Fusion 5: Unity grayed out
Not sure if this is related to sleep, but after I'm away from my machine when I return Fusion will no longer go into Unity mode; the option is grayed out. Logging out and back in restores Unity, but...
View ArticleCan't install Snow Leopard Server guest on Fusion 5.
I just got my shiny new Snow Leopard Server 10.6.3 DVD from Apple (yes, it was $19.99 and I had to telephone, the chat operator at the online apple store didn't know about it). I downloaded the trial...
View ArticleMountain Lion Server hangs in VM
I am experinecing a problem with an ML Server runing in a Fusion 5 VM wherby the system hangs completely. A ping from the host will stop indicating any response and the only way out is to shut down the...
View ArticleMountain Lion guest hanging
I am using a trial version of Fusion 5 on an iMac running Mountain Lion. My aim is to test runing Mountain Lion as a guest (after problems with VirtualBox) in order to be able to dry-run various...
View ArticleJava 7 crashes on OS X Lion (10.7) guest
Hi all, Not so new VMware Fusion user but new to the community. My setup:HostOS X 10.7.5 on MacBook ProVMware Fusion 5.0.1GuestOS X 10.7.5VMware Tools 9.2.1.16070 (build-818201)Java 7 Update 9 I...
View ArticleSnapshots in Time Machine with Physical Disks
So I have my hard drive split up into three partitions: Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows. All of these physical disks are Virtualized. I was wondering if there was some efficient way of backing these up....
View ArticleFusion, iMac 2011 Windows Clustering (SQL)
Hi all Was wondering if anyone could help me out - I'm not sure if this is possible as I've struggled for days! But always worth asking. I have Fusion 5, 3 VMs on it with Win server 2008 R2 and all of...
View ArticleUse vmrun to start and stop vmtoolsd.exe (Unity)
Fusion 5 seems to have some issues with keeping Unity mode running properly. After doing some troubleshooting I never sorted out why it stops, but I know how to get it back without rebooting or...
View ArticleFusion 5 pc migration hangs at 95%
So, I'm new to Mac, just purchased the 512MB retina display MacBook Pro. Been in IT for over 30 years, so I have some experience with software. I downloaded Fusion 5 trial to be sure that it worked...
View Articlehgfs file corruption when using different file handles to the same file in...
Hello all, I'm encountering a problem when using shared folders where files that are written to by a single process are being corrupted if another thread in that same process merely reads from the same...
View ArticleVMWare Fusion keeps crashing
I don't have any further information except that it keeps crashing about 30 seconds after I open up Windows in VMWare Fusion. Attached is the file that got created for support -...
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Cannot remove virtual hard disk
Hello! I am using Fusion-5.0.2 and cannot remove a vitual disk. As you can see from the screenshots, the VM (called Backup) IS powered down and there are NO snapshots...... and the VM has no...
View Articlehost only network lab fusion5
HiI installed two machines, one win server and one win client, both takes the ip on the same network but can't ping or see each other.the software is vmware fusion 5 on mac mountain lion.I tried also...
View ArticleHow does Fusion 5 with a Win 7 client handle insertion of CDs?
Embarrassing to admit, but I came in and started to apply updates to my Windows 7 VMs that I am running on Fusion 5. I do incident response, and the VM that I was doing it with was my documentation...
View ArticleErratic / slow mouse movement after Version 5 upgrade
Working in Unity mode on an MBA with Core i7 and 4GB RAM on Lion 10.7.4. Happens with pretty much any app. Hard to say what triggers the condition, maybe modal dialog boxes, e.g., Save, etc. Mouse...
View ArticleMS Office 2010 won't start
I have a new Fusion 5 install on a Macbook Pro that I created the virtual machine from the boot camp partion ( Windows 7). When I am running Fusion, none of the Office 2010 programs will run. If I...
View ArticleWin7 guest crash and shared folders
I originally posted this as a followup to a different thread post from 7/2012, but I see now that that thread seems to be in a category that doesn't show up... (VMware Fusion Technology Preview 2012)....
View ArticleVPN not working with vmware in bridge and nat mode over wifi
Hi, currently I'm running Win 8 in Fusion 5.0.2 and having the problem that I can not connect to the vpn network of my company when I'm connected over wifi under Mountain Lion. VPN is only working if...
View ArticleUnable to Set 2880 x 1800 Resolution in Win 7 Fullscreen
I was hoping to run Windows 7 64-bit in fullscreen on a MacBook Pro Retina, then scale up UI elements, but when I switch to full screen from a window view the existing resolution of the window is...
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Need some advice for migrating a pc to a virtual pc (Fusion)
Hi, I have a windows 7 PC that I would like to migrate to a VMWare Fusion 5. I have tried to do this, but ended up with a way to big virtual harddrive of 1TB. Let me explain about my PC. In my PC I...
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