Will my VMware Player 6.0.7 virtual machine survive upgrade of PC from...
I have read some discussion that Player 6.0.7 will run on a 32bit installation of Windows 10. That's a good start :-) I am currently running Player 6.0.7 on a 32bit Windows 8.1 PC. Player 6.0.7 lets me...
View ArticleGuest Machines Do Not Show in VMPlayer Library
My vmware player does not show gest machines in the library. My troubleshooting suggests its a permissions error on whereever the library data is stored. When I try to open a guest machine the player...
View ArticleGuest files showing up in Host
I use VMware Player 7.1.2 build-2780323 for a variety of testing purposes. One of the things I am noticing is that some of the files I encounter in the virtual environment are showing up in the Host...
View ArticleReclaim unsed space
Hi All I have a Windows 7 VM (guest) which has a 80G drive with a total unused space of about 40G. How do I reclaim that space so that my vmdk file which is now 80G can be reduced to 40G? So far I...
View ArticleVM Guest OS Windows 10 TH1 --> TH2 breaks Shared Folders?
Running VM Workstation Player 12.0.1 The guest OS Windows 10 Home x64 was updated from 10240 (TH1) to 10586 (TH2), and now the Shared Folders does not work. VMware Tools 10.0.1 Anybody else seen this...
View ArticleError when starting VMware Player 12 on Win 10
Hello together, i get this error(s) (see attachment) when trying to start any vmdk file. Does anyone have a clue why it doesnt work? I see error like "Cannot create a file that already exists" or...
View ArticleBridged Network, connection problems
Hello Forum i have a bridged connection and ping and tracert works but i cannot open a page or any other internet things
View ArticleCopy and Paste issue - specific and wierd case
I'm having a weird issue with Copy and Paste on both the VMplayer and Workstation. I have spent many hours trying to diagnose this and have finally thrown my hands up in frustration. First, my...
View ArticleVmware player totally freezing Ubuntu
It used to work perfectly well but at some point it became almost unusable - I'm running Windows 8.1 guest on Ubuntu 14.10 host (vmplayer 7.0, attaching about screenshot).It is i7 with 8 gigs of ram,...
View ArticleUnable to use Logitech C525 webcam in host machine
I have a Logitech C525 webcam. My host OS is Windows 10 Version 1511, build 10586.11. I'm using the latest version of VMware Workstation 12 Player. The webcam won't work in any apps on my PC host...
View ArticlePlayer 12.0.1 does not start on Ubuntu Server 15.10
The previous version 12.0.0 has been completely uninstalled; no other vmware product on the host. #vmplayerNo error message at CLI.From the log: "Failed to connect to the existing arbitrator."...
View ArticleVMware Workstation Player does not start on Fedora 23
I recently upgraded from Fedora 22 to Fedora 23 and can no longer run VMware Workstation 12.0.1 Player. I have tried uninstalling the component using sudo vmware-installer...
View ArticleCopy from Ubuntu host to Win' 10 VM doesn't work (copying from the Chrome, at...
Workstation 12 PlayerHost: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (x64)VM: Windows 10 (x64) Drag and drop of files works in both directions and copying text from the guest VM to the host is fine, but as the subject states,...
View ArticleUnable to uninstall VMware Bridge Protocol
I'm trying to remove VMware Bridge Protocol after an uninstall of VMware player 12.0.1-3160714 on Windows 10 Pro. Apparently the VMware uninstaller did not do a clean uninstall. Attempt to delete it...
View Articlevmware player firmware efi, boot menu delay?
I entered in the machine's vmx filefirmware="efi" Now my questions are, when do I have to press ESC to access the boot menu, and is bios.bootdelay="5555" needed?Specifically (and to circle around the...
View ArticleCan't print on VMWare Workstation 12 Player and Windows 10
I am running VMW Workstation 12 Player, the printer icon on the top right toolbar is shows a printer as present, the box on virtual printing is ticked in Player/File/Preferences and it shows as...
View ArticleWorkstation 12 Player version field causes screen resolution issues when...
I installed windows 7 64 bits pro. Screen resolution in auto mode. Real resolution 1920x1020. Works fine.I updated the system to windows 10 latest version (30nov 2015) works fine but the OS is still...
View ArticleGuest display split into identical panes
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS linux running in a VMWare Player 6 VM, in a Win7 host. This install has been stable for >2yrs, but after some Ubuntu updates today, my screen now boots into 3 repeated and...
View Articleunable to install vmware player in win10 or win7
hi , whenever i install VMware-player-12.0.0-2985596 in win 10 it's showing processor is not support the vm player. but as a requirment for vmplayer my pc is fulfilled the requirement of vmplayer....
View ArticleError: The specified version was not found
Distributor ID: UbuntuDescription: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTSRelease: 14.04Codename: trusty Just installed workstation player 12.0.0 and VIX...
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