Direct3D renderer in Win 98 SE / VMWare 5?
Dear reader, I have Windows 98 SE installed in VMWare Fusion Version 5 on a rMBP with OS X 10.8.4. I installed this older OS in order to be able to access some old games.A persistent problem that I am...
View ArticleBootcamp - Need to force partition to mount only to Windows VM
Hi, I have a MBPR with Fusion. I have 1 osx partition, 1 windows8 partition and 1 exfat shared drive (in place of restore partition) When I boot windows I can see shared drive as D: When I boot osx I...
View ArticleFusion 5 crashes after "copy" command in Win7
I have been plagued by this behavior for some time and finally decided to seek help. While working in a Win7 VM, if I copy a file from one directory to another, all within the Win7 environment, and...
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VMFusion5.0.3:Why I cannot use multiple processors in Win8
I run Win8 in VMware fusion 5.0.3, I set the CPU to use 2 processors in Win8, but Win8 is using only 1, see the screenshot below. Is it a bug? Thank you for any answer!
View ArticleNew Configuration and VMX setting in VMware Fusion 4.1
VMware Fusion 4.1 introduces two new settings that might be useful in a couple of very specific circumstances: Full Screen Menu Bar DelayMoving the cursor to the top edge of the screen in full screen...
View ArticleEverytime my host network access changes, Fusion restarts the NAT guest networks
Every time my ethernet link status changes, Fusion 5.0.3 restarts my NAT network for my Ubuntu 10.04 guest. This causes all of my SSH and NFS connections to freeze for up to 1-2 minutes. This also...
View ArticleMounting shared folders for OS X guests using 'mount'
I've noticed that in a Linux guest, it's possible to mount specific shared folders using the 'mount' command, like: mkdir /testmount -t vmhgfs .host:/shared_folder /test The contents of shared_folder...
View ArticleFusion WinXP VM still freezing after 10.8.3 and 5.0.3
I've been following the discussions on freezes and crashes and hoping that upgrading to Mac OS 10.8.3 and Fusion 5.0.3 would also fix my problem, but it did not. Hardware:2011 Mac miniProcessor 2 GHz...
View ArticleConfiguring VMWARE 5.0.3 to run Windows 7
Hello: My colors are inverted , not displaying correctly. The VM is Windows 7. I am using a macbook air with the following graphics : Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB Please sdvise Thanks...
View Articlefusion file for vm has grown over time, then split in two
File for some reason split in two at some point, maybe there is a file size limitation? Anyway, i've since removed snapshots, compacted. It's better, but the two files still bother me. Is there a way...
View ArticleIs Windows 7 looking good on a Mac Retina display with VMware Fusion ?
I have a Macbook Pro laptop with 17 inch display. I use it with Fusion 5 and Windows XP for developing. But I will change the Mac to a new computer this year. I will also start using Windows 7 as...
View ArticleUSB 3.0 support ?
I've been trying to mount a USB3.0 drive in a VM on my MBP(Mid 2012, OSX 10.8.3) but I keep getting the following error before it even gets to the VM:The device 'XXX' was unable to connect to its...
View ArticleWindows cannot access \\vmware-host\shared folders\desktop
I seem to have successfully moved the virtual machine to a shared folder and given this folder and all the package contents of my windows 7 virtual machine read and write permissions. Windows 7 will...
View ArticleOpening MS Access database
I recently installed a MS Access run-time program and cannot seem to load the database file into the program. I have copied the database file (.mdb) to the desktop, a documents folder, the program...
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 ArticleConstant NetBIOS Name Service query/refresh for Windows 7 VM
Resuming a Windows 7 VM that uses NAT sometimes triggers an endless loop of NBNS queries/refreshes for the VM's name. From a Wireshark trace it looks like this happens two or three times a second...
View Article[Feature Request] VT-d support
I would really like VT-d support. Then I could finally use my TV tuner (WinTV PVR-1250) in Windows... Anybody else? Is this planned for the next version of VMware Fusion/Workstation?
View Articlewindows 7 high idle cpu until VM brought into focus
I've seen other treads on this, but no solutions were given other than "check for background processes in the VM" and "suspend instead of letting it go idle". These are not solutions. I have a window 7...
View ArticlePlease help. Need to delete partition...
I have searched a lot and am not sure I'm finding what I need. I have a MBP with OSX 10.6.8. I am running VMWare Fusion 2.0.8. I used to use it for work, but now can log onto my work computer from...
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