Re: VMware Player version for Windows 7
Well it actually does and the fact that you cannot see that says it all! If you cannot read the "Host System Requirements for VMware Player" in any of the Getting Started with VMware Player documents...
View ArticleRe: Download VHD resizer for guest OS Windows XP and host OS Windows 7
First, Is correct to install VHD resizer in host OS Windows 7 and not guest OS Windows XP ? No it shouldn't be installed at all to resize a VMware virtual hard disk. The .vhd file extension is used...
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Cpu Core 2 Duo: T6670 2.20GHzI used VirtualBox for years without problems, just wanted to try VMware. But faced with problems before even installing anything."View the Guest/Host OS tab on the VMware...
View ArticleRe: VMware Player version for Windows 7
Cpu Core 2 Duo: T6670 2.20GHzYou can use VMware Player 6.x or earlier! "View the Guest/Host OS tab on the VMware Compatibility Guide Web site" - this page is not intuitive, overloaded by extra...
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WoodyZ;I know you know the products extremely well & do want to help people, but the documentation you cite in your original post is so astonishingly confusing for someone w/limited knowledge of...
View ArticleRe: Download VHD resizer for guest OS Windows XP and host OS Windows 7
Folks, Hello. Thanks a lot for replying. I have used GParted to expand my guest OS Windows XP hard disk successfully.The issue is solved.Thanks again.
View Articlehow do I get paste from host to guest to work more consistently? vmware...
I'm finding that the copy/paste from host (Win7) to guest (Ubuntu 12) is really wonky. I can get it to work, but it seems that I have about a 20% chance of it actually happening. It definitely does...
View ArticleRe: how do I get paste from host to guest to work more consistently? vmware...
Hello,check if you really have the copy & paste feature enabled: To enable or disable drag and drop for a virtual machineMake sure VMware Tools is installed on the virtual machine. Start...
View ArticleVmWare player as service
Hello,I have a VMWare Player running a VM at all times. However I want the server to run that Virtual Machine on boot (without logging in). This will allow me basically to restart the Server and when...
View ArticleRe: VmWare player as service
Hello,check this:How to Run VMware Player as a Windows Service (8/2012/7/2008/Vista/2003/XP) | Start your VM/appliance at Boot, run 24/7 … Best regards,Pablo
View ArticleCannot Import Existing XP Mode VM into Player
Hi, The importation with Vm Player seams to work well, BUT the VM created is ALWAYS an empty Windows XP machine.I never get my XP mode machine.The string xpmode.enable="TRUE" is into the .vmx, the...
View ArticleRe: Cannot Import Existing XP Mode VM into Player
When VMware Player imports Windows XP Mode it creates a Linked Clone to the "Windows XP Mode.VHD" not an independent and separate occurrence of Windows XP Mode!
View ArticleRe: Cannot Import Existing XP Mode VM into Player
?I have seen a Windows XP Mode machine, running under VMware Player : not a .VHD, but a .VMDK.And it was exactly the same : the same applications ...Was it imported by Player or by WorkStation ??
View ArticleDNS not resolving with NAT
Hi! I have been using VMWare Player for years now on several computers and locations.Recently I purchased a new Dell notebook, and in parallel I upgraded to Player version 6.0.1. Since then I am having...
View ArticleConnection between machines
Hi all, Probably this is a very simple for you guys, but I can not figure this out. So I have Vmware Player. I installed two Windows server 2008 R2. First machine is going to be DC. So I added second...
View ArticleRe: Connection between machines
Make sure both VM's Network Adapters are using the same VMnet and that Firewalls and or Security software is not blocking communications between the VM's.
View ArticleRe: Connection between machines
I am using vm player, I can not launch them in group nor edit network. Firewall nor security software is not blocking them. but odd enough once I set up default gateway on 10.10.10.1 and did ipconfig I...
View ArticleNo sound - Window 7 x64 host, multiple Linux guests.
I have used VMware before w/o trouble. But after a fresh reinstall of the Host OS, I can not get the sound to work (all drivers are up to date and VMware tools is installed. I have tried multiple linux...
View Articlegeneral protection fault: 0000 [#8] SMP
After some trouble running VMware Player using VIX headless I get now this error: ~/VMware$ vmrun -T player start vmplayer.vmx nogui Message from syslogd@v22014041507617905 at Apr 17 09:43:12 ......
View ArticleRe: how do I get paste from host to guest to work more consistently? vmware...
That wasn't much help. First, "Click the Options tab, and select Guest Isolation" -- Guest Isolation doesn't exist. Second, I am able to paste some of the time, so the vmware tools do appear to be...
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