Re: Seagate Backup Plus not connecting
Enjoy the new toy! I had to work on Win 8 a couple of weeks ago. It's *horrible* - can't even have more than one thing open at once (and yes, I did have to use the help to find where they hid the...
View ArticleRe: Java 7 crashes on OS X Lion (10.7) guest
The CGLGraphicsContext stuff at the heart of this issue is specific to the Mac platform (WGLGraphicsContext is for Win32 and GLXGraphicsContext is for *nix), so it's only the JRE's Mac...
View ArticleRe: Guest OS Hangs or Fusion 5 Crashes
I have same problem SL mac 10.6.8,it was a material thermic default (not detected by Apple diagnostics tools).Curiously standards mac os applications runs without problem,just high software processor...
View ArticleRe: (3rd attempt) A hang installing 10.6.3 server
Thanks for that heads-up, dlhotka, not seen before. I guess it stands to reason, with WinXP having a low processing overhead and happy in one core, where Mac has always been higher. I wonder if Win8 is...
View ArticleExternal USB DVD Question
Quick question. Currently using Parallels with a Win7 virtual machine. I connect my external dvd drive via USB to and all is well, except it shows up in my Win7 virtual machine as a network drive with...
View ArticleRe: External USB DVD Question
Using VMware Fusion Professional 5.0.3 on an early 2013 MacBook Pro with Retina display (15.4/2.8/16GB/768GB FLASH) I just tested, several times, connecting/disconnecting the Apple USB SuperDrive to...
View ArticleRe: External USB DVD Question
Well in fusion, the drive letter does not change for external usb dvd drives. I suggest you to try the trial version of fusion before purchasing.
View ArticleInstall of Snow Leopard Guest system
I have the snow leopard disk that came with my imac and I want to install it as a guest system. I have vmware fusion 5 with the latest update running on Mountain Lion. During virtual machine setup I am...
View ArticleRe: Install of Snow Leopard Guest system
The Apple Software License Agreement (SLA) only allows virtualization of the "Server" flavors of Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6. Apple lifted that restriction in 10.7 onwards: They now allow the...
View ArticleFusion v1 with Mac OSX 10.4.11 .vmdk failed - cannot sync with disk
Can anyone tell me how to fix this? The hard drive on my Mac got full while Fusion was running Windows XP. I removed some files to free up some disk space, but Windows crashed. When I start up...
View ArticleStart Fusion 5.0.3 in Full Screen Mode
How do I automatically start VMWare Fusion 5.0.3 in Full Screen Mode?
View ArticleRe: VMware Fusion + Virtual CloneDrive (Windows 7)
Alright, I tried using the original CD now but the problem stays the same. The game still tells me there is no CD of the game being found.I set the CD\DVD-settings to superdrive which lets Windows 7...
View ArticleDock icon for WIndows program/datafile?
Is there a way to place an icon on the dock that will open Quicken in Windows using VMWare Fusion 5? I know I can righ click my way through options to get there but I'm trying to find an easier way...
View ArticleRe: Dock icon for WIndows program/datafile?
Under normal circumstances when opening a Windows application when running the Virtual Machine in Unity View a Dock Tile for the application should appear on the Dock and you can ctrl-click it and...
View ArticleRe: Dock icon for WIndows program/datafile?
Well, I would recommend the same method suggested by Woodyz. There's one more way however . If you go to VM settings > Default app . there's an option to populate your Mac's application folder with...
View ArticleRe: Seagate Backup Plus not connecting
Only partly correct: Although Win7 doesn't support USB 3.0 natively, it is supported through drivers from the likes of Renesas and Intel. The problem is that Fusion utilises its own USB 3 device ID or...
View ArticleRe: Seagate Backup Plus not connecting
The "Backup Plus" is a relatively clean drive. All the backup-stuff is on the main partition and can be easily removed. Otherwise I wouldn't buy it! - Ivar
View ArticleUpdate from mac OS.X 10.5.8 to mac OS.X 10.6 with VMware fusion 2.0.2
Hi, I would like to update my mac to snow leopard. I am currently running vmware fusion 2.0.2 on my OS.X 10.5.8, it works great.I am afraid to upgrade my mac and lose any applications running on VMware...
View ArticleRe: Update from mac OS.X 10.5.8 to mac OS.X 10.6 with VMware fusion 2.0.2
Looking at the Supported Guest and Host Operating Systems in the Compatibility Guides it shows that last supported 2.x version is 2.0.6 under Mac OS X 10.6.1 however assuming you'd be running the...
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