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 ArticleUSB Connect/Disconnect loop with Fusion 6 and Mavericks
I have a bluetooth usb adapter from Plantronics (BT300) and each time my XP VM is running and I plug the BT300 in my Mac, it goes into connect/disconnect loops (I see connect and disconnect...
View ArticleExtremely slow Mac OS X Mavericks after Fusion 6.0.2 install, mds taking all...
So after upgrading to VMware Fusion 6 I have been noticing serious slowness of the Mac after opening a Windows VM and leaving it running for a few hours to a day or so. The Mac process "mds" was taking...
View ArticleVM 6 bootcamp ATA connections
I have included a screen shot of what my issue is, but it started when i upgrade to VM Fusion 6. Background my my system is this - Macbook Pro late 2012 I replaced the optical drive with HD drive kit....
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Fusion Version 6.0.0 (1296151) in OSX 10.9.1 can't connect to Internet, OSX...
Thus I can't check/update Fusion it self nor get the vmware tools install for my guests Wondering why as both my host OSX as well as my vmware guest OS (CentOS) can connect to the internet, it's just...
View ArticleWindows 7 on MacBook Pro with Retina Display 15"
I have a Windows 7 SP1 virtual machine on my MacBook Pro with Retina Display 15". For every user (after logging-in) on my machine I adapted:Screen Resolution -> Make text and other items larger or...
View ArticleWhat to do when a VM goes gray?
I have an elderly version of Fusion on my son's computer, principally because he never uses Windows. I very occasionally do on his computer when I cant use mine It is 4.1.4 and I just got a message and...
View ArticleUpgrading Fusion 3.0 in 10.7.5 (Lion) and suspended virtual machine
I was trying to help friends get their virtual Windows XP Pro back up and running after it "hasn't been working for a while". First, they are not able to afford upgrades of ANY kind at this point in...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 pro on 2013 iMac - Unable to create a Boot Campy virtual machine
Hi, I am running a late 2013 iMac and already created a bootcamp for Windows 8.1 Pro. However, I cannot create a Boot Camp VM through VMfusion 6.0.2 and get the following error message: "The Boot Camp...
View ArticleHost network functionality does not work while Fusion 6.0.2 is running
Using a fresh installation of OS X Mavericks on a older MacBookPro3,1 (17") with builtin Ethernet and Wi-Fi and Fusion 6.0.2, the host network functionality does not work when Fusion is running. A...
View Articlevmfusion 6.0 Mavericks Time Machine functionality
I have been having to exclude vm fusion from Mac Time Machine for years now, in order to prevent my memory from being devoured!However, I read somewhere that this problem had been solved in VM Fusion...
View ArticleFusion 4.14 on Mavericks internet connection issue
Hi, Ever since upgrading my MacbookPro to OSX Mavericks I've had spotty-at-best connection on VMWare Fusion. Accessing the local network (of my MBP) is slow but fairly reliable; getting anything via...
View ArticleTrouble importing a Vista PC using Migration Assistant with Fusion 6.
I am trying to use Migration Assistant with Fusion 6 to migrate my old PC running Windows Vista Home Premium x 64 to my mac. Every time I try to attempt to do the migration, I get to the point where I...
View ArticleIssue with new MacBook Air 2013 and 720p Facetime HD camera
Hi all, I just realized that the 720p Factime HD camera in the new MacBook Air 2013 is not seen by VMware Fusion 5.0.2 and I guess the same is true for 5.0.3. If you go to the Fusion Menu "Virtual...
View ArticleUnable to Clean Up Virtual Machine after Defrag (Version 6.0.2)
In past versions of Fusion, I have been able to follow best practices for shrink/clean-up Windows virtual machine (defrag, shutdown, shrink) and it used to work very well and allow me to reclaim on...
View ArticleVirtual Machine Library window always shown on launch
It appears that VMware Fusion 5.0 (and 5.0.1) has been changed to always show the Virtual Machine Library window when VMware is launched, even if the window was hidden when VMware was last quit. I have...
View ArticleHow to fix linked clone with lost parent snapshot?
Hi,I have lost the parent snapshot for a linked clone while performing a resize of the parent.Is there any way to recreate the snapshot and have the linked clone recognize and be able to access the...
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)...
View ArticleLinux video (mp4) playback not working properly.
I can duplicate the behavior on two separate Mac's and it appears on both Centos 6.4 (x64) and Scientific Linux 6.4 (x64) based VM's. I am using Fusion 6.0.2 on a Mavericks based Mac and latest VMWare...
View Articlevirtual machine problem
Bonjour,Lors d une mise a jour de vmware (surement la version 6.0, j ai vmware fusion 5), mon acces à windows par le biais du boot camp partition est bloqué:le message donné par vmware est le suivant:...
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