VMWare Workstation 10 refuses to Sync time with Host OS
I am having problems getting my Win 8.1 VM Guest to sync with the Win 8.1 Host machine. I have 'Sync' switched on, but every time I start the VM the time is wrong (even from suspend). If I go in and...
View ArticleRe: VMware player Graphics issues on Linux
Hey WoodyZ. Thanks for that. It seems to have fixed my issues. No more complaints about graphics drivers when I'm creating a new machine. Thanks guys. Rob.
View ArticleRe: Does VMplayer’s guest OS have a memory bandwidth limitation, compared to...
1. Raw memory bandwidth for the guest should be the same as raw memory bandwidth for the host, but there are some inefficiencies in the memory subsystem that can affect this. First, VMware Player does...
View ArticleWhen leaving the fullscreen mode, VMWare player resizes to a very small size...
When leaving the fullscreen mode, VMWare player resizes to a very small size forcing all the guest windows to resize. As a consequence, I have to resize all my windows back to the original size when I...
View ArticleUnusual artifact after OS upgrade
I have been a VMware Workstation and VMware Player user for the last several years. Within the past few days I wiped my system clean and installed Linux 14.04 LTS and installed the latest version of...
View ArticleBest hardware setup for vm windows 7 ultimate
Hello,I want to run windows 7 ultimate insite VMware Player and would like to know how many ram and processors cores I should specified in the setup please.here is my config:Laptop Asus G75vw...
View ArticleRe: Does VMplayer’s guest OS have a memory bandwidth limitation, compared to...
"Do you see better performance of the CEP2 workload on the faster computer when you compare runs on the physical hardware?" I haven't tried that. I have VM for security and privacy reasons. I want to...
View ArticleInstallation of VMware player on a non GUI OS
Hi All, I am using ubuntu 12 server edition and it is only CLI. Can I install vmware player in it and install a GUI OS. If yes please provide the steps for it. Please help Thanks for your timeAchyuth...
View ArticleRe: Best hardware setup for vm windows 7 ultimate
Here are the system requirements to run Windows 7: Windows 7 system requirements - Microsoft Windows
View ArticleRe: Best hardware setup for vm windows 7 ultimate
Thanks, but for the BEST PERFORMANCE, how many ram and CPU cores should I use in the Virtual Machine please? EDIT:This thread kind of explains that I should go for 1 cpu:Virtualization: vCPU...
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Re: Best hardware setup for vm windows 7 ultimate
"best performance" is a relative term and without qualification is subjective at best! Therefore just accept the defaults when creating the Virtual Machine and test for yourself, as you can always...
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Re: Best hardware setup for vm windows 7 ultimate
OK thanks, I just created a vm with 8gb of ram and 1 cpu and it's ok so far bye
View ArticlePatch: VMware Player 6.0.1 compilation fails on kernel 3.13.5, Ubuntu Saucy...
Using freshly published kernel 3.13.5 on Ubuntu Saucy. When I ran VMware Player after installation, the compilation went wrong. It turned out to be an issue with the vmnet module. I have fixed the...
View ArticlePatch: VMware Player 6.0.2 compilation fails on kernel 3.15.0-rc7, Ubuntu...
VMware Player ran into compilation issues after installing kernel 3.15.0-rc7 on Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit. The errors are thrown when compiling the vmci and vsock modules. I have fixed the issues and shared...
View ArticleRe: VMPlayer behaves like a jealous child
The problem seems to be a defect in the vmx86.sys driver. You can see this in the Task Manager when the show-kernel-times option is checked because VMPlayer spikes the red line. If you then use Process...
View ArticleRe: How to work-around: VMware-player-6.0.2-1744117 The MSI...
Following is offered to others who suffer same / similar travails as documented above:eundv sent folder C:\Users\admin_user\Documents\Virtual Machines\Ubuntu_64-bit_ws to Recycle Bin Then right-clicked...
View ArticleRe: VMPlayer behaves like a jealous child
From the host's perspective, all time spent in the virtual machine monitor and the guest is spent in vmx86.sys. Can you provide more details on how to reproduce this behavior? Please upload the...
View ArticleAnother newbie fails vmware-tools install
I know the process is supposed to be automated, idiot-proof and user friendly, but my newly installed Player with guest Debian Linux 7 doesn't want to install vmware-tools V9.6.2, which it keeps...
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Re: Can't install 64-bit VMware Player - So what am I missing?
I m getting above error when trying to install VM Ware.plz help
View ArticleRe: Can't install 64-bit VMware Player - So what am I missing?
What kind of CPU do you have?
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