Activating Windows XP after transferring into a VM
Hello, I recently converted my old computer with Windows XP using VMware vCenter Converter into a VM. When I booted the system (in VMware of course), it asked me to activate Windows, but every time I...
View ArticleDirectx 9 3d support
Ive created a xp pro virtual machine and installed sp2, sp3, media player 10, internet explorer 8, visual studio 2008. I have a game written in vb.net using framework 2 and dx9. Im getting the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VMWare Player 5.0.1 installation errors out on Windows 7 machine
Had VMWare Player 5.0.0 installed just fine. Also, I am the Administrator of my machine and have correct permissions (full control for folder and all sub folders / files) for my %TEMP% directory....
View Articlevmware player in Windows 8
I am running vmware player 5.0.1 build-894247 under Windows 8.Hosting OS: Windows 8 64 bit, enterprise editionGuest OS: Ubuntu 12.04 64 bitthe latested VmWare tools has been installed. From time to...
View ArticleLicence for educational purposes
Hello! I'm a system administrator in university at programming faculty. Am I allowed to install vmware player in classrooms?http://www.vmware.com/download/eula/player40.html is too difficult to find...
View Articleunable to start vmplayer after installation on openSUSE
Sir, recently I have installed openSUSE12.2 X86-64 on AMD FX 4100 machine completely. Then I have downloaded and installed vmplayer from your site then the message "installation successful...
View ArticleAvoid Windows Re-Activiation
It already happened several time that windows claims some changes in HW and asks me to reactivate windows. However, I haven't changed any HW settings. Frequently VMPlayer is asking me if I moved or...
View ArticleRunning a VPN in VMware Player
Hi, I am running a VPN on my physical PC and will like to know if I can run another different VPN in VMware Player at the same time?
View ArticleProblem with USB devices on Ubuntu running on VMWare 5.0.1
I have a working development environemnt on an Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ("Linux 2.6.32-45-generic x86_64") running on WMWare Player 5.0.1. The host operating system is Windows7..The problem I have is that I...
View ArticleConnecting the VMplayer IP through putty from local machine
Hi, I have installed VMware player and installed RHEL 5 as OS and added 6 network adaptors while installing the OS.All the 6 network adaptors are bridged. The Ip address of the Vmware player is...
View Articleunable to run vmplayer after installation on opensuse12.2 X86-64
Sir, Recently I have installed opensuse12.2x86-64 on AMD FX4100( 64bit ) machine. Then I have downloaded vmplayer from your site and installed, then the message "installation successful" was...
View ArticleCan't run Unity mode on Win7 64 bit guest
I'm unable to enter Unity mode using a Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit guest OS. The error message I receive is "Unity is not supported on this guest operating system." Is the error message correct in that...
View ArticleVMWare Player on Windows 8 Host
For some reason every time I try to install VMWare Player 5.0.1 on Windows 8 Pro Host the system will fail to boot. The resulting stop code is 0xc000021a or essentially a Fatal System Error. Can...
View ArticleHow to make sure guest OS is separate from Host
Have Win7 (16gb ram, 1TB HD space available) that is part of a Small Business Server 2011 domain. I have a problem with the SBServer, and want to look at a fresh install to see what permissions...
View ArticleNo USB in Player 5.0.1, linux 3.7.3
I recently upgraded to Player 5.0.1 (894247.x86_64). The guest no longer sees any host USB devices. The Host is arch linux, kernel 3.7.3. In the Virtual machine->Removable Devices there is no USB...
View ArticleVMware Authorization Service (VMAuthdService) and Hardware Interrupts
Hi. I have VMware Player 5.0.0 build-812388 installed on a Windows 7 x64 Professional SP1 host machine (Dell Vostro 1520 notebook, Intel Core2Duo T6670, 4GB RAM). Using Process Explorer, I've noticed...
View ArticleAccessing guest when host is on different network
I`m running a guest Ubuntu server 12 vm on a Windows 7 host pc.The host computer ip is 10.0.0.1 and the guest ubuntu is configured as 192.168.21.129 (i dont want to change these ip addresses). I`ve...
View ArticleUSB Not Recognized in Windows Guest
I'm new to VMware and I cannot get VMplayer to recognize the USB drives in my guests systems. Host System: Windows 7 Ultimate running on Dell 15SRGuest Systems: Windows 8 and Windows XP Is the USB...
View ArticleVmware player-what if my copy of xp is contained on a full system disc
My copy of XP is legal, but it is contained in a 3 disk installation set that came with my xp computer. This contains xp in it somewhere, but also contains bundled software and whatever else they put...
View ArticleFedora 17 3.7.3-101.fc17.x86_64 kernel update & vmware player
Hey everyone, Just wanted to share any easy answer in case anyone was like me searching for it. Just updated fedora 17 kernel to 3.7.3-101.fc17.x86_64 and it pops up with unable to find the correct...
View Article