VMware executable file - infection or false positive?
I ran a scan with a Mac anti-virus program called ClamXav, and it flagged a file on my Mac as "infected". The file, which is in the VMware Fusion Application Support folder, tools-upgraders subfolder,...
View ArticleRetina display support with Fusion 6, Windows 8.1 and Mavericks
I've been trawling through the community pages and the knowledge base articles, but none of them seem to answer quite the question I have. Basically, I recently installed Windows 8.1 Enterprise edition...
View ArticleFusion 7 Retina Screen Resolution Question
I may be missing something, but with the release of Fusion 7 and the improved graphics options/performance I am a little disappointed to find that while you can switch to 'retina' display on external...
View ArticleIntrusion Detection System IDS and VMware Fusion 7 Pro
Hi All, Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, I have looked for an hour or so but nearly all the relevant articles seem to relate to VSphere / Vcentre... I've built a Bro VM on Ubuntu and have...
View ArticleYossemite crashing with VMWare 7.0.1 and accelerate 3D Graphics enabled
Hi, I have a Windows 7 VMWare image (with the latest VMWare tools installed and upgraded to the latest VMWare version). I am also running the latest version of Yosemite. Recently, I wanted to enable...
View Articleoptions to increase MS Excel for Windows performance
I run extensive MS Excel 2010 for Windows spreadsheets on my iMac (27-inch, Late 2012) 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 3TB Fusion Drive on a virtual machine VMWare Fusion 7 Guest OS Windows 7...
View ArticleVMware 7 breaks key mappings on mid-2013 Macbook Air
I've been using Fusion 6 on my mid-2013 Macbook Air with a UK keyboard under Mavericks and then Yosemite to run Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 7 virtual machines without any problems with key mappings (I...
View ArticleYosemite, Fusion 7.1 (with XP pro) and parantal control does not work without...
I installed a complete new Yosemite on my mid-2011 iMac27". I added a user (standard), installed the new Fusion 7 and copied my "old" VM with Win XP pro. I started the VM, was asked if moved or copied...
View ArticleHow do I get a trial of Fusion Pro?
Good afternoon. About 12 days ago I started a trial of what I thought was VMWare Fusion as a part of my Mac deployment system. However, I've found it lacking and so I decided I would check out the Pro...
View ArticleVmware Fusion 7.0 issue backslash
Hi We found some issue's with VM Ware fusion 7 and windows 7 en 8 en 8.1We have several keys on the mac that aren't responding the right way, for example : we cannot perform a backslash and the # and...
View ArticleFusion 7.0.1 does *not* fix the switched keys problem version 7 introduced
As the subject says: I updated yesterday to the latest version. Updated the VMWare Tools on my guests, restarted, but the keys are still switched. Is there something special that needs to be done for...
View ArticleFusion 5 - Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory.
Receiving the following errors when I try to start up my virtual machine(s) in Vmware Fusion 5 - Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory.Failed to initialize monitor deviceCannot find a...
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...
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Fusion 6.0.5 - can not boot EFI USB stick
It is supposed to be easy to boot EFI USB stick.So I made sure I have few of them created (USB3 & USB2, big 32Gb, small 256Mb, different EFI bootable OS) While they work in physical machines with...
View Articleimport bootcamp partiton from another Mac?
I just bought a new iMac which does not support Windows XP installation on its bootcamp partition. I would like to import the Windows XP boot camp partition (as a virtual machine) from my old iMac...
View ArticleHow to Stop VM from suspending when computer is idle?
I am running OSx 10.8. I am running a VM in VMware Fusion. When I leave my computer for a while, my Mac goes to the login screen and I have to log in to the mac again, which is fine. But I am also...
View ArticleYosemite/VMFusion issue
My screen keeps on flickering very quickly and when I click on a drop down (for example when I'm trying to choose a printer on Microsoft word), the drop down flickers and then disappears. It won't let...
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Installed Windows 7 Pro on Fusion 7 Trial and can't log in!!!
Ok, just downloaded the Trial Version of Fusion 7. It installed fine and then I installed Windows 7 Professional edition. All seemed okay until Windows launched for the first time and asked me to log...
View ArticleCan't ping vM from Host
I created 2 VMs. I could ping them both initially. Initially they were set up for DHCP.I changed one to static IP. Now I can ping the VM with DHCP assigned IP, but not the VM with a static IP. 1....
View ArticleMigrating from one virtual machine to another on my macbook pro
I have installed Windows 8 on a new virtual machine and need to move data and programs from the previous virtual machine running XP. ( an upgrade from XP to 8 wasn't available. )Both are on the same...
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