how do i add an older mac os?
i have been running windows xp on my macbook pro using vmware. i recently upgraded to vmware 5. i also recently upgraded to osx.8 mountain lion only to discover that i can no longer run microsoft...
View ArticleHow to "clean up virtual machine" through scripting
Every time I shutdown my WinXP VM, I see that there are gigs of wasted space. I usually need to click the refresh button in the VM Library view to see how much is wasted, then click Settings, then go...
View Articlevmnic to vmnic directly mapped connectivity - network control protocols
I have not found a way to do this in either ESXi or Fusion/Workstation... But I have run across a few instances in lab's that I am building for learning purposes, whereby I wanted to directly connect a...
View Articlevmware tools under bootcamp prevents me to disable windows seven hibernation
Hi, as said in the title, vmware tool installed in my windows seven bootcamp partition prevents me to disable the hibernation function.An hibernation file of 14 GB is recreated on every reboot unless...
View Article5.0.2 crashing
Upgraded to 5.0.2 Fusion, and it kept crashing to a DOS enviornment. This has seemed to have stopped, but am still noticing it to be very buggy. IE: Can't open MAIL via METRO UI.. just gives me blank...
View ArticleCan't enable Hyper-V in Windows 2012 under VMWare Fusion 5.0.2
I thought nested VM's were a feature of VMWare Fusion for MAC. If so why doesn't this work? I enabled the Intel VT setting, it just keeps complaining that a hypervisor is already running. I'm...
View ArticleInstalling Boot Camp Drivers
So I recently bought Fusion 5x and I'm trying to get my Apple Superdrive to configure with the windows, but I'm having some issues. I have looked up many things and have gone to downloading the Apple...
View ArticleWhy no fix for the huge number of bugs introduced in 5.02
Why you won't fix the huge number of bugs you guys introduced in VMWare Fusion 5.0.2. It's been 5 months and I am still unable to use your buggy product. Why do you refuse to fix your huge number of...
View ArticleRunning virtual machines from USB keys
Recently, I have seen these quite interesting USB flash drives from Kingston: http://www.kingston.com/us/usb/personal_business#dthx30 http://www.kingston.com/us/usb/personal_business#DTHXP30...
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Windows 7 "not found"
Hi all, I'm new to the Mac community, and installed Windows 7 under VMware a couple months ago when I got my macbook.It was working fine up till a couple days ago, but today when I tried to open...
View ArticleFusion4 / Win7 & Windows Libraries/Music
I am currently running Windows 7 under Fusion4, on MAC OSX 10.7.2 I have been running this setup for a long time, and I am not sure when or how it happened, but Windows no longer sees my Music folders...
View ArticleWindows 7 x64 Question
I think my installation is correct, but ... here is my confusion ... I have seen screenshots of the virtual machine library where it lists "Windows 7 x64"I read a post (VMFusion 3.x that talked about...
View ArticleFusion shared vm frustration
Hello all, I don't know why... but all of a sudden my shared VM on my workstation is causing the Fusion UI to beachball. The VM itself is running fine. I see the guest vmx process... I can remote...
View ArticleQuestion regarding "Network Internet access"
I am running Fusion 5 having a virtual Window 7 running on my recently acquired Mac Air.On the Mac setup, it clearly shows that I am connecting to my home's router (with the right SSID).However, when I...
View Articlehow to... windows 8 install
Hi I just bought fusion5.0, and am seeking to use windows 8 on my mac. Problem: (1) cannot purchase ISO disc image file from Microsoft (2) Microsoft only offer an upgrade for Windows 8, which...
View ArticleWindows 7 32 bit or 64 bit on VmWare 5.02?
I recently upgraded to VM 5.02 professional. I have been running a virtual machine using Win XP Home Ed with SP3 (32 bit) for several years and the vm lately has been causing my iMac to run very...
View Articlevmware-vmx 100% CPU time - need help
Hi all, since I'm not getting anywhere with VMware technical support I hope anyone here can help me with this problem. Brief summary (my support request to VMware actually) and what support and me have...
View ArticleProblems when login in a VM with Windows Server 2012
Hi, I have a VM with Windows Server 2012 but I can not log in. There are 3 user in that VM, their names appear, but when I write down the password, it keeps telling me "The password is incorrect. Try...
View ArticleCannot disable "windows key" behavior from Fusion 5
Can someone tell me how to disable the "windows key" function from within a VM running Win 7. For example, what I *used* to be able to do was hit "command-tab" to switch between my VM and other apps...
View ArticleV5 Pro. 10.8 ML Host, 10.8 ML Guest drag and drop & Copy and paste?
What can I expect with the above configuration? Right now I am not able to drag files from the Mountain Lion host to a Mountain Lion guest. Copy and paste is also not working. I have VMWare Tools...
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