Export image from VMWare
How can I create an image from VMWare to export it to other machine? (Win Server 2008 image)
View ArticleDisabling Always On Top Behavior (Windows Host)
I need to switch often between host and guest machines and with the latest Windows build (2.5.1-build 126130) , the player window is always on top and I have to manually minimize it. Is there a fix...
View ArticleVMware tools will not install on Windows 2000 guest: "Setup was unable to...
Just installed VMware player 5.0.0 on a windows 7 host to run a win2k guest OS. Going to install VMware tools, the setup program begins as expected but delivers the error dialog, "Setup was unable to...
View ArticleVMWare Tools - Control Center Removed?
Does anyone know how to open the VMWare Tools Control Center in VMWare Tools 9.2.0 (the update that came with VMPlayer 5). The system tray icon only has "About" in it's menu. In VMWare Tools 8.8.x...
View ArticleBest balance for number of cores?
Hi, I have an Intel core i7 processor with 4 cores or 8 hyperthreaded (logical) cores in one socket and 6 GB ram.What is the best setting for VMware Player 5.0 for number of cores if I want to run...
View ArticleVMware Player 5 running Windows 8 no longer supports accelerated OpenGL graphics
Hello, I created a virtual machine for Windows 8 Home, using VMware Player 4, and installed and ran our application sucessfully - running acellerated OpenGL graphics. Upgraded to VMware Player 5, and...
View ArticleNetworking \w SBS 2008
I need to setup a virtual client that runs Small Business Server 2008. This VM will be stored on an external HD and connected to two different hosts each running Win 7 x64. Now the tricky part is that...
View ArticleHCMON - "\Driver\asmtxhci"
I am experiencing warnings in my event viewer every time I boot my PC. I have a new EVGA X79 motherboardIt contains the ASMedia ASM1042 chipset for USB 3.0 supportRunning VMWare Player 4.0.3Source:...
View ArticleHow to deinstall VMware Player inside a virtual machine
Hi all, I have a Windows XP System which was converted to a virtual machine using MS disk2vhd.It had the VMware Player installed. Now I want to remove it from the virtualized system, but the installer...
View ArticleExporting VMWare image----
How can I export the image (win 2008 server) of my VMWare and import it to a new machine. (Not copy and past the VM, but the image inside it)
View ArticleHow to disable options in preferences.ini with the epoch number?
I am trying to install VMware Player (5.0.0) silently and ready to go. I copied the preferences.ini file for a running Player from the %AppData% VMware folder and placed it into the new folder after...
View ArticleHave e-mail notifications quit working?
It seems that e-mail notifications quit working for me a few weeks ago. The option is enabled for me. Anyone else seen this or have a work around? Thanks and enjoy, John.
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Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-bloc(8,2)
I am a spanish speaker so excuse me for my bad english.I am learning how to compile slackware kernel, so I have downloaded linux-3.2.7.tar.bz2 fromhttp://www.kernel.orgConditions:Slackware installed on...
View ArticleParameter pref.autoFitGuestToWindow = "false" does not work
I am using VMware Player 5.0.0 build-812388, host Windows 7 32-bit, guest Ubuntu 12.04Setting the parameter pref.autoFitGuestToWindow = "false" either in the vmx file or config.ini does not make any...
View ArticleLinux Fedora Core 14 guest fail to boot after upgrading vmware player to 5.0...
Hello, I would like to report this here in order to understand if somebody else found similar error and might help me to recover.Anyway, I need some help with answers to a few questions related to...
View ArticleVMware Player 5 Tries to Install 32bit Version on Windows x64 Host
I downloaded VMware-player-5.0.0-812388.exe which is supposed to be:VMware Player for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit.exe Installation file for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows I started the installation process...
View ArticleNetwork Issues
I have Windows Small Business Server 2008 x64 as a client VM running on Win 7 x64. On the VM * Under Network and Sharing Center it says "Not connected" with a red x between "This computer" and...
View ArticleCant see my Wireless card in Removable Devices
Hi guys. I am trying to add or mount my biult in Wireless Card on my Notebook to be visable on my Linux VmWare imageWhen i open VM then REMOVABLE DEVICES i only see Network Adaptor. When i enter...
View ArticleVMware Player 5, Linux Host - 3D Support?
Hi Everyone, I'm having some difficulty with enabling 3D hardware acceleration using VMware Player 5 (5.0.0 build-812388) My host is a Fedora 17 desktop on a Dell Optiplex 7010 running kernel 3.5.3-1...
View ArticleCan't kill vmware-vmx.exe
First of all, registering here was horrible agony. But before we talk about that, let's solve this issue first. So I'm trying to install Windows 7 Professional on a virtual machine. It installs, but...
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