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A commercial virtualization product offered by VMware for the Mac OS X operating system.

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Accessing guest OS (Ubuntu)s locally hosted sites by host OS (OS X)

I think the title explains fairly well what I want to do, but here's some additional info: Guest OS (Ubuntu)s configuration, running in VMWare Fusion: I have 3 virtual sites hosted by Apache2, which ...
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How to enable the super key when running linux in a virtual machine in OSX

I'm running Linux inside VMware in OSX. I want to use gnome-do. The shortcut key to call it is super+space. But that doesn't work when running inside VMware on OSX. How can I enable to super key to ...
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Can't install Windows 7 through VMware Fusion, missing CD/DVD drivers

I'm trying to install Windows 7 32 Bit. There is no "easy install" for the VMware Fusion 4 setup as shown in this vide. http://www.vmwarefusionlearningcenter.com/intro-to-fusion.html#3 And when I ...
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Any way to simulate numpad input on MacBook Air 2011?

I'm, running a 747 simulator in VMware Fusion on a mid-2011 MacBook Air. It requires the use of the numpad (its very old) to enter numbers into the CDU. I have tried FN+keys on the right side of the ...
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How do I find the IP address of a virtual machine using VMware Fusion?

Can I determine the IP of a virtual machine using VMware Fusion without actually entering the operating system running on the virtual machine? I'm looking for a menu option, command line, or otherwise ...
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Cannot drag folder to Ubuntu in VMware Fusion

My host is Mac OS X and I used VMware Fusion 3 to install Windows 7, Windows XP, and Ubuntu Linux. I can drag and drop folders between Windows 7/XP and Mac OS X, but I cannot do the same for Ubuntu. I ...
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Xmonad focused window border issues with virtualbox/vmware guest additions

I've tested xmonad on ubuntu and archlinux, running either on virtualbox and vmware. After installing guest additions (and the equivalent vmware tools for vmware), the focus border stops working. I ...
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How do I access files in VM Fusion (running Ubuntu) from the (Mac) host machine?

I'm running VMWare Fusion on my mac (OS X Lion). I saved a file there that I'd like to view on the host machine. How can I access this file? VMWare is running an Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit server image.
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Can I run VirtualBox and VMWare Fusion on the same machine?

I have both VirtualBox and VMWare VMs on separate laptops. Can I run both of those VMWare Fusion and VirtualBox on my Macbook Pro, assuming that I don't want to run them at the same time? Has ...
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Can a VMWare fusion image on windows 7 be legally used on more than one mac?

I have a legal, store-bought copy of Windows 7. I'd like to install it into a virtual machine, either VMWare or Parallels. I have VMWare Fusion on my Macbook Pro and my iMac. My question is, once ...
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Is it possible to use a VMware image created on WindowsXP 32bits on MacOS X?

I have a running VMWare virtual machine created on a 64bits edition of Windows 7, the guest OS being Ubuntu 10.04 64bits. I wish I could use that very same virtual machine on a Mac. If I copy the ...
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MAC OS X 10.6.8 - Uninstalling VMWare Fusion

Does anyone know if uninstalling Fusion (using the correct uninstaller for it), also uninstall Windows and associated apps? If not, is there a correct sequence to get rid of all things Windows related?...
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VMware fusion on MacBook Air with OS X Lion seems to hang when getting back from sleep

Every once in a while, my MacBook Air becomes unresponsive when it is sleeping and I open the lid. It seems to only happen in these circumstances: the MacBook air got into sleep modus because of ...
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Macbook Air Reboot after Wake when Windows 7 Running in VM

Is anyone who is running a Windows 7 VM on a new 2011 i5 Macbook Air (I have the 13" w/128 SSD) able to put their Macbook air to sleep for extended periods of time (like overnight) without manually ...
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Reading from hard drive of crashed VMWare VM

I have VMWare Fusion running on my Mac, running a Windows 7 VM. I accidentally powered down my Mac and the VM image won't restore properly, losing all my files I had worked on in that image. I have ...
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How do you get to the guest filesystem from the host in VMWare Fusion?

I have a Mac host and a Windows guest. I use the Mac terminal for development. How do I access the guest's file system from the host terminal? I am using VMWare Fusion. How about from Finder? I ...
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Can I convert my OS X Lion into a VMware virtual machine?

Is it possible to convert the current OS X Lion 10.7.1 install on my Mac Mini (i5, 8GB RAM) into a virtual machine via VMWare converter? I use VMware Fusion 4. Or, is my only option to set up the ...
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Create a VM from DMG disk image created from Windows XP Boot Camp Partition

I had Windows XP installed on a Boot Camp partition, and wanted to replace it with Windows 7, so I used Disk Utility to create a .DMG image from the partition, reformatted and installed Windows 7 on ...
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What are sxxx.vmdk files and how do I get rid of some of them?

I have a single virtual machine on VMWare Fusion with Windows XP on it. I noticed that I have a bunch of huge vmdk files (several Gb): Do I really need them all for a single virtual machine? What are ...
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Share virtual machine images between multiple computers

I am in the process of setting up a development environment for a new project and wondered about the theoretical possibility of my ideal set up. I would like to use virtual machines in order to make ...
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How can I share OS X fonts with Windows XP when using vmware-fusion?

When using VMware Fusion, is there any way to share fonts between the base OS (i.e., OS X) and the virtualized OS (e.g., Windows XP)? If so, how?
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How to share a VPN connection in a VMWare Guest VM with the Host

The need This question is relevant for all of those who want to bypass their corporate's annoying VPN, and access their work/corporate network from their private computer, especially if the corporate ...
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Network cuts off when using Bridged mode on Virtual Machine

I have tried Parallels Desktop 6, VMWare Fusion and VirtualBox when trying to run a Virtual Machine with a Bridged network adapter. I simply select the adapter interface (en0) and then press on. When ...
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Run Snow Leopard (non-server version) as guest in Lion

I know you can run the server version, but neither my Lion (current) or my Snow Leopard CD I have is the server version. Is it possible to run Snow Leopard as guest in Lion?
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Can you shrink the sparse disk image of a Mac OS X guest OS in VMWare Fusion?

I use VMWare Fusion on my Mac to run a virtual Windows 7 machine, and the Microsoft IE compatibility Windows XP virtual machines. In VMWare Tools on the Windows guest OSes, there’s a “Shrink” option ...
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How to start a Windows program from a remote system?

I have Windows 7 (x64) running in VMware Fusion on my Mac. To make debugging apps on the Windows side from the Java side easier, I'd like to be able to start the app in Windows from the Mac side. I'...
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Visual Studio has a red overlay when running on OSX through VMWare Fusion

I am having an interesting issue that is displayed below. Essentially I have a bootcamp partition of Windows7 loaded in OSX Lion via VMWare Fusion and everything seems to work swimmingly with the ...
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Vmware fusions with VM's on network share

I am running Vmware Fusions with 3 virtual machines on my current 2010 13 macbook pro 8 gb ram. As of late my VMs has become kind of unruly and sluggish. I do run them at the same time I have been ...
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Using Windows with (VMWare Fusion OR Parallels) AND Bootcamp on Mac OS X

I'm considering getting an Apple laptop, but I will continue to use Windows frequently. Dual-booting is a pain, but virtualization has its own issues, so I'd like to keep a foot in both camps if ...
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Redirect Port on Mac to VMWare

So...I have started working as a front-end developer in a shop that does .NET. I use a Mac and have a VMWare image with Visual Studio and the project on it. The project runs great. However, I was ...
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vmware fusion: how is the gateway IP decided in NAT networking mode?

I recently did a clean install from Mac OS X Snow Leopard to Mac OS X Lion. I put all my Vmware Fusion guests in NAT mode with static IP'. All this time in Snow Leopard I had all my guest OS' ...
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VMware Fusion 3.1.3 and Lion 10.7 install error

Clean install of VMware Fusion 3.1.3 on a clean install of OSX Lion 10.7 The install starts and then errors with no informative error except to call the manufacturer. From Console.app I see: Jul 22 ...
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Windows within OSX VMWare Fusion not able to access mac partitions

when I run my bootcamp Windows 7 natively, I installed macdrive and it can see all of the HFS+ partitions as windows drive letters. Read/Write performance is great. When I run my bootcamp Windows 7 ...
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Change VMware fusion NAT setting

I have a virtual machine that I like to use in NAT mode, but by default, VMWare fusion internal DHCP server issues IP addresses in the 192.168.1.0 space. This means that when I am traveling and using ...
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Snow leopard in vmware fusion

I'm on Lion and I want to install Snow Leopard in vmware fusion. Is there a way to do that ? Just want to do that, because of a software using powerpc not intel binaries. Thanks !
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How to easily switch between virtual machines in VMWare Fusion

I have two virtual machines open at the same time in VMWare Fusion. I often switch between OSX and the virtual machines. Switching from OSX to the last virtual machine I used is not too difficult. ...
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Developing .NET on a 2011 MacBook Pro via Windows 7 VMWare Fusion Virtual Machine

I can't seem to find a duplicate question, so please excuse (and redirect) me if this question has already been asked. I just recently got a 2011 MBP. I am a .NET developer, and as such, am totally ...
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How can I simulate a slow machine in a VM?

I'm testing an AJAX-heavy web-application. I develop on a new Mac, but I use VmWare Fusion (currently 3.1.2) to test in Windows XP, using IETester to simulate older versions of IE. This lets me see ...
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What is the best way to deal with `rm`?

my situation is quite unique: I am using a macbookpro and running VMFusion for Ubuntu I am sharing a particular folder between ubuntu and mac via "Shared Folders" As you all know, this means that my ...
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Can't open HTML file from Internet Explorer, but can with NotePad - VMWare Fusion

Help! I have vmware fusion 2.0.8 with Windows Vista installed. I can't open an HTML page from my shared folder using Internet Explorer, but it opens fine with NotePad. When I browse for the file ...
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Vmware Fusion Mouse Support

I have noticed a few annoyances with the latest version of VMWare Fusion: With a new Logitech Marathon mouse m705, the forward and back buttons do not seem to work as intended (ex: instead of going ...
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Virtual Machines and SSD's

The general rule of thumb is to host the VM on a separate drive than the host. Is this necessary with an SSD drive? I'm looking to get a 120gb SSD for my mbp to run Windows 7 VM's as well as OS X. ...
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Virtual Machines + External Drives

I'm currently testing a setup with a Macbook Pro, using a VMWare Fusion Windows 7 VM from an external USB drive. The external drive is 7200rpm but is a tad slow. I would like to know if getting a ...
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Open certain domain links from Mac to VMware Fusion Windows

Is there a way to tell Mac OS, VMware Fusion, a third party app, or at least Apple's Mail.app to open certain domains (specified or .local) in my VM over Mac OS? I have a .NET application on our ...
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Can I run Connectify in a virtual Machine running windows 7 on a Macbook Pro?

I have MBP 13' and I tested the Connectify on bootcamp. It works fine, but the problem is that I need Connectify to run on my Mac too. On my current Wifi network I can connect to the internet using ...
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Share MAMP in virtual pc as well

I have a MAMP installation on my mac, and I use vmware fusion to run a virtual windows installation. I was wondering if there's a way to share the localhost i have in mac with the vmware windows ...
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Creation of Virtual Machine fails using 'VMWare vCenter Convertor Standalone'

I am trying to convert my Bootcamped Windows 7 partition to a VM using VMWare's vCenter software. The idea being to move the VM to an external drive and reclaim the bootcamp partition. The ...
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How can I transform my Boot Camp partition into a VMDK file?

I'm looking for a clever way to upgrade to Windows 64 bits on my MacBook Pro's Boot Camp partition. This is the plan I have established (considering you can't just upgrade Win32 to Win64): Move the ...
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VMWare Fusion guest application list

How does VMWare Fusion compile its list of guest OS applications (specifically for Windows) that can be found by "show package contents" of USER/Documents/Virtual Machines/VMNAME and then in the ...
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eth0 not working on copied VMWare fusion VM

When you copy a VM in VMWare fusion - you simply copy the folder of VM files. When you start up the copied one - VMWare will ask you if you copied it or moved - select copied. Then inside the VM, ...
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