cannot map raw drive using vmware-rawdiskCreator
Followed the instructions for mapping a raw drive found elsewhere on this forum, I get hung up on creating the virtual drive from the physical partition. The command I entered is as...
View ArticleShare Windows XP Guest Internet Connection with OS X Host HOWTO
Sometime Users may find themselves in a position that they need to share the Windows XP Guest Virtual Machine’s Internet Connection with the Mac OS X Host and this document will show one of the ways it...
View ArticleBombarded by forum emails to threads I've never visited
SInce a day or two ago I've been constantly bombarded by forum emails to threads I've never visited. Make it stop.
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 ArticleStar Wars The Old Republic (SWTOR) Not Working with Fusion 5
I am having a problem running SWTOR in VMware Fusion 5.0.3 (1040386). I am able to start SWTOR fine; I get the game to run as it's fully patched and up-to-date, login to it successfully, and hit Play....
View ArticleCopy of Virtual machine works great...copy placed on Macbook doesn't...Why?
I have followed on line tutorials. I have successfully created a copy of a virtual machine running Windows XP Pro. The copy is on an external hard drive. It works perfectly. However, when I place...
View ArticleCan't Virtualize BackTrack Partition!!!
Using this command in terminal I do receive an output: /Applications/VMware\ Fusion.app/Contents/Library/vmware-rawdiskCreator create /dev/diskX fullDevice ./Desktop/NameOfVMDK ideI then try to connect...
View ArticleThis virtual machine might have been moved or copied when booting two...
I am using the same external SSD booting drive to boot two different iMacs at work and home, thus carrying all my stuff up-to-date on such SSD. Yet, when I open the virtual machine of Mac OS X Server...
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windows7 update will not finish
Hi everyone, I have a vmware funsion with windows7 installed. Windows7 have started updating but won't finish (it have been for 2 days saying "14 of 55 updates") and it doesn't allow me to shut down...
View Articlevmrun as provided by VMware Fusion
I knew that vmrun was installed as part of the VMware fusion install. I wanted to use my Mac to script a controlled suspend of VM's running on my ESXi Servers.It appears that vmrun has no support for...
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 ArticleVMware Player for Mac
I teach and really would like to have a free player for Mac. Is there such a thing? Thanks, Nima Zahadat
View ArticleMouse problems w/fusion 5?
I upgraded to Mountain Lion. I upgraded to the trail of Fusion 5 professional (standard trial version not available). Running Windows Vista. Now my mouse, as the cursor runs over any line that...
View ArticleMissing Drag & Drop and Sound in Fusion 5/Win7
I've only had this problem on 1 of 5 similar Fusion on Mac installations I've done in the past two years. It started with Fusion 4 and continues now even though I've upgraded to Fusion 5.0.2. After...
View ArticleWindows password
I have installed Fusion for Mac 3.11, after insatllation I was presented with a Windows login screen asking for Username and password. I have tried all possible combinations without success. I assumed...
View ArticleJust updated to Mountian Lion now I get a Input/Output error Win 7 won't start.
Hi there. I just updated to Mountain Lion 10.8.3 and now Fusion 5.03 will not load Windows 7. I get a simple input/Output error and nothing else. I checked the file and it's still there. I tried to...
View ArticleHow to enable Hyper-V in 2012 Server on Fusion 5?
Dear Forum members, I have a Mac Pro Early 2008 Intel Xeon, 16GB running Snow Leopard and VMWare Fusion 5 installed, plus a couple of virtual machines running flawlessly. I decided to create another...
View ArticleHow to Specify How Much RAM Is Used by All Virtual Machines
In VMWare workstation there are various physical memory options according to this article: Memory Use on the Host Can you change these options with Fusion? I'm setting up a lab environment and trying...
View ArticleUnable to open VMware Fusion
Having spent hours on the phone with VMwares help centre I am still unable to use this program as I get various notices as shown on attachments. I was using VMware for a long time but noticed there was...
View ArticleNeed help getting quicken deluxe 2013 to work with fusion 5.0.3
Hello, First let me say I am brand new to mac and to fusion. I have a mac mini with OS X 10.8.3 2.5 GHz with 4 GB RAM. I have fusion 5.0.3 and am trying to install quicken deluxe 2013. I have installed...
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