Slow vmware player after update to 12.5.4
Hi,Running Widows 7 pro 64bit with Win XP as guest.vmware just updated the player to 12,5,4 and the performance dropped drastically. It used to take 3-4 seconds to load a medium size program, now3 over...
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Workstation Player 12.5.4 giving internal errror
Just upgraded to Workstation player 12.5.4 rebooted and i'm getting internal error. VMware Auth service is running. Windows 7 w/ SP1. Tried rebooting no good. Tried removing appdata folders, nothing.
View ArticleUSB 3.0 external hard drives is not working on Fedora 25 as guest and Windows...
Hi there! I am trying to understand why my external hard drives are not working on a virtualized Fedora 25 executed on my Windows 10 Pro used as host. The software version is VMware Workstation 12...
View ArticleParallel Port Redirection Error
I am trying to extend the life of a DOS application that works fine on Windows XP. It was running on an older PC that had a built in parallel port which worked for printing. Now that old PC died and...
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How to set guestVM window size (width+height) for login/welcome screen (NOT...
I have a couple of guestVM machines (Linux, Win, Solaris). All of them start (on a 64bit Win 7 hostOS) with a smaller window size as the later "working" screen/display size. For example when the Linux...
View ArticleCloned Linux VM loses network share
I can clone (=copy) Windows VMs from desktop to laptop, no problem. Just starting Linux (Ubuntu and LinuxMint), clones on another machine function OK except for the network shares.I have searched for...
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OS X guest in VMware Workstation Player 12, how to increase display font?
Hi! I have installed OS X as a guest OS in VMware Workstation 12, and I use a High DPI monitor, which causes the screen and fonts to be really small. I was able to fix the screen size using VMware...
View ArticleIs a running Windows Update Service" wuauserv required to update VMWareTools...
Is a running Windows Update Service" wuauserv required to update VMWareTools in Win guestOS? I set the built-in Windows Update to "Never check for updates". I guess the Windows Update Service is...
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Workstation Player 12.5.4 recent release Network issue?
Not sure what happened with this recent release but the NAT vmnet8 is not functioning the way it did in prior versions Win 7 Pro 64b sp 1 VMware Player 12.5.2 UBUNTU 14.04 VMNetwork set to NATNorton...
View ArticleVmTools Config Fails on Porteus
hi on Workstation 12 PlayerPorteus 3.2.2 i'm able to run Porteus Linux on VMWare no problem.porteus.org vmware tools installed no problem, no error. but, when i try to...
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Restoring backups from machines with uefi instead of BIOS
Hi all, I've just downloaded the free version of VMWare Workstation 12 Player to have a bit of a play around and I tried to restore a recent backup of Server 2008 R2 but it failed because the backup...
View ArticleWorkstation 12 Player - No 3D support is available from the host
Hi, I am trying to user a Linux Mint guest on Windows Server Host (64bit DirectX11) with Windows 12 Player. All freshly installed. I'm getting the message 'No 3D support is available from the host'...
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Is it possible to get a student subscription to workstation player that works...
Hi I am looking for a student support subscription along with 1 full license of vmware workstation player (any version that works on 32 bit pref starting from 9 or 10 ? Thanks. Amira
View ArticleLinux Host/Windows 10 Pro 64 Guest - Bad Audio?
Hi, Host: Linux Mint 18.1 MATE 64Bit / Guest: Windows 10 Pro 64Bit I've been using VMWare Player for many years on Linux hosts with no problems.I recently updated Linux VMWare Player and now have a...
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VMWare WORKSTATION PLAYER 12.5.5 WIndows 10 installation: Runtime DLL...
Error on executing VMWare WORKSTATION PLAYER 12.5.5 WIndows 10 installation:Runtime DLL installer failed to complete installationAny ideas?
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Virtual machine & host freezes from time to time
Hi, I have a problem, when running a VM from time to time the entire PC freezes for a few minutes. Similar when I suspend the VM the PC slow down or freeze for a few minutes. Any suggestion? Once I...
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Embedded XP to WmWare workstation
Hallo...I have a Schneider panel pc running win XP embedded that has "left this earth" .Now I wonder, is it possible to take the 4 GB SD card (XP system and additional programs). and turn it in to a WM...
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Workstation nesting under Hyper-V
Hi Team I am trying to get VMWare Workstation Player working under Hyper-V. I am getting the error "VMware Workstation and Hyper-V are not compatible. Remove the Hyper-V role from the system before...
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Can workstation work in a remote VPS of another virtualization technology?
Not sure what virtualization technology is commonly used in linux-based VPS hosts but it definitely is not vmware. Still would like vmware workstation to run in such a VPS in order to use the freebsd...
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