Mouse doesn't work - Guest OS Ubuntu 14.01.1 LTS
I am running VMPlayer 6.0.3-1895310 in Windows 7 professional SP1 on ASUS Notebook B43J. The guest host is ubuntu-14.04.1-server-amd64.VMTools was successfully installed and vmtoolsd is running. I...
View ArticleError playing a VM: The specified virtual disk needs repair
I am using "VMware-player-3.1.0-261024.exe" and while starting the VM, I had this error message "Cannot open the disk 'C:\...\Windows 7.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.Reason: The...
View ArticleUSB 3.0 support in W7 x64 guest under W7 x64 host.
I am afraid this question has been answered, but I have done many searches with no luck. It looks like USB 3.0 support works under certain Linux guests but I can find no definitive answers about W7...
View Articlecentos 7 install does not see disk
I'm running windows 7 Ultimate 64bit with VMware Player 6.0.1, I've installed loads of centos machines in this player but with centos 7 the installer doesn't see any disk to install onto. I've...
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New version of Squid proxy appliance (KingNeutron v7) available now!
--Previous announcement:http://communities.vmware.com/thread/328648?tstart=0 2013.0325 - Announcing the latest V7 of the KingNeutron (Minimalist) Squid Proxy VM o Now Based on Long-Term-Support...
View ArticleHelp with Shared Folders
I need to some help with the Shared Folders option. Specifically how to have a guest folder automatically mapped to a linux user folder on boot-up. I'm using:vmplater 6.0.3 build-1895310Host is Windows...
View ArticleNo network adaptor drivers in Vista guest
Hi there, New to VMWare Player. I have used that other brand for a while but the VMWare converter struck me as something I could use to help older folks out migrating to Windows 8.1 (mainly because 8.1...
View ArticleOracle VM on VmWareplayer
Hi all,I use VmWare player on a Win 7 Professional Laptop.Can I have an Oracle VM server and run it with VmWare player ? Thanks.
View Articlelots bridged network between Workstation and VmPlayer
Hello all,I created a virtual machine with Workstation 10. I have 1 ethernet slot in motherboard and 3 additionnal Ethernet single board.With application Editor virtual network i createdvmnet 0 bridge...
View ArticleSuppot for RHEL 7?
I've got VMWare Player 6.0.3 installed on a Windows 7 64-bit system. I tried to create a VM using RHEL 7 64-bit from an iso, but it says it can't detect the guest operating system, and when I try to...
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How to disable "To direct input to this virtual machine, press Crtl+G." popup?
This comes up every time I open one of my VM's (there's also another one telling me to press Ctrl+Alt to release from the VM). How do I disable this from appearing? I've been searching online and I...
View ArticleInstall Oracle Linux 7 as a virtual machine in VmWare
Hi all,has anyone any information about how to Install Oracle Linux 7 as a virtual machine in VmWare ? Thanks and regards.
View ArticleVMware loses focus when mouse leaves window
I'm running VMware Player 6.0.3. The host system is Windows 8 64-bit and the VM is Windows 7 64-bit. There are various reasons I don't want to run it in full screen mode. But what I want is for my...
View ArticleWhy get error during installation of VMware Player in Linux Mint 17?
During the installation process of VMware Player in Linux Mint 17 I repeatedly get an error during the "kerrnel module update" stating that it is unable to start VMwWare Services. Why? How can I...
View ArticleVMware Player won't boot after Ubuntu Guest Upgrade
Hi All,I upgraded my Ubuntu Guest machine to 14.04 LTS from the guest machine. Things seemed to progress smoothly until I restarted the virtual machine. Now when I start the Virtual Machine I see a few...
View ArticleQ. about vmware player
my virtual machine is not booting up it says my computer does not have 64 bit processor when it has a 64 bit processor how do I fix the problem plzs help
View ArticleUpgrading VMware Player 4.0.3 to Player Plus 6.0.3
HiI need to automatically upgrade VMware player 4.0.3 to player plus 6.0.3.Will be deploying the upgrade via SCCM.The 4.0.3 version was package by the extracted MSI. It was also accompanied by...
View ArticleWhere on earth is my VMX file
Hi All, I am running VMware player (6.03).I have Server 2008R2 running as my DC and two X64 Windows 7 clients. I am trying to do a Sys prep of one of the Windows 7 images. However, I need to boot from...
View ArticleHelp with Safety Tips on VMW player
Hi I’m so sorry if this has been mentioned before, I’ve used search, to try and find an idiots guide but I can’t find one – maybe this could become it? I’m new to VMware Player, used VPC until Win 8....
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Booting stop issue as using VMware player 6.3.0 and an .iso file
When I power on a virtual machine using an .iso image file (Ubuntu 7.04) in VMware Player 6.3.0 or VMware Workstation 10.3.0, the booting stops at certain points and does not proceed anymore. I saw the...
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