2 VMWARE XP's on MAC - 1 is slow for disc access
I have 2 XP VMware sessions on my MACBook Pro. Both perform EXACTLY the same and are great except 1 of them, sharing a folder on the MAC, takes about 5x longer to read the files as the other. They both...
View ArticleVM and launching IE problem
I have VM 4.1.4 on a Mac with Lion OS I normall don't use IE when in VM using XP but now I have a need and when it opens it gives me a runtime error, does go to the home page but continue giving the...
View ArticleClean up virtual machine option not available with CentOS 6.3 on Fusion 5.0.3...
Sorry if this has been asked and answered I couldn't see any results in the community. I've got a Fusion 5.0.3 install and am running multiple VM's at different times. All of my Windows VM's (Windows...
View Articlemouse jumps and clicks
Randomly the mouse will jump to a random location and clicks (its driving me crazy). I happens in Autocad 2008 and not sure if its related to that program. It is literally the only program I use in...
View ArticleDoesn't recognize flash drive
Trying to backup, and after inserted drive and asked if for windows or mac. I answer Mac and attempt backup to A drive, but drive not recognized. Program is Quicken
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Windows 7 failed on VMWare Fusion
I've installed Windows 7 into VMWare Fusion and when I try to do anything it makes my entire computer freeze for a few minutes before this window pops up. If I click retry it does the same thing, abort...
View ArticleUnable to install software due to lack of memory allocated
I am running Fusion 4 on a Mac Book Pro with 4MB , when I am trying to install new software via windows, there is only 1MB of memory allocated, and the software requires 2MB, how can I adjust the...
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Disable Lion Full Screen Mode
Is it possible to disable Fusion's use of OSX's full screen mode, and go back to the way it was in SL, or am I SoL? (har har) I absolutly hate full screen mode. That goes double for fusion's use of it....
View ArticleWhich Macbook Pro for running 5-6 Virtual Machines?
I am considering buying a Macbook pro to built a Virtualization lab. I have two solutions in mind but need some expert advise on which one shall i go with.I'll be running 5-6 virtual machines...
View ArticleHaving VM on an USB 2/3 Stick?
To save space on my MacBook Air I want to buy an USB 2/3 stick for storing my VMs. Can I just move my existing VMs, on my internal harddisk, to this USB stick and launch them from vmware Fusion that's...
View ArticleVisual Studio Unity Border
I'm a bit baffled. I'm running Visual Studio 2012 in vmware 5 on Windows 8. I get this translucent border around the window (every window, should I separate any of the docked windows). If I look...
View ArticleWindows 7 - occasionally freezes, even switch back to MacOS isn't possible
Hi, we're using VMWare Fusion 5 on 4 brandnew iMac (late 2012) with fusiondrive (8GB RAM, 3TB fusiondrive). On each of these iMac's we've installed one Windows 7 VM (64Bit, 2 CPU, 3 GB RAM, 120GB...
View ArticleUnable to connect the USB device "" to the virtual machine (error code 13)
Hi there I have got the following message when trying to connect a USB card. Unable to connect the USB device "" to the virtual machine (error code 13)Contact VMWare, Inc. technical support for...
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 ArticleSlow opening MS Office doc through shared folder
Well, support can't seem to figure it out so I am about to request a refund... but thought I'd try here first... When I open a Word or Excel Doc that is "Shared On My Mac" the MS Office app comes...
View ArticleVmware on Macbook Cannot find a valid peer process to connect to
Hello - Here's the system I am running on: MacBook Pro (new as of 8/26)Mac OS X 10.6.7Processor 2 Ghz Intel Core i7Memory 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3VMware Version 3.1.0 (261058) And the old system MacBook Pro...
View ArticleFusion Mountain Lion bridging leads to kernel crash. How to submit bug report ?
Hello Folks, I've tried use bridging capability that comes in Mountain Lion kernel. It works fine with other virtual interfaces like tap but it trigger kernel crash if you bridge vmnet interface....
View ArticleIs it possible to virtualize OS 9 or OS 8 on Mac OS X using VMWare Fusion 4?
Hi. I have VMWare Fusion 4 and was wondering if I obtained the installer discs for OS 9 or OS 8, would I be able to virtualize them on my MacBook Pro running OS X Lion?
View ArticleVMWare Fusion 5 Freezing in Macbook Air MacBookAir6,2 (mid 2013)
Here is my system information: Model Name: MacBook Air Model Identifier: MacBookAir6,2 Processor Name: Intel Core i7 Processor Speed: 1.7 GHz Number of Processors: 1 Total Number of Cores: 2...
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Unallocated Disc Space after importing Boot Camp Partition
Hey! After importing my Boot Camp Partition into Fusion 5, I have the problem that I can see some unallocated Disc Space in Volume Management for the Volume 0. (See Pic) I figured out that this was...
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