Understanding Hyper-threading with Windows 7 Ultimate 6-bit
I have a Mac Pro with the following specs:3.0 GHz Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 processor32-GB of RAMMac OS 10.10.2 VMWare Fusion v7.1.1Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) guest OSProcessors selected: 4 cores (out of a...
View ArticleLocked myself out of WinXP
Hi I mistakenly locked myself out of VMWare Fusion WinXP image. I went to My computers and moved my machine to a workgroup called "WORKGROUP". It asked for a username/passwd. I entered my AD...
View ArticleCan't remove Mac VM from "Find my iPhone" iCloud service
Hello everybody, I realized that once I create a Mac VM in Fusion, I log into iCloud, and I activate Find my iPhone, the machine gets added to the list of devices in the iCloud service but it shows up...
View ArticleHow can I run 2 Mac Systems on an iMac using VMWare Fusion
Hello, - I'm using an iMac, system 10.10.2 - I bought VMWare Fusion 7.1.1 I would like to use VMWare on my iMac (Yosemite) and run another Mac OS (10.7.5) in parallel by using VMWare. I have no idea...
View ArticleConnecting USB Smartcard reader on startup
I have a USB smart card reader that I use on a regular basis. I would like it have it connect on it's own during startup of my virtual machine. Can anyone tell me how to do this. I have done a fair...
View Article7.1 to 7.1.1 fails
Trying to upgrade from 7.1 to Fusion 7.1.1 gets "Software update internal client error (CDS_HTTP_INTERNAL_ERROR)." What do I do now?
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10.8.5 Fusion Pro 7.1.1, when exporting a system and importing it again,...
Hi Installed on a Macmini 10.8.5 is host OS X, i then installed 10.8 and 10.9 in Vmware Fusion Pro.When i export to OVF/OVA and test, then delete the machine and re import it, they always hang on...
View Articleos 10.10.2 problems installing a DMG into VMWare Fusion
Hello, - I'm using an iMac, system 10.10.2 - I bought VMWare Fusion 7.1.1 My aim is to be able to jump from my iMac (running OS 10.10.2 with VMWare Fusion installed) to a virtual machine Mac OS 10.7.5...
View Articlevmnet-natd uses 100% of one CPU core
The vmnet-natd process frequently starts using 100% CPU of one of the cores on my MBP. The only workaround is to suspend my VMs and restart VMware Fusion. I run two VMs: Windows 8.1 and OpenSUSE....
View ArticleVMX file corrupt
I had to revert to a previous day in time machine on my MAC and now I can't open vmware fusion 7.1. It says VMX file is corrupt. How do I fix this so I can use VMWARE? I need this in the simplest...
View ArticleMacBook Pro with Retina - Issues with Windows 7, External Monitors, and...
Hello all, I'm running VMware Fusion Professional 6.0.2 on a new MacBook Pro with Retina. I run a Windows 7 VM, using a custom text size of 150%, in Fusion's Single Window mode at a resolution of...
View ArticleGLX in a Debian guest with open-tools ?
Hi, I would like to set up the 3d acceleration on my Debian (stable) guest in VMWare Fusion 7, host MacBook Pro [NVidia Geforce 9400M 256]. I installed a long time ago the Open-Tools with wich I'm very...
View ArticleDisplay Issues with Yosemite
I just did a clean install of Yosemite, and installed the latest release of Fusion, however, I am unable to use multiple displays in fullscreen or unity mode. My VM is running Windows 7. When I...
View Articleclipboard syncing erratically doesn't work
for as long as i can remember, clipboard syncing of the OSX clipboard to my XP vm's clipboard has been erratic. i made a Screen Recording demonstrating the clipboards being out of sync and attached...
View ArticleDisplay VM on only 2 of 3 monitors?
I have a mac book pro that is attached to two external displays. When I run vmware fusion, I can get the vm to display on all three monitors or on just one. I'd like to display it on just two (the...
View ArticleBoot Camp and Hibernation on Shutdown
Okay, so I understand why VMWare Fusion won't use the suspend feature when dealing with a Boot Camp virtual machine, but it seems to me like Windows' built-in hibernation should offer a similar...
View ArticleOffice 2013: Unable to keep activated when switching between BootCamp native...
Running Windows 8.1.1 x64 natively on MacBook Pro and also via BootCamp VM with Fusion Pro 6.0.3 I followed the steps of activating Windows and Office natively through BootCamp, then rebooted into OS X...
View ArticleCan't find license key to upgrade after Yosemite
So I know this is my fault but I didn't register my version of Fusion 5 before upgrading to Yosemite. Now to download the upgrade version i need a license key that I can't get because I can't launch...
View ArticleGraphic Artifacts in Yosemite 10.10.3 BETA Guest
This is just a note to let others know that I am seeing thin "white line" graphic artifacts on the screen after upgrading a Fusion guest from OS X 10.10.2 to the PUBLIC BETA of OS X 10.10.3. The...
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Something is trying to shut my MacBook down during periods of inactivity. Is...
Hi - Sorry for the vague thread title and the "sideways pix", but I'm having an issue with my VMWare Virtual Windows Machine on my MacBook Pro running Os X (10.10.2): I'm using my Virtual Machine to...
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