Re: Cannot Import Existing XP Mode VM into Player
Hi, I have found a solution with WorkStation : Instead of using File > Import Windows XP Mode VM : Use "File > Open". Then Browse to the folder where the file .VMC is Iocated > Import And...
View ArticleKeep the virtual machine running while the guest computer is in standby
Hello everybody, I run a virtual XP on a Windows 7 Host PC in vmPlayer.There is an Icon on the Windows 7 which opens an Application on the virtual XP in Unity Mode.Now I want to keep my virtual XP...
View ArticleRe: Keep the virtual machine running while the guest computer is in standby
Welcome to the Computer - It is not possible to have your VM run while the host machine is suspended because VMplayer needs to be running and if the host OS is suspended the applications are suspended -
View ArticleRe: Can I run an existing XP installation from the (good) hard drive of a...
I am not sure why my question never got an answer. However, I eventually figured out that it would be very difficult if possible at all. Furthermore, I finally realized that I did not really need it....
View ArticleVMware Player + ESXi + vCenter Server
Hi guys, I've deployed an ESXi5.5 on VMware Player 6.0 Open Source on my DELL XPS (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) .On ESXi I've deployed a vCenter Server Virtual Appliance using a virtual Windows 8, deployed using...
View ArticleRe: general protection fault: 0000 [#8] SMP
We are querying the VMX capability MSRs, which is something we do whether or not the CPU supports VT-x. The #GP is expected on a CPU that doesn't support VT-x. There is a .fixup entry for...
View Articlewindows 7 host and windows server 2008 r2 as vm
Hi all, I am having trouble figuring out if I can do the following:I want to have Windows 7 (x64) running as my host and want to install vmware player on it. I need to create 2 virtual machines, one...
View ArticleCan't run VM of network share: .vmx and .vmdk files get deleted; linux host
Hi! I have encountered a problem, probably a bug, running a virtual machine located on my NAS. When I run the VM it warns me about "no swap space" (true, no swap on host OS) and then fails without...
View ArticleInstalled VM Player 6.0.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit ok, but error "Unable to...
Last few lines of log file. Any thoughts? 2014-04-18T17:43:25.674+10:00| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.2014-04-18T17:43:25.944+10:00| vthread-3| I120: Setting destination...
View ArticleRe: Installed VM Player 6.0.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit ok, but error "Unable to...
Ubuntu 14.04 is not an officially supported Host OS in VMware Player 6.0.1, try using VMware Player 6.0.2.
View ArticleRe: Installed VM Player 6.0.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit ok, but error "Unable to...
Many thanks. Using 6.0.2 makes it go!
View ArticleDisk space decreasing in VM
Hello. I have a Win7-host and XP-VM.When I copy/paste form XP-VM to Win7-host my host disk space decreases and I have to manually clean...
View ArticleRe: Disk space decreasing in VM
For Windows XP you can copy and paste %TEMP%\VMwareDnD into the Windows Explorer Address Bar and press Enter. Or e.g.: C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\Temp\VMwareDnD Also make sure...
View Articlevmware tools will not install
I have vmware player v6 on a windows machineI've installed windows 7 as a virtual machine on a windows machine however I cannot get vmware tools to install - because the install process won't start.In...
View ArticleMouse jurky when going from host to guest OS (VMware Player 6.0.2)
Hello, When I move my mouse from the Host to Guest OS and back the mouse is not smooth. It bounces randomly and it's kinda annoying. I have been using Virtualbox and works smoothly, so I figured...
View ArticleRe: vmware tools will not install
If you're using VMware Player 6.0,1 on a Windows Host and want to install VMware Tools in Windows 7 then do the following which is a workaround to whatever issue you're having that is not allowing to...
View ArticleUbuntu 14.04 and VMware 6.0.2 USB
I installed VMware 6.02 on an Ubuntu 14.04 (the latest) host and I installed XP w/ SP3 as a VM and the USB is not working properly as my iPod will not be found.Any ideas? ThanksJim
View ArticleRe: vmware tools will not install
thankyou for your feedback woody, your advice worked. I hope lots of other people see your solution as nothing was available on google to resolve this and it drove me up the wall.
View Article"You do not have permission to enter the license key. Try again using the...
Hello, I purchased a "VMware player plus" license and tried to enter the license key, but got the above message. I have already searched the community discussions, so I tried to run VMware player as...
View ArticleVMware Full version?
Can anyone tell me the difference (apart from size) between the 'full' version of v6.0.2 available from the softwareupdate site, and the much smaller version offered on the normal download site?...
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