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Fusion 5 under Mavericks only using 1 processor core?
I recently upgraded to Mavericks (because hey, free) and noticed that my Windows 8 VM is a little clunky and slow at times. I noticed this happens when Windows Malware Service runs. This never happened...
View ArticleVMWare Fusion 6, after upgrade can't copy/paste between vms, desktop files...
I upgraded from VMWare Fusion 5 to 6, and after the upgrade I can't copy/paste between vms. Also, files that are on my Mac desktop are now missing and inaccessible on my Windows desktop.
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Vmware is given only 20 MB in Mac osx and is super slow
i'm using vmware fusion 6 to run windows 7 on mac osx mavericks. its super slow and i cant do anything. i have assigned 2 cores to my virtual machine and 2 gb memory. its ran smoothly with these...
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Can't add disk to VM in Fusion 6
I recently upgraded to Fusion 6 from 4. My Windows 7 machine's disk didn't look right so I removed it. Now I can't add it again. I can select the disk, but when I hit the Apply button nothing happens....
View ArticleVersion mismatch with vmmon module: expecting 279.0, got 271.0.
I keep on getting this error message Version mismatch with vmmon module: expecting 279.0, got 271.0. You have an incorrect version of the `vmmon' kernel module. How do I fix this
View ArticleMicrosoft office for mac vs windows microsoft office using vmware?
Planning on installing vmware fusion on my new macbook air to allow remote access to small business server. Use excel and word extensively at work. Wondering whether I should install microsoft office...
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I need help with sporadic recognition of usb sticks
I'm on a 15" rMBP 10,1 and using Fusion 5.0.3 and have recently done a fresh install of Windows 8.1 x64.I installed VMWare tools straight away, during which an error message popped up saying that the...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 shutdown hangs VMWare Fusion 6.0.2 when closing application
- MacBook Pro Non-Retina mid 2012 with 16GB of RAM and 512GB SSD running Mavericks- Just updated to VMWare Fusion 6.0.2 and the issue persists- After running and shutting down Windows 8.1 as a guest...
View ArticleCan't Open display (newbie) - e.g. clock
I have downloaded and installed udpates to vmtools but unable to set display correctly. sshd_config has X11 forwarding - just not clear what I should set my display to -- IP of VM or IP of host MAC?
View ArticleWhen running Fusion on a Mac, where does a shared folder appear if the...
I have a Mac running VMWare Fusion with "Snow Leopard Server" running as the guest, virtual OS. The instructions say that I can specify a shared folder to shared between the main Mac OS, and the...
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VMWare Fusion 6.0.2 + Mavericks - Bridged Networking Broken
VMWare Version 6.0.2 (1398658)Host OS: Mac OS X Version 10.9 (Mavericks), Hardware is a Mac MiniGuest OS: Ubuntu 12.04 AMD64VMWare Tools Installed: VMwareTools-9.6.1-1378637 Problem: when I switched to...
View ArticleHow do you optimize Fusion configuration for Windows 7
I'm running fusion 6.02, Windows 7 and Quicken 2014 on Mavericks. The performance is very sluggish. Not sure of the culprit - Fusion 5/Quicken 2013/ Prior Mac OS worked fine. I've configured the VM...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 VM crashes following upgrade to OS X 10.9
Hello. Following the upgrade to 10.9 my Windows 8.1 VM running on Fusion 6.0.1 has become unstable. When (re)logging into the Mac and switching to Fusion the Windows VM frequently displays a black...
View ArticleNAT setting doesn't work at home only at work... any thoughts??
Hi I have looked all around the forums and on the web... can't seem to find a fix.... My NAT settings do not work at home through my wifi or ethernet cable. I have a macBookPro running Maverick...my...
View Articlehow to connect to shared vms from workstation server
Hi all, I'm using vmware fusion 5.x, how can I connect to another machine having shared VMs on a workstation server (running on Linux with Vmware workstation v8.x). I cannot find any hints how to do...
View ArticleMavericks + Fusion 6.0.1 + Windows 7 - Getting a grey or black screen on the...
I lock my Mac, go to a meeting or away for a while, come back, unlock my Mac and my VM screen is either grey or black.Sometimes I can force it to display correctly with ctrl - cmd - f leaving full...
View ArticleCannot add application to Applications Menu
(I've searched high and low and can't found an answer to this) I have an application installed under Windows 8.1 (Fusion 6.02) that I'd like to add to the Applications Menu. However, when I click the...
View ArticleRetina display support with Fusion 6, Windows 8.1 and Mavericks
I've been trawling through the community pages and the knowledge base articles, but none of them seem to answer quite the question I have. Basically, I recently installed Windows 8.1 Enterprise edition...
View ArticleFusion on Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Full Screen Bug
Whenever I have Fusion 6.0.2 running Windows 7 in full screen mode it randomly changes workspaces to whatever app is next on the priority list, like I had pressed Command-Tab. It happens every couple...
View ArticleHow do you upgrade a VM (OS X 10.8 > OS 10.9)?
Hello. How does on go about upgrading a VM? I'm looking to upgrade my 10.8 VM to 10.9. Minor OS updates (i.e. 10.8.4 > 10.8.5) work without issue, but trying to run the standard OS update from 10.8...
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