Buying VMWare Fusion
Hi, I hope I am at the right forum here.I have an imac and a macbook. I bought Fusion 2.0 in 2009. I updated to 2.0.8. This no longer works if I wish to upgrade my mac to mountain lion. I cannot...
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Thank you very much WoodyZ & MacsRule for your kind help. This is what I have done: 1. I have installed OSXFUSE 2.5.5 and VMDKMounter 3.1.3 as indicated using Pacifist install. The latter now lives...
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1. Do I receive a DVD package or just a download.You can purchase it online from VMware online store. This does not include DVD package.2 Can I burn the installation file on a DVDYes, you may...
View ArticleRe: Buying VMWare Fusion
1. Do I receive a DVD package or just a download. If you purchased from Amazon as an example you get a boxd CD-ROM, however directly from VMware it's an Electronic Software Download. 2. Can I burn the...
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Re: How to run DiskWarrior to repair the directory of a virtual machine?
2. Since double clicking the VMDKMounter application did nothing, I rebooted the Mac with OS X 10.8.3 to no avail. 3. Then I found that I could mount the VMware disk image that lives...
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Hi oldMacDonnell,I buy the "VMware Fusion 5 for Mac OS X Multilingual" box.I got a box with a CD and a USB Stick with a Fusion 5 Installation Disk Image.Bye, Lutz p.s.It's a nice idea to ship a CD and...
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Thanks for the feedback. How to "temporarily attach the target .vmdk virtual hard disk to an OS X Virtual Machine"?
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Re: How to run DiskWarrior to repair the directory of a virtual machine?
Again, I've already given you this information in, Re: How to run DiskWarrior to repair the directory of a virtual machine?, however... Have a look at: Managing Virtual Hard Disks& Add an Existing...
View ArticleFusion 5.0.3 and mouse problem on Moutain Lion
There seem to be an issue with Fusion 5.0.3 (lastest) with Moutain Lino OS X. First it won't ungrab from the guest VM if I move the mouse cursor outside of the guest VM. I have uninstalled and...
View ArticleRe: Native Cisco VPN in OS X under Fusion 5
That's odd - it worked for me. Using AnyConnect might be an option, otherwise, make sure you reboot the VM after changing network types to bridged. Make sure you also haven't created any locations in...
View ArticleCannot Change RAM and Other Settings on Shutdown Guests
For some reason, I cannot change the RAM memory allocation for those guest OSs. The settings are enabled (not grayed out) and I can make edits in the settings panels, but the changes are lost as soon...
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To help figure out what is what, the best way to provide comprehensive diagnostic information is to use the "Collect Support Information" command from the VMware Fusion (menu bar)> Help > Collect...
View ArticleRe: Cannot Change RAM and Other Settings on Shutdown Guests
Hello Woody - Thank you for jumping in to help. I looked at the contents of the .tgz file. With sincere respect, there is way too much sensitive information in it to post the complete file in a public...
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Re: Cannot Change RAM and Other Settings on Shutdown Guests
I think if one actually knew how much information leaves ones computer under normal circumstances one would not think what was in the support bundle to be to sensitive however I certainly don't fault...
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That's okay. I understand. BTW, I always make an image backup on an external drive and then install a fresh, clean OS whenever I bring a computer in for repair. I will keep troubleshooting this...
View ArticleRe: Cannot Change RAM and Other Settings on Shutdown Guests
I suspect its permission related issue.Try repairing your Mac HD using disk utility.Once complete, restart Mac .Launch Fusion and try editing the memory settings for VMs. This suggestion may or may not...
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Re: .vmdk size doesn't match Disk size setting in Settings
I'm okay with a dynamically growing disk... the problem is; it's not growing! The disk itself is nowhere near full. Just for giggles, I tried to check the "Pre-allocate disk space" and let it spin for...
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Re: .vmdk size doesn't match Disk size setting in Settings
It sounds like its the Windows partition of the imported Boot Camp partition Virtual Machine that is running out of space and if you want a better understanding of what is going on then read my replies...
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Re: .vmdk size doesn't match Disk size setting in Settings
Ugh! Okay, so here's what my bastard drive looked like: Now I've deleted the unneeded partitions, but when I right-click on the windows partition, the "Extend..." option is greyed out? I guess I'll...
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Re: .vmdk size doesn't match Disk size setting in Settings
I hope you made a proper* backup before doing anything! If you cannot extend the partition from within Windows then you'll need to boot the VM with GParted Live ISO Image (download...
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