Installing vmware tools windows server 2012
Do I need to do something special to install vmware tools on a windows server 2012 virtual machine, or just run d:\setup ? Thanks.
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I am having an issue with Unity Mode in Fusion 5.0.3. It shows up in a few places, but the most annoying is in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Basically, the active window will lose focus when certain...
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View ArticleHow do I clean up an OS X VM?
I have 10.8 in a virtual machine and right now, its VMDK is taking triple the space actually being used by the contents of the virtual drive. Normally, I would have expected the "Clean up recommended"...
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View ArticleWindows 8 Boot Camp activation problems
When I run my Windows 8 BC partition as a virtual machine, Windows is no longer activated and I cannot activate. Every time I activate, I get "thanks, you're all done", but the activation status hasn't...
View ArticleWhy does VMware Fusion's shared folder feature suck so bad? Is it really just...
Seems like every time I share a new folder with Windows VM from my Mountain Lion host, I have to reboot my Windows VM because I can't write to the shared folder. This is so damn annoying. Even with my...
View ArticleCannot access VM settings on Fusion 4 (4.1.4) with Mavericks (10.9 DP6) as host
The title pretty much says it all. VMs seem to run just fine in 4.1.4 under 10.9. However, when I try to access the VM settings (Virtual Machines -> Settings), the VM window greys out (as per usual)...
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Client WinOS "always on" in Unity mode? Does it have to be like that?
I have a question to my fellow users of Fusion on Mac regarding the Unity feature in Fusion 6. When I start my client Win7 machine and set in Unity mode, it is always on, does not go to sleep, does not...
View ArticleVMWare Fusion 6 Pro - 3 Monitor Issue on rMBP
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View ArticleUpgrade from Fusion 4 to 5 two days ago, now fusion 6 is released, can i get...
Hi, thought I would ask the question whilst on hold for sales! I upgraded my fusion 4 to 5 on Monday, found out today that fusion 6 is out, gutted that I missed it by two day's and wondered if there...
View ArticleFusion 6 - no retina graphics on 15" rMBP (on 10.9 DP7) ???
got past the install issue - but... simply not getting retina resolutions in my Win7 and Win 8.1 Preview machines that I had on 5.03. If I see resolutions available higher than the standard 15" native...
View ArticleVirtualize only one Windows program w/WMware Fusion
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View ArticleDoes Fusion 6 allow use of integrated graphics on the Retina MBPro?
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View ArticleFull Screen Minibar always hides even when told not to (Fusion 6.0)
I cannot get the Fusion Full-Screen Minibar to automatically show and hide. It works correctly when set to "Always Show." When it is set to "Show and Hide" it always hides. I've tried multiple guest...
View Articlev6 can you reformat the HD to a smaller size?
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View ArticleFusion 6 - How can I disable the Guest OS tag in full screen?
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View ArticleFusion 6, Retina and Display Resolution - Can I disable "auto fit"?
Howdy all, I upgraded my Fusion to 6.0 today, and am EXTREMELY happy about the changes to the display model in the newest version! Finally I can run Windows 7 / 2008 in a resolution higher that 1440...
View ArticleVMWare Fusion 6 crashes on 10.8.5 during installation
Any suggestions for successful install of VMWare 6 Fusion on a Mac Pro running OS X 10.8.5 (beta 7) or on an iMac running 10.9 (beta 7). Crashes both machines. Not a wise way to release software for...
View ArticleBug with Linux VMWare Tools run_upgrader.sh script (VMWare Fusion 6.0.0)
Line 21 in run_upgrader.sh checks the file type of the current shell: if LANG=C file -- "$SHELL" | grep 64-bit >& /dev/null; However, in my case I'm using zsh, which is sym-linked. Adding -L...
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