How to use guest printer from Mac?
Hello everyone! I am on a Macbook pro. I run Window XP via VMWare fusion. The window xp can use a printer via samba. The mac (for reason to long to explain here) can not. I wuold like to view from mac...
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VMware provides a thin print driver to allow the guest to use printers virtually from the host, but not vice versa. It is atypical for any virtualization product to allow this to work in reverse. It...
View ArticleRe: My Windows 7 fails to boot on VMware Fusion on Mac
I assume you have a driver missing preventing you from booting, but if all you are concerned about is file recovery you can probably create a new vm and then copy the existing vmdks into the new vm and...
View ArticleRe: What to do when Virtual Machine (Windows 7) does not start?
There is a bug in version 5.0.0, 5.0.1 and 5.0.2 that causes the VM to periodically crash if 3D is enabled on Windows 7. Try running the VM with 3D support switched off in settings.
View ArticleRe: Exporting a Fusion VM to vSphere 5
If it is Oracle 5, which is essentially a clone of RHEL 5, you can also use VMware Converter installed on a tertiary Windows machine, just choose source "VMware Workstation or other VMware virtual...
View ArticleRe: Fusion 5 and Ubuntu
It depends on your version but you may need to apply the same change that is required for most 3.x.x kernel versions which is to copy a file:cp /usr/include/linux/version.h /lib/modules/<tab to...
View ArticleRe: VM Fusion 5 Windows XP Script Host Errors
This is not a vmware issue. Windows script host errors means there is a visual basic script running and failing. It might be reaching you because of your domain as it looks like it's trying to map a...
View ArticleRe: Can't access XP folders after VM move
When Fusion prompts you for having moved a VM it is to update the virtual machine files which should have nothing to do with the XP installation. If you receive permission problems trying to save you...
View ArticleRe: USB wifi adapters can't get DHCP lease
Technically if you are bridging your NIC and you want to keep the host networking transparent to the VM you can just keep the wifi adapter running in OSX and the VM (assuming vmware tools is working)...
View ArticleImporting from Parallels
I want to try VMware Fusion to see if it addresses an issue I have with an app under Parallels but I have a concern. In some reading it looks like the Parallels image is rendered unusable to go back to...
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while importing, you will be given an option to choose a location where the converted image gets saved. In the end, you will have one image in fusion readable format.Parallels image will still be...
View ArticleRe: My Windows 7 fails to boot on VMware Fusion on Mac
Thank you Witchbutter303. There are a few things you mention that I am not sure I know how to do. How do I create a new VM? Do I have to uninstall VMware completely and then reinstall? And how do I...
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Re: Exporting a Fusion VM to vSphere 5
COOL! Given: [root@localhost ~]# uname -aLinux localhost.localdomain 2.6.18-194.el5 #1 SMP Mon Mar 29 20:06:41 EDT 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux I guess the recipe should apply directly without...
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Re: Importing from Parallels
Thanks. Up and running. Unfortunately VMware doesn't seem to solve my VM problems.
View ArticleMoving window license to a new macbook??
I just bought a new macbook air. Old one was so slow and no usb3 for external hdd for vmware. i migrate all the file and vmware to new macbook. window and office saying it detect hardware difference....
View ArticleRe: Moving window license to a new macbook??
While running the virtual machine on new mac for first time, you will get a prompt with 2 optionsMoved and copied. You must choose moved it. This ensures that you settings especially mac address of...
View ArticleRe: vmtoolsd.exe User instance doesn't run
@Biggle78, thanks a lot, registry key rights was also what needed to be fixed (Fusion 5.0.1 & Win 7 SP1 SP1)
View ArticleVirtualizing Snow Leopard
I’ve read a handful of posts regarding Virtualizing Snow Leopard, apologize if I’m beating the dead horse here, but I was wondering if this is possible… I have a new (refurbished) MBP running...
View ArticleRe: My Windows 7 fails to boot on VMware Fusion on Mac
"How do I create a new VM? Do I have to uninstall VMware completely and then reinstall?" You do not need to uninstall fusion. Virtual machine installation in Fusion is almost completely wizard...
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