Re: Which version of Ubuntu will work as client under Win8 host and have the...
Have a look at: Home> Support> Support Policies> Defect Report
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Binding VMs to network adapters
HiFirst post, and an occasional (only) VMware player user . . . I have a desktop PC running Scientific Linux as the host OS, with VMware player v6.0.1 installed. There are two guest OSs - Windows 7,...
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Re: Binding VMs to network adapters
Apologies, and as a footnote . . . One of the two likely solutions that I'm ultimately working towards may require the W7 VM to be "multi-homed" - that is, it will see both NICS (using a bridged config...
View ArticleCan I run an existing XP installation from the (good) hard drive of a broken PC?
My XP machine has failed. (A timely death I suppose. I am now running on a new machine which came with Windows 8.) The old XP hard drive is OK. I'd like to be able to run some of the old apps which...
View ArticleMemory requirement in old versions
HelloI am looking for the minimum memory requirement in old versions of VMware Player,but I cannot find the information.Can we run any of the old versions (v1.x, v2.x ) at 128, 256 or 512MB?Thanks in...
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Just curious, what Host OS and what Guest OSes do you intend to run? From the VMware Player 2.0 Getting Started Guide... Host System Requirements for VMware Player The minimum host system...
View ArticleRe: Memory requirement in old versions
Not sure how much good that information will be as I do not believe the VMware Tools will be available for download. The oldest release of VMware Tools for VMware Player that I see on the Server is...
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Re: Guest Ubuntu Resolution Problem
I had the same problem with Ubuntu 12.04 and VmPlayer 6.0.1 under Windows 7 host. VmWare Tools were installed correctly and Window manager set to XFCE. I tried to switch to a different window manager,...
View ArticleRe: Script error when trying to install VMware Player on Windows 8 Laptop
"DUDE..all u need to do is go to ur c drive and make a folder name "Tmp" without comma" How exactly do I do that, please? A dummies' step by step guide would be appreciated. I get the same Script...
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Re: Script error when trying to install VMware Player on Windows 8 Laptop
Welshy2014 wrote: "DUDE..all u need to do is go to ur c drive and make a folder name "Tmp" without comma" How exactly do I do that, please? A dummies' step by step guide would be appreciated. I get...
View ArticleRe: Script error when trying to install VMware Player on Windows 8 Laptop
I have worked it out for myself. take your attitude elsewhere, your dragging the forum down. this is the second attitude post from you within the SAME thread. Don't worry - I won't be back again.
View ArticleInstall VM on Win XP Computer Can XP become infected throught the VM?
I want to run linux or ubunto as virtual machine on a xp computer. I want to acess the internet with linux or ubunto and not with XP. If a virus got on the virtual machine can it infect the host (XP)?...
View ArticleRe: Script error when trying to install VMware Player on Windows 8 Laptop
@Welshy2014 You may not like my attitude, however I was just making a point while pointing out how simple it was to get the answer to your question! Users that ask questions which have already been...
View ArticleVMrun sharedfolder question
I am running VMware player 6.01 on a Linux host. The guest is Windows XP.I also installed VMware VIX 1.13 so that I can use vmrun to control the guest. I want to create a shared folder between the...
View ArticleRe: Script error when trying to install VMware Player on Windows 8 Laptop
When someone has a problem they can't work out for themselves, the first thing they do is turn to Google for an answer.Google invariably directs the person to a Forum which specialises in the subject...
View ArticleRe: VMWare player 6.0.1 linux x64 bug report
The 3.13 kernel is not yet officially supported. This patch might help: ws1001.vmnet.filter.c.313.patch.zip
View ArticleVMWare player 6.0.1 linux 3.13 x64 (ubuntu 14.04)
I have no idea where else to report bugs, so here it goes The vmnet kernel module doesn't compile. Not much else can be said, it seems that a name is defined as a variable and as a function in the same...
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Re: VMWare player 6.0.1 linux x64 bug report
Worked like a charm. Unofficial support is good enough for me Changed the thread name to reflect the kernel version, for others to find.
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