Quantcast
Channel: VMware Communities : All Content - Workstation Player
Browsing all 5660 articles
Browse latest View live

vmware player 5.0.2 on Mageia 3 RC x86_64 problem

I'm having problems getting vmware player 5.0.2 x86_64 running on Mageia 3 RC (x86_64) which is at kernel 3.8.11. (I note in this context that the vmware-modconfig script whose output is reproduced...

View Article


Map Virtual Disk using Windows Explorer - "Error Reading Volume Information"

My system is Windows 7 SP1 32-bit with VMware Player 5.0.2 I've tried to open an VMDK using the right click explorer menu.I've tried a couple of virtual disks and the result is the same "Error Reading...

View Article


VMplayer 4 or 5 not installing from the system

Host :  Windows 7 64 bit and Lenova X201.Anti virus  McAfeeSymantec altris for computer managementProblem statement :  VMware-player-4.0.3-703057 .exe always stops  and give MSI error through pop up...

View Article

VMware Player logs path!

I would like to know if there is any other paths where WMware keeps logs from the guest virtual machine,if you copy files from guest to host a new folder is created in...

View Article

"Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory. Please make sure that...

 I installed vmware Player on an Open Suse linux machine (32 bit), from the provided .bundle file. It ran fine, and I could load my virtual machine file just fine. Then, my machine had a random power...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Minimize to Tray while under Unity...

Hi!Since some time ago, I have VMware player installed on my computer. I must say I love how the software works, indeed! And the Unity mode is a fun toy to play with! But, it has something that should...

View Article

Redistributing VMware Player

Hi, Does anyone know of the correct path to obtaining a redistribution license for the VMware Player. I have tried filling in the redistribution form at: Player Reseller Registration But the lady that...

View Article

VMware Player - blue screen

I have downloaded latest VMware Player and installed it on my computer (sony vaio vgn-fz) because I would like to install XP mode. When I try to run the VMware Player I get blue screen with some errors...

View Article


vmplayer 64bit refuses to rund 64bit VM Image under SLES11SP2 64bit.

Hi! i apologize if this is a duplicate, but i did some superficial googling and a scan through the forum and did not findsomething relating to this (and will accept my humbling punishment if i...

View Article


vmware.service fail on Fedora 19

Hi all. I'm unsuccessfully trying to run vmware.service via systemd on Fedora 19.Kernel Info: 3.10.3-300.fc19.x86_64VMware player: VMware-Player-5.0.2-1031769.x86_64.binaltus# rpm -qa |grep vmware...

View Article

Linux kernel headers not found??

Hi community, I just upgraded my debian Linux system to 3.9-1-686-pae. Following that, I installed the linux kernel headers.They are installed using the package linux-headers-3.9-1-686-pae, and they...

View Article

SUSE Linux installation error in VMWare Player

Hi I am following a self-study workbook called "SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Fundamentals Workbook" as part of some job training for Novell I am doing at work. The book explicitely recommends using VMWare...

View Article

Error while powering on: Unable to open file ".vmdk": The system cannot find...

Hi, Error while powering on: Unable to open file "Ubuntu.vmdk":   The system cannot find the file specified. But the file is physically present in the directoryI had to hard boot my computer and after...

View Article


mouse clicks not registering in Win98SE guest after resume

I've set up a Windows 98SE guest on a Windows 7 64-bit host, using VMWare Player 5.0.2. The host is running the latest VMWare Tools. Often, after resuming the suspended guest, mouse clicks do not...

View Article

Problems virtualizing Windows 8 OEM using VMware Converter 5.1 and Player 5.0

G'day, I recently purchased a Dell XPS8700 workstation which came with Windows 8 installed. I want to install Ubuntu (not dual-boot) on it but before doing so I wanted to virtualize Windows 8. So, I...

View Article


VMware to Vista - screen lock

I purchased a 21.5 inch iMac and wanted my windows programs on it so I purchased VMware Fusion 5.I downloaded the Fusion 5 and migrated all of my information into the iMac.  When I try to get the...

View Article

vCentre instance snapshot on vmplayer?

I have taken snapshot of 1 VM instance on vCentre server. Now i have requirement that the snapshot run on vmplayer. Can i run the vCentre instance snapshot on vmplayer?  Regards,Shreyas M

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Installation VMWare Workstation / Player both fail with Error 25035 Unable to...

At the end of the installation, the MSI installer tries to register a VMWare process for allowed permission for AUTHD protocol through the firewall. This fails with the above and below error.  I'm...

View Article

No internet connectivity between guest and host

I have built a VMWare Player guest using Win7 OS.  Host is also Win7.  I have tried everything I know (not much LOL), but am unable to connect a network that includes internet.I also have a guest that...

View Article

Cannot copy/paste from WinXP host to WinME guest with VMware Player 5.0.2

I want to copy files from my Windows XP host OS and paste into my Windows ME guest OS.  Unfortunately, it is not that simple. Does the copy/paste procedure require a shared folder?  And what is the...

View Article
Browsing all 5660 articles
Browse latest View live