A desktop virtualization solution offered by VMware, for Windows and Linux hosts.
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Mac OS 10.8.3 Lion vmware virtual machine doesn't detects darwin.iso file to install VmTools?
I just installed MacOS 10.8.3 Lion in a vmware virtual machine, and I want to install Xcode but when I get to the CD/DVD IDE settings and select the darwin.iso file to install vmTools and click ...
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Connect virtual machine to host via IEEE1394, USB or Serial Port?
I have a host machine (Laptop, Win 7 Home Premium x64) running Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on VMWare Workstation 9. I've got this system set up for UMDF driver development, because I need a target machine ...
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VMWare workstation installation error: The MSI '' failed
I am installing on windows 7. The vmware workstation version is 9.0.2-1031769.
Installation proceeds as expected until about 70% when it fails with the following error:
The MSI '' failed.
I have ...
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VMWARE - Why can't I find the vmware-tools ISO for linux guest?
In their website vmware claims that if we are "Unable to locate the ISO image for the VMware Tools installation" then we can just download it. I followed the link indicated and I can find ISO's for ...
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VMWARE - I installed vmware tools but cannot find vmware-toolbox
I have a windows host and a linux (ubuntu) guest.
Versions:
HOST - Windows 7
GUEST - Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
VMWARE TOOLS installed (output from vmware-toolbox-cmd -v): 9.2.0.15626 (build-799703)
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This virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems. However, 64-bit operation is not possible
I have windows 7 64x professional Laptop , then i download a new VM on it , but when i try to mount an ISO imag for windows server 2008 i got the following error :_
**This virtual machine is ...
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How to share internet connection from an XP virtual machine to window 7 host?
I have a Wifi stick that only works in Windows XP 32bit, so i created a Windows XP virtual machine in VMware (Workstation).
The problem is the host (Windows 7 64 bit) can't access the internet on the ...
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VMware Workstation 8 does not recognize USB devices any more: where to start?
I don't use host USB devices in my guests very often. They used to work in the past, but not any more.
I've read and checked Host USB device fails to function in a VMware Workstation or Player ...
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Vmware Workstation 8 on Gentoo - bridging additional NICs
I recently installed a new dual port NIC into my Gentoo workstation. According to lspci:
10:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)
Kernel driver in ...
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Does VMWare let you upgrade host system while guest stays up?
My college uses VMware. To what extent I am not sure.
The issue is that they have the main student access website down every night from 12am to 6am for upgrades.
To my understanding using VMware ...
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VMware The virtual machine couldnot start
I virtualized VMware for MAC OS X but when I start my VM it says the following
The virtual machine could not start. Make sure VMware Workstation is installed correctly and you have rights to run ...
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Transfer VM **with snapshots** to another system
I am upgrading to a new system, and I make heavy use of the Vmware Workstation snapshot feature. Every attempt I have made so far to transfer the VMs to my new system result in the loss of all my ...
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Clipboard operations (copy/paste) often stop working on VMWare Workstation
I have a dual-screen set-up with a Windows host and a Linux virtual machine.
Windows Host: Windows 7 x64, VMware Workstation (8.0.5, most recent)
Linux VM: CentOS 6.4 x64 (most recent) + VMware Tools ...
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Mouse gets stuck in VMware Workstation on Debian 32-bit
I'm currently running a 32-bit version of Debian 6 on VMware Workstation 9.0.1 with VMware Tools installed on Windows 7 64-bit.
It appears that one time out of five, when I try to drag something ...
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virtualized debian 6 with slim,openbox and open-vm-tools
X-windows is up&running in the guest, but in order to have full integration (dnd,clipboard, autofit client etc) I have to manually run:
vmware-user-suid-wrapper
After this, the integration ...
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VMware: Hot to get rid of “Moved it” and “Copied it” prompt?
I have a few VMs that I am moving between two hosts every so often. Every single time VMware will prompt me whether I moved or whether I copied it (not affecting or affecting the MAC address ...
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Centos Apache installed in Vmvare-workstation
I hope someone can help me with my problem. I have installed a windows 7 and a centos on Wmvare-workstation. On Centos, i have installed and Apacheserver, but i cant log on to the webserver from the ...
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VMWare Converter FAILED: Unable to find the system volume
I'm trying to convert a physical Windows XP Professional computer into a VM using VMWare vCenter Converter Standalone 5.0.1.
When the process completed, I had the following output:
Conversion ...
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Virtual Machine can't connect to internet
The VM is running server 2008 and is set up with Active Directory, DNS, Certificate Services and IIS.
I am using Bridged networking for the VM so it should be connecting to my network and gaining ...
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vmware - number of processors for vm [closed]
I am installing Centos 6.3 on windows 7 using VMware Workstation. I would more frequently be working on the guest os rather than on the host. But due to my company's restrictions am not allowed to ...
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Touch pad half-clicking under Xorg in VM
I'm running KDE 4.9 on Xorg 7.7 on Ubuntu 12.10 on VMWare 8.04 on Windows 7.
I'm using a Logitech T650 touchpad. Under windows, it works as expected. Under the VM, when I tap, it seems to "half" ...
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Access LAN network from virtual router created in guest OS Ubuntu with Windows 7 as host
I have setup Ubuntu 12.10 as guest on Vmware Workstation 9 with Windows 7 as host. I am using host OS for usual work. I need to create a wireless hotspot using Grase (http://grasehotspot.org) on ...
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Unable to ping host from guest
I installed Linux Redhat 6.3 on VMware workstation 9 as a guest to Windows 7 hosts, but unable to ping the guest from the host, and unable to ping the pc name from the guest.
I configured bridge ...
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Port Forwarding to a VMware Workstation Virtual Machine
I am running VMware Workstation 8 (build 471480). I want to setup a small content server, mainly for images and such for my website, on my desktop in a virtual server (just for the heck of it)... I ...
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VMWare Workstation and ESXI, can you attach a USB device?
I am using VMWare Workstation 9. And it is possible to hear sound on the virtual machines that you created locally.
I also have a ESXi server with a few virtual windows machines, is it possible to ...
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Simultaneous/shared internet access between \windows 7 and Ubuntu on vmware workstation
I am trying to set up hotspot using easyhotspot full distro (Ubuntu acts as host for easyhotspot). I am trying to do this in VMware Workstation 9 with Windows 7 as host. I am able to access internet ...
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How do I make an AutoHotkey script work in a VMware virtual machine only?
I'm running VMware Workstation 9 on Windows 7 and I wonder how do I make an AutoHotkey script (which does some key remapping) work only when the input is grabbed by a VMware virtual machine?
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configuration of pfSense on vmware workstation with static ip internet connection
I am trying to set up hotspot using pfSense. I have static IP internet connection (I need to put IP address in the Network Connection Properties). I have vmware workstation v6.5 installed on a windows ...
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Running a Vista VM at full portrait resolution with VMware Workstation in Quick Switch mode
I have just started using my pair of 1920x1200 monitors in portrait and like the set up, but I'm having problems with my Windows Vista virtual machine not using the whole screen area.
Both my Windows ...
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Vmware 9 bridged wireless adapter with WAP2?
I've been trying to figure out how to setup my guests so they can bridge with my wireless card and use WPA2. I currently have it setup so that Vnet0 is set to use just the wireless card and Vnet1 ...
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How to have copy and Paste from a remote Vmware
Hello i tryed to connect to a virtual machine (in another computer) with two differents options:
1.- Connect by VNC Connect a vmware by VNC
2.- Conneting to a Vmware(Desktop) from my Vmware ...
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Windows 7 having high physical memory usage, how to reduce it?
This is a pro active question, right now I am not facing any problem, thou it may create a problem anytime
which I just can't afford.
I am using VMware® Workstation - version - 8.0.1 build-528992
I ...
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How do I debug VMware Studio 2.6 build errors?
I am using VMware Studio 2.6 to create a virtual appliance, and I use VMware Workstation 7.1.6 on a Linux Mint 14 virtual machine as the provisioning engine. I tried several times to build a Windows ...
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File transfer with VNC connected to a Vmware
I Have a desktop with VNC Entherprise and with a Windows XP virtualized machine in VMWare my host system is Windows XP, the problem is when I connect my VNC client to VNC remote desktop I can use File ...
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Is VMware Workstation 8 instable with 4 GB of RAM in the virtual machine?
When I set the amount of RAM to 4 GB, that virtual machine apparently becomes unstable.
Write errors would occur on the virtual hdd (root partition remounted read-only), applications would crash.
A ...
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Boot to Live CD with VMWare
I have a CentOS6 virtual machine running on VMWare Workstation 7 and I need to boot to a LiveCD to increase my disk size. My problem is that I cant get the VM to boot to the ISO. It always boots to ...
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Force Exclusive Mode in VMware Workstation9?
Is there any way to force exclusive mode in vmware workstation 9? I hate always having to choose it in the toolbar.
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“hard-disk not found” windows XP installation
Installing windows XP Professional 64 bit on a virtual machine using VMware Workstation V9
When installing Windows XP by using the IMG file I have of the XP Installation disk mounted as a CD disk.
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VMware Workstation networking, smoothwall, connectivity issues
Scenario
VMware Workstation 9
2 Guests
Smoothwall Express 3.0
Generic Linux Web Server
2 VMnets
VMnet0: host only
VMnet1: host only with host NIC turned off
Smoothwall is RED-GREEN-ORANGE ...
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How can I USB boot a VM in VMWare Workstation 9?
How can I boot a VM off USB in VMWare Workstation 9? I don't see the USB I have attached in the bios boot order.
It's clearly attaching before boot, as this shows up before the VM even starts ...
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Every time i run Vmware i get this error; Error While powering on: The VMware Authorization Service is not running
Error While powering on: The VMware Authorization Service is not running.
To fix this error i go to:
"Start / Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Services, clicked on VMware Authorization Service ...
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Some VMWare images take long to resume from suspension as compare to others
I am using VMWare Workstation 7.x. I have a few Windows Server 2003 images which I use regularly. They all started with the same image and were created by cloning. There is some difference on the ...
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How to access files on a guest OS from a host OS in VMWare?
It's easy to share a folder which resides on the host file system with the guest OS, but is it possible to do the reverse?
i.e. is it possible to share a guest directory with the host OS, so that the ...
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Can I have a VM on two networks, one host only and one NAT?
I am using VMWare Workstation 9. My host OS is Windows 7 Enterprise and my guest OS is Windows Server 2008 R2. I understand the three basic types of networking available to a guest OS: bridged, NAT, ...
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Suspend VMs on host shutdown?
I need to suspend running VMs when the host system (Windows 7 Pro, latest VMware Workstation: 9.0.1 build-894247) shuts down ("Keep VMs running after Workstation closes" is enabled inside VMware ...
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Virtualizing existing Linux partition on the local machine using VMWare Workstation 9.0
I am trying out VM Workstation 9.0 on Windows and I am tried to run the existing linux partition by following steps blow:
Create a new VM > Advanced > Choose to install the OS later > select Debian 6 ...
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vmware+vnc host keyboard problems
When users access the vmware hosts on my server through vnc, the keyboard is not working correctly. In all other applications, e.g. terminal and openoffice, the keyboard works as expected: the keymap ...
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Cannot uninstall VMWare Workstation 9 (Linux) - Instance of VMWare VMX still running, ACE VM running
*tl;dr: VMWare WS is oddly resilient to rm -rf. Help?*
OS: Linux Mint 14
The problem:
VMWare WS 9 reports that an ACE VM is running
An instance of VMWare VMX is running, somewhere.
The UI for ...
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Is it better to install VMWare WS on Windows 7 or Windows 8 [closed]
I'd like to run both operating systems, but wondering which is better as the root host. So I could load VMWare Workstation on Windows 7 then load Windows 8 as a virtual machine, or visa versa. Not ...
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Setting the ungrab hotkey in Vmware Player 5 / Workstation 9 to Right Alt
After numerous bugs with virtualbox ( Namely random graphical failures ), I swapped to vmware player ( And since, vmware workstation ). However, I'd like to change the ungrab hotkey to the right alt ...
