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Use same license in both windows and linux host.

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Hi!

I am thinking to move from VirtualBox to VMWare, but I have a question about the license.

If I buy the Workstation Player, can I use the same license in both Linux and Windows version?

 

I will use it in two different locations:

- When I work for a enterprise client that only allow connect to the network windows machines, so I'm using windows as host and linux as guest.

- When I am working for other startups and small companies that allow to use linux, so I'm using linux as host and windows as guest.

 

Regards.


I need help

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I get Darwin kernel panic on mac os x 10.9 and above but I'm most stable on 10.7.3 mac os

Virtualization technolog

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Hello, can you help me?

After enable "virtualization technology" in bios, vmware have lags! how to fix this??

maybe problem in graphic memory, i dont know...

Windows 10 BSOD CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT VMware Workstation Player 12

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Hi. I'm using VMware Workstation Player 12 (12.5.2 build-4638234). Two days ago, I had started getting BSOD, when I run my Ubuntu guest machine. It starts, works about 15 sec - 2 min and then computer freezes and CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT occurs. I tried to reinstall VMWare with and without Enhanced Keyboard Driver, downgrade to the previous version, but nothing helps me. All VMWare services are running and Hyper-V is disabled.

 

I've a fresh install of Windows 10, Two days ago it all worked great. And I'm really necessary to use my VM, but it's impossible to do something within guest system.

 

I really appreciate any help. Please contact me if you experienced this kind of problem. Thanks!

Ghost.exe create vmdk can't run in VMplayer

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Hi all,

 

I use ghost to clone a *.vmdk file.
Then create a new VM and locate disk to the *.vmdk file,

but it show error when power on.

 

"Virtual device 'ide1:0' will start disconnected."

 

Did anyone have same problem?

Application not working with Windows 7 x64

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Hello,

 

I recently installed Workstation Player on a Surface Pro 2. I installed Windows XP then Windows 7 x64 virtual machines. I use them to run StudioPrint, a RIP software for printing, and an densitometer device that is no longer supported under Windows 8 or 10.

 

Using the Windows 7 virtual machine, the Studio Print Application was working fine, but I started getting error messages: RPC Server Unavailable, Preview Server Has Stopped Working, Action can't be completed because other program is busy.

 

Now RIP software won't function. It will open but won't preview print images and stops working during middle of print job. (Studio Print uses different applications to sue a print job and to print a job.)

 

I tried reinstalling the StudioPrint app, but the problems start occurring again.

 

Any suggestions about what I should try?

 

Thanks, Drew Harty

VMware Player 7 vs VMware Workstation 12 Player

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What is the difference between VMware Player 7, which I've been using for close to a year (and earlier versions before that), and VMware Workstation 12 Player which has just been released, both of which are available on the same download page. Is it simply a name change for the latest version? And if so, why isn't it offered as an update from within VMware Player 7?

 

I tried installing v12 over v7 in a VMware Fusion 8 Pro Win 7 Pro VM and the installation simply wouldn't work, essentially grinding to a halt when the v12 Tools were being installed. I eventually tried uninstalling Tools from the v7 guest, then uninstalling v7, and then installing v12. While that worked, the v12 Tools still failed with an ongoing problem with video support and guest screen resolution.

 

Up until now, progression from one version of Player to another has been problem-free. Is the issue with VMware Workstation 12 Player, or is it, perhaps, with Fusion 8 Pro, which seems to have its own Tools installation problems?

VMtools Installation Issue in safe mode windows server 2003

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Hi all,

 

We are using VMware Player version 6.0.1 running on windows server 2008 R2

We converted one of the system's symantec backup (windows 2003 OS) to vm using VMware vCenter Standalone Converter V 5.5 (selected VMwae player 6.0.x during conversion)

Host OS : Windows server 2008 R2

Guset OS: Windows Server 2003 R2

 

 

we are facing the following problems.

 

1. when we played Virtual machine, it was very slow and we cant install VMtools, so we entered into safe mode(safe mode system works fastly)

2. In Safemode, when we tried to install we got some DLL error (see the attached picture), log files also attached for your reference.

3. By installing VMtools on guset, will it be fast to work?

 

Following this we tried and didn't worked for us. Anyone have the solution for this problem.

 

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2007225

Step 1:  Unregister Windows Installer, and then reregister Windows Installer. To do this, follow these steps:

 

a.       Click Start, All Programs, Accessories and then click Run.

b.      In the Open box, type "msiexec /unreg" (without quotes), and then press Enter.

c.       Click Start, All Programs, Accessories and then click Run.

d.      In the Open box, type "msiexec /regserver" (without quotes), and then press Enter.

 

Step 2: Check to see if the Windows Installer service is running.

 

a.       Click Start, All Programs, Accessories and then click Run.

b.      Double-click on the service named "Windows Installer".

c.       Check the value in the "Startup type:” field. If it's currently set to "Disabled" change it by selecting "Manual" from the drop-down box. Make sure the service is Started.(Not started for us)


VMvare Player 12 - Unable To Start Service

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Good evening! I installed VMware Player 12 on Ubuntu, but during installation I get this error ...
Anyone have any idea to solve? Thank you

Win7 Bitlocker on a VMWarePlayer host system

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Hello,

 

I would like to ask if there could be problems after activating Bitlocker on a Windows-based VM host ... in general?

 

We have many Win7-Enterprise-64 HP notebooks for our staff.

 

Some of our software developers got their own notebook as a second machine (additional to their PC).

They have VMWare Player installed on their notebooks to test several applications and PHP program code.

Some VMs are Linux-based, some are Windows-based.

 

We would like to activate Bitlocker on all laptops (full, all partitions, with TMP and forced Start-PIN) - but only on the VM host systems, of course.

 

Is there something we should take notice of, concerning the VMs?

 

Do the apps on the encrypted physical machine (for example VMWarePlayer) realize the technical fact the the host system is encrypted?

 

 

TD

Workstation Player not starting a WIN XP virtual machine

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Before I trashed my old Windows XP laptop I made a full backup using Norton Ghost. Now I created a virtual machine and restored the backup there. I even restored the MBR, partition info and disk signature.

 

Starting the virtual machine results in a continuous bluescreen-restart cycle. Anyone have an idea what did I do wrong?

Booting a WinOS-ISO in Linux guestOS NOT possible? Generic vmx network parameters?

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As I found out I can NOT boot a (bootable) winOS DVD in a VM with Linux guestOS.

More precisely: I can boot but cannot use network resp. Internet connection.

 

When I boot the same WinOS-DVD in a VM with WinOS guestVM everything is fine and I can use Internet.

 

It seems to me that the network related parameters in the underlying *.vmx file are guestOS specific and cannot be used
by booted DVD from another OS world. This is surprising.

 

I thought a booting DVD OS is completely independent from the environment (as in real world).
But this is not the case.

 

Are there any generic, OS-independent network vmx parameters which let me boot (and use Internet) ALL DVDs regardless which OS world they come from?

 

Matt

VMware Workstation 12 Memory & Processor Over-Commitment?

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Trying to confirm whether or not VMware Workstation 12 supports memory over-commitment in the same manner that VMware Workstation Pro 12 does.

I cannot seem to locate the Installation guide for this product. licensing for.

The Pro version indicates memory and processor slicing is possible and supported.

Trying to determine which product to acquire

Thanks for your consideration

HTTPS-connection is not working with Windows XP guest

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Hello,

 

I am using the VMWare Player 12.5.2 build-4638234 on my Debian Linux 8.x host.

I have a Windows XP (with SP3) guest VM, where firewall is disabled. Network connection is set to NAT.

 

The problem is: I can access internet on HTTP-port (80) without problem (e.G. google works), but I can't acces any HTTPS internet sites.

 

Can You please help me to resolve this issue?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

A. V.

[BUG] Printer not working on Windows XP guest

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Dear VMware,

 

I was evaluating VMware Workstation Player 12.5 to run a proprietary application that requires Windows XP. One of its functionalities involves printing.

So I setup a new virtual machine with a printer, installed Windows XP SP3, installed VMware tools and the proprietary application. However, the host printers are not detected on the guest OS, so the application cannot print.

 

When digging into the problem, I found that the ThinPrint service is not working on Windows XP. When executing e.g. TPAutoConnect.exe, windows complains about it not being a valid WIN32 executable.

Most likely, the ThinPrint service was compiled using Visual Studio 2012+, breaking Windows XP binary compatibility. (BTW, according to this document, the ThinPrint version shipped with Player 12.5 should support Windows XP SP3 link)

 

I ended up having to install VMware Player 7 to get the printer to work. However I would like to purchase a VMware Workstation Player 12.5 license, since it is for commercial use.

 

kind regards,

Banaan Voet

 

PS:

Steps to reproduce:

  • Install VMware Workstation Player 12.5 on a host with a printer installed.
  • Enable Printer support in VMware Workstation
  • Create VM for windows XP and add printer device
  • Install Windows XP and the VMware tools
  • Attempt to configure the printer on the guest OS (FAILS)

unable to uninstall

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I am unable to install the app, gets a setup cannot continue. The Microsoft Runtine DLL installer failed to complete installation. Using windows 10 home, don't know if that is the problem, saw that it could be a registry problem, but no problems in there according ccleaner. Attaching an msi log.

How to assign Virtual Network Editor in VMwareWorkstationPro12.5 to VMPlayer 12.5 ?

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Folk,

 

Hello. I have downloaded and installed VMware Workstation 12.5.1 Player (the file is VMware-player-12.5.1-4542065.exe) in Windows 10.

I have chosen the free version for non-commercial use. But Virtual Network Editor is not included in WMware Player any more !

Thus, I need to extract Virtual Network Editor from VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.

 

I have downloaded and installed VMware Workstation Pro 12.5 in Windows 10.

The file is VMware-workstation-full-12.5.2-4638234.exe.

The trial version is 30 days.

In the install directory of Trial version VMware Workstation Pro 12.5, I can run the Virtual Network Editor by running the file vmnetcfg.exe.

 

Now, we can assign Virtual Network Editor vmnetcfg.exe to VMPlayer 12.5 by editing .vmx file. But I don't understand how to assign the Virtual Network Editor to VMPlayer 12.5. I have 2 Virtual Machines running in VMware Player 12.5.

 

My question is:

How to assign Virtual Network Editor (vmnetcfg.exe) in VMwareWorkstationPro12.5 to VMPlayer 12.5 by editing .vmx file ?

 

 

Thanks in advance.

Workstation Player vs Virtualbox in business usage (in pure financial stand point)

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Disclaimer: no flame-war intended

 

In my company, our need to run VM starts to grow.  So we're thinking what software to use.  I'm very used to VMware's software and I have bought several versions of Workstation.  So I naturally am thinking about Workstation Player but my co-worker pointed out that it is not free for business use and suggested Virtualbox, saying that it's free even in business use.

 

I'm not good at reading and deciphering those "end user license" stuffs.  Could anybody confirm me that in pure financial stand point Virtualbox can be freely used in business whereas Workstation Player cannot?  I mean, if that's the case, why would people buy Workstation Player supposing that both software are more or less the same?

 

Or is there some hidden clause that actually prevent the free use of Virtualbox in business?

 

Thanks in advance

How to mark comment lines in *.vmx files?

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Assume I want to insert some comments into an *.vmx file:

 

How do I mark these lines as comments?

Replacing / backing up a "server"

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Let me start off by saying i have little experience with vmware or vm's in general. We have an old Dell Precision T3500 that is acting mostly as a file share/server and sql server. The operating system windows 7 professional is on the main hard drive C: The rest of the files are in a Raid 0 (three drives). What i would like to do is make a vm that replicates this hardware setup. Make an image / backup with all software and settings the way they are. Then install the image/back up onto the vm that replicated the hardware setup. Is this possible with vmware? What steps would i need to take to replicate this environment?

 

Thanks

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