS X. It is really irritating and I'm thinking of junking VMWare altogether.I've set the...
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