Is there any big difference between vmware player 4 and 5?
Hi, Just as the title says, I am wondering if there is any big difference between vmware player 4 and 5 or are the two versions very similiar?
View Article"No battery is detected" in Win7 Guest (Win8 host / DELL E6420)
Has anyone else seen this?The "Report battery Information to guest" option is selected in the VM options for this VM.Battery information is correctly displayed in same VM when move to a different Win 8...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 x64 not working in VMware Player
I am attempting to install a x64 version of server 2008 on my VMware Player V3.1.4 software. Upon the first bootup it stated that my system was not x64 capable and to get my bios settings to allow VT....
View ArticleCrash of Player in openGL
Hello all My vm crashed with following message VMware Player unrecoverable error: (mks)A serious error has occurred inside the computer's OpenGL graphics drivers.A log file is available in...
View ArticleDrag and Drop not working, VMwareDnD issue (solution)
Drag and Drop stopped working. By KB: 1014988 two processes vmtoolsd.exe need to be running for the current user and for SYSTEM in the guest system, which they did. DnD still did not work. My solution...
View ArticleVMWare Player causes: display/consolehelper to give "Unknown Error"
Dear Experts, I've installed VMWare Player on: lsb_release -aLSB Version: :core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:graphics-3.1-amd64:graphics-3.1-ia32:graphics-3.1-noarchDistributor ID:...
View ArticleCan't find USB device in Menu (won't show up)
Hi,I'm using VMware Player 5.0 with a BackTrack5 Guest and a Windows 8 Host. I tried to connect my USB flashdrive, but when I went under removable devices, it wasn't there. The only devices there...
View ArticleWhen redirecting LPT port output to a file, does VM Ware Player lock the file?
When redirecting output sent to the LPT port to a file in a Dos 6.22 guest on a Windows 7 host, does VM Ware lock the output file for writing while the vm is running or only when data is writter in the...
View ArticleMetalKit examples fail on Vmware Player Ubuntu 12.04
Hi all, I am not sure if this is the proper channel to discuss this, however I didn't want to bother the author of MetalKit until I was more certain there was not an error on my end. I am...
View ArticleOperation *.vmdk failed
Hello, Every time I run a Windows 7 virtual machine I created it crashes during runtime. Here is what I gathered from the log file: 2013-01-08T09:43:55.857-06:00| vmx| I120: VMXAIOMGR: Retry on read...
View Articleto use virtual machine different computers
I created a virtual machine (virtual xp in windows 7) by using vmware player. I wonder that is it possible to use the virtual xp different at computers?but vmware player won't be set up in other...
View ArticleVMWare Player Licensed?
I saw the deal for VMWare Fusion for Mac includes a commercial license for VMWare player, so I was wondering, if I purchase VMWare Fusion can I use the VMWare Player license on my Windows Based machine...
View Articlesuper key problem on mac os x guest/linux host
hi host is ubuntu 12.04, guest is mac os x when i click my super/option key from within the guest os, my unity keyboard shortcuts window opens instead of the key affecting the guest. how can i fix...
View ArticleVmPlayer PM2VM Crash and Reboot [Windows 7 Problem]
Hi,i'm newbie and i'm start to valuating wmware product for subsequently upgrade to workstation .I've convert a notebook PM to VM and the process end with 100% with any problem.I've read many question...
View ArticleUpgrade vmware player from 4 to 5 - usb token not recognized
I have a vmware based on xp, enclosed "pc_conf.txt" is the system report. With player vers.4 I have no trouble to use an USB eutron token (vmware.jpg att.); if I use player vers.5 the token is not...
View Articlemap through unknown usb device from host
Hello, I am having a virtual machine running windows XP on a windows 7 64bit host. The device I attached to usb isn't recognized in Windows 7 because there are no drivers for it. This results showing...
View ArticleCan I print from a Dos 6.22 guest to a Windows 7 host using a usb to parallel...
Can I print from a Dos 6.22 guest to a Windows 7 host using a usb to parallel adapter? In other words can I print from a Dos guest to a Windows 7 host usb printer?
View ArticleVirtual Print Server
I've got a project to create a virtual print server. I was told by someone from VMware helpdesk that it would require ESXi to accomplish this. The person who has given me the project said it did not....
View ArticleVMware Tools for v5
Is anyone aware if there is an intent to reinstate the 'Shrink' facility, previously offered in VMware tools for v4.x? Not sure why this disappeared with v5. I find it a useful facility, and have...
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