USB Superdrive compatibility?
I'm trying to connect an Apple USB Superdrive DVD/CD player to a MacBook running VMware Fusion. When I connect the Superdrive to the system, the Apple OS asks if I want to connect the drive to the...
View ArticleBUg: Mavericks + Win 8.1 + Fusion 5.0.3 + Android File Transfer
Yes I know that I am not running the most-current version and no, I did not search to see if someone else has reported this but here is my issue...posting this in a state of anger after I lost a doc...
View ArticleKeyboard not working Fusion 6.02, Mavericks and Win 8.1 as guest
Hi there, I Hope someone can help me. I installed Fusion with the intention to buy but i ran into a crucial problem - I cannot use the keyboard at all in the hosted os (Win 8.1). The mouse works fine...
View ArticleHow do I access VMWare Tools when Fusion refuses to install the full VMWare...
Host OS: OSX 10.9.1Guest OS: Windows XP Home Edition SP3 with all relevant updatesRunning VMWare Fusion 6.0.2 I want to shrink the VM - but: 1) Double-clicking the VMWare Tools icon in the tray only...
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 ArticleWindows 7 problem with external USB drives
I'm trying to get my Windows 7 Home Premium installation in VMWare to see external USB drives. I've tested with a LaCie Rugged Mini and with a Western Digital My Passport, both USB 3.0, both compatible...
View ArticleiTunes crashes in Mountain Lion guest VM under Mavericks
I have been trying to test iTunes 11 under Mountain Lion in a VM running under Mavericks using the 30-days demo mode of Fusion 6, so that I can make a purchase decision. Each time I have tried to...
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 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...
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 ArticleClipboard won't synchronize with Microsoft Office product in guest.
In my case, clipboard sharing works between my Host machine (2012 MBP running Fusion 6.02 on Mavericks) and my Guest OS (Windows 7 64-bit on version 10 hardware). EXCEPT with Microsoft Office products,...
View Articleauto-hide taskbar problem
I'm running a Win 7 VM in Snow Leopard in Unity mode. In Fusion, I set View->Show Task Bar in Unity. In the Win7 VM, I check Control Panel->Taskbar and Start Menu Properties->Auto-hide the...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Fusion 6.0.2 Unity Store app always open
The Windows Store app is always running in unity mode. If I quit it then at some point it will re-open. Is there a way to force windows store to not be displayed in unity?
View ArticleInstalling 8.1 on my New MBP
I recently purchased a MBP that has a 2.6 GHz i7 Quad-Core, 16 GBs of RAM and 1 TB of SSD storage. I purchased from Amazon a Win Pro 8.1 x64 English 1PK DSP OEI DVD. I followed the disk installation...
View Articleout of disk space???
All of a sudden i ran out of disk space on my VM and then my laptop - here is my history 1. Converted Physical to VM and moved over to MBA - Physical has a 500GB HD, but only 100GB is used.2. Converted...
View ArticleUpgraded from Fusion 5.03 to 6.02 on MacBookAir and now VMWare Fusion doesn't...
Mac on MavericksFusion 6.02 This is a strange issue when exiting VMWare Fusion I do not have auto start VM enabled so when i launch VMWare Fusion it opens the black screen with the play button....
View ArticleFusion 6 vm won't start "Unable to retrieve kernel symbols"
Hi,I've just upgraded Fusion to 6.0.1 and all my vm won't start, these screens popped when I try to start any one of them.Unable to retrieve kernel symbolsFailed to initialize monitor deviceCannot find...
View ArticleFrequent performance issues while running Windows 7 on Fusion 5
Hello. I start using VMware Fusion about a year ago with OS X Mountain Lion.Upgraded to Mavericks and turned off App Nap for VMware.I use Windows for a small limited tasks, like launching some...
View Articletwo monitors, 1 VM, full screen mode possible?
Is it possible to have my one Windows 7 VM be in full screen mode across two monitors? VMWare Fusion 6 - OS X Mavericks
View Articlepossible e1000e driver problem, using e1000 works better for 10.8 guest
10.7.5 host, 10.8.5 guest. Fusion 6.0.2 host details: xserve2,1 8 cpu cores, 4GB ram. Ethernet: AppleIntel8254X ver 2.1.3b1 (2 cards) bridged networking. When copying large disk images to AFP...
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