Cloning of vmdk
I'm reporting this as didnt get an answer and by adding addiitonal info maybe people think I did. Plus I know a bit more I have been using vmware player on my Win 7 Pro 64-bit pc. I have installed a...
View ArticleIf I upgrade to a higher version of VMware player will all my previous...
Hi guys, I am trying to update my Vmware to the free version 5.0.0.Currently I have a large number of Vmwares installed on my current version and a lot of important data. When I tried to...
View ArticleCom Port Problem
I'm running XP Pro on both host and guest, VMware Player 5.The application running on the guest must use Com2.So virtual Com2 on guest is mapped to physical Com1 on host.Com port serial settings on...
View ArticleBlank Screen on installation
I'm evaulating VMWare player for my company, as we need other OSes for simple things and setup is giving me a blank window when I run it. Itegrity check is passed on the file, I've tried downloading...
View ArticleProblems to use my IP as URL -VMWare Network settings?
Hello, I got some issues with trying to use my IP address (via VMWare Player - windows serv. 2008 enterprise) but I keep getting like, the page does not respond or such error messages. What i'm trying...
View ArticleHow to disable deviant uses of virtual device?
My 16 year old son and his friends are using the virtualization to play online games withot paying for the software.I am very worried.What they do is like this:They download the trial versions of...
View ArticleHang on startup
Greetings! About 5 month ago I backedup a WinXP PC with 2 disks and run it with VMWarePlayer, worked fine.Turning off was done with suspend I guess.It run well with Version 3 and 4 A few day ago I...
View ArticleRemote Desktop Connection
I am a student using VMware Player and part of my assignment this week is to connect to a remote desktop connection. Any suggestions?
View Articlessh fromhost to guest
Hello, There is old problem, but, may be, something changed :-) VMware Player 4.0.4 build-744019Network adapter - NAT.Host - Win7 64 ProfessionalGuest - FreeBSD 8.2 i386 ssh connection (i use Putty)...
View Articlevmware9.01 can't save setting in kubuntu12.10
vmware9.01 run well on ubuntu. but just can save my setting. every run it first the setting what I did on vmware have lost. is there someone who konw how to solve it?
View ArticleVirtual machine with “Windows XP 32 bit” on “Intel I7-2820QM processor”
Hi,I like to use the VMware Player on a laptop with an Intel I7-2820QM processor. This processor does not support the 32 bit instruction set.Can I use a virtual machine with “Windows XP 32 bit” on the...
View ArticleTechnical support assistance with standalone VMWare player tools
Due to the closed environment in which I am currently working, it is not possible to download the VMWare tools from the guest host OS. I am using CentOS to install a Cisco application . All seems to...
View ArticleNot a fan of the blue menu bar : /
I just updated to VMWare Player 5 from version 4. I was really excited to see that the aweful blue frame was removed in favor of a standard window border. Then I saw the big thick blue menu bar that...
View Articleparity bit support with virtual serial port
Hi all, I've got 2 virtual machines, one XP, the other Ubuntu 12.04, both 32 bit. The host machine is Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit. Both virtual machines are "conneted" via a virtual serial port that uses a...
View Articlevirtual machines in cloud?
Hi i have created couple virtual machines, which i regularly use for my own learning purposes. Each VM is around 25 GB, I wanted to know if I could move my existing virtual machines to a cloud. So that...
View ArticleHow do I get my RAM back?
I only used VMware player for several class projects but decided to uninstall it since it used up so much of my Ram. I've researched and can't seem to find an answer as to how to regain the Ram that...
View ArticleVMware Player 4.0.5 - crash during unity mode
HiRecently did a fresh install with VMware Player 4.0.5 on Windows 7 x64 SP1, with a virtual machine running Windows XP 32-bit SP3. The only things I use inside the VM are a web browser (Internet...
View ArticleNo blur in dash and left panel, Ubuntu 12.10 problem
Hi!I am using Ubuntu 12.10 on my VMware machine (VMware Player 5.0.1 build-894247). 12.04 was just fine, but with 12.10 I am facing several problems. 1) missing amd microcode. Solution is: sudo apt-get...
View ArticleP2V Unable Cycle Multiple Monitors
Hi - I recently converted my physical Windows 7 X64 system to a virtual. All went well except I am not able to cycle multiple monitors (2 displays). When I click on the button, it flickers for a bit, a...
View ArticleSlackware 14.0 Installation Problems
Slackware seems to be a popular developers distro but VM Player doesn't seem to work with it. I have gone through all the steps it even does the partitions and installs the operating system completely...
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