Re: VMware Fusion / Windows 8 / Shared Folders / System Hang
Mark,One more thing from my VMware support experience that I did think was a good piece of advice given. One of my shared folders that I was pointing to was a Dropbox folder. The support technician...
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Thanks tony I turned off folder sharing altogether. I work in Windows most of time and don;t really need to exchange files. I can use net shares if I do Regards Mark
View ArticleRe: Unable to write on shared external (USB) disks
hi nicdain,Did you ever try remove the sharing folder of your USB30 disk and add it back?I have a Lacie USB30 disk with exFAT filesystem, and no your issue. for your 2nd question,please try below...
View ArticleRe: Unable to connect the USB device "" to the virtual machine (error code 13)
I am having this exact same error suddenly. No matter which of 3 USB devices I attempt to connect to I get the same error message. All three of these have connected without issue in the past, right...
View ArticleRe: Fusion 5.0.3 - Missing vmdk file
What i can do here is transfer the .tgz file to Fusion Dev team.i am not sure if the developer can find the root cause and fix it soon. I think any progress update will be post here too.thx.
View ArticleRe: Unable to write on shared external (USB) disks
Thank you all for the advices. @dlhotka: actually I found out that the 2,5" USB disk was corrupted! I ran the correction procedure with Mac OS X Disk utility and fixed the errors. But after that I...
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Re: VM fusion 3 won't recognize vmx file type
Wow Bob after 3hrs of pulling my non existent hair (I shaved my head earlier ) I finally ran into your article. What a life saver! THANKS
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p.s. Works for VMWARE 5.0.3 and OS X 10.8.4 Key words for the robots below: VMware Fusion cannot open files in the "Steinberg VST mixer Settings" format.'VMWARE won't recognize my images after Mac OS X...
View ArticleRe: Fusion 5.0.3 - Missing vmdk file
hi,could you please manually find out the .vmdk file from your VM bundle? you can do this by below steps:1. Open Fusion library window, and select you VM and right click it.2. Choose "Show in Finder"...
View ArticleRe: Fusion 5.0.3 - Missing vmdk file
Did you create any new vm by use an existing virtual disk with take this disk away option? I didn't find the Disco virtuale.vmdk in your vm bundle. And I saw you have a vm named Windows 7 x64...
View ArticleRe: Fusion 5.0.3 - Missing vmdk file
I can't find any vmdk file on my disk, i looked for it for hours but nothing. No one has access to my mac, physically or by the net. It could be a bug or a Mac update gone wrong? Is there a way to...
View ArticleDisable clipboard sharing (only)
VMWare Fusion 5.0.3 running on ML with Windows 7. VMWare tools installed. How do I (only) disable clipboard sharing between Mac and Windows environments, without affecting other components like file...
View ArticleOSX 10.8 as guest - additional HDDs don't mount on startup
Hello, I'm running OSX ML 10.8.3 and Fusion 5.0.3, and am running ML 10.8.3 and Server.app as a guest for Netboot and DeployStudio. I have added additional virtual hard drives to this VM for image...
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Yeah thanks, forgot that however there needs to be a space on each side of the equal (=) sign and the add the boolean value need to be "TRUE" not "FALSE".
View ArticleRe: Disable clipboard sharing (only)
You can try adding the following options to the Virtual Machine's .vmx configuration file. isolation.tools.copy.disable = "TRUE"isolation.tools.paste.disable = "TRUE" Have a look at: Editing the .vmx...
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Re: Disable clipboard sharing (only)
The entry should beisolation.tools.copy.disable = "TRUE"isolation.tools.paste.disable = "TRUE" entry has been corrected. thanks to woodyz
View ArticleRe: OSX 10.8 as guest - additional HDDs don't mount on startup
Hi Chris, Is there a reason you've chosen IDE instead of SCSI? Recent versions of Mac OS don't get along well with virtual hard disks on our emulated PIIX4 IDE controller, which is why we default to...
View ArticleRe: OSX 10.8 as guest - additional HDDs don't mount on startup
I've wondered about that default. I've had issues in the past with Windows guests and SCSI, specifically P2V with Win2000 server and the VMWare Converter and then not being able to boot up. So I've...
View ArticleVMware Fusion cannot connect to any of my virtual machines after the Mac OS X...
After the update to Mac OS X 10.8.4 I receive the following message every time I am trying to open any of my Virtual Machines: VMware Fusion cannot connect to the virtual machine. Make sure you have...
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Well finally I found a solution.I had to re-enable the File Sharing (Sharing in System Properties) and add manually my user account with Read & Write permissions, even if my account is an...
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