Application not working with Windows 7 x64
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...
View ArticleKernel headers for version 3.10.0-514.el7.x8664 were not found (CentOS7 64 bit)
I am attempting to install VMWare Player but can't discover what I am missing. I have gotten through the gcc install, make install, etc but hit the brick wall when I get to the VMWare Kernel module...
View ArticleLinux / VMware Player
I've just installed the latest version of the VMware Player in a Debian (Jessie) environment. When I try to open an existing virtual machine (VMware) 2 errors occur: (Before posting a question in this...
View Article[BUG] Printer not working on Windows XP guest
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...
View ArticleWin7 Bitlocker on a VMWarePlayer host system
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...
View ArticleHow to mark comment lines in *.vmx files?
Assume I want to insert some comments into an *.vmx file: How do I mark these lines as comments?
View ArticleWorkstation Player vs Virtualbox in business usage (in pure financial stand...
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...
View Articleunable to uninstall
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...
View ArticleReplacing / backing up a "server"
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...
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Workstation 12 Player - Trouble Enabling Bridged Virtual Connection
While trying to setup Kali-Linux-2016-vm-amd64 via Workstation 12 Player on a Windows 7 host PC, I was unable to get a workable connection using the Bridged(Automatic) setting for the Network Adapter....
View ArticleHTTPS-connection is not working with Windows XP guest
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...
View ArticleBooting a WinOS-ISO in Linux guestOS NOT possible? Generic vmx network...
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...
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How to assign Virtual Network Editor in VMwareWorkstationPro12.5 to VMPlayer...
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...
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VMWare Workstation Player 12.5 breaks after kernel update
This is more of a general discussion point and hopefully a single place where VMWare users can locate information concerning this issue (including resolutions). I'm a newer Fedora user (F25) and enjoy...
View ArticleFailed to import "Windows XP Mode".
0down vote favorite Im having trouble when importing Windows XP Mode. When I click "Import Windows XP Mode VM" then click Import, it says "Failed to import Windows XP Mode" with no following...
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Weird noises and sounds coming from VMWare Workstation
I have had no problems with VMWare up until now. Recently I noticed that these sounds come out of the program. VMWare strange noises (VOIP detection maybe)? - YouTube I don't have a clue what this...
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Hide top/title bar (outside fullscreen)
Hello, is it possible to hide the topbar like in google chrome? I wish that everything in the red box is gone.
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Poor GL performance in a VM
I am running the ubuntu 16.04 desktop in a vmware player (with windows 10 as the host OS), and I have noticed that the GPU performance inside the VM is much lower than if I run the same ubuntu on bare...
View ArticleWorkstation 12 Player - Host can't ping VM
Hi, As tell in the title, I can't ping my vm from the host. My host network is composed of one network with dynamic ip, and four loopback with static address.The VM is exactly the same with one network...
View ArticleVMPlayer Shared Folders not working after update to 12.5.4
Hi,I am running vmware player on a linux x86_64 host with a Windows 7 guest. So far everything was fine until I updated today to 12.5.4 vmware tools 10.1.5. Now the shared folders are not working...
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