Re: VMware Installer error - VMCI service fails
HiI have the same problem on VMware player after the upgrade of Ubuntu from 13.04 to 13.10.---------------------Failed to open device "/dev/vmci": No such file or directoryPlease make sure that the...
View ArticleVMware Tools error, can't download & install tools: « CDS internal client...
Hi, I installed Windows 8.1 Pro x64 RTM with GA Rollup A on PC, after that I installed VMware Player 6.0.1 and when I tried to download and install VMware Tools, I got the following error: « CDS...
View ArticleDeacivate XP to use it again?
Hi All, Not sure what has happened (no doubt my fault) but my VM installation of winXP as gone to full size (40GB) on the HDD. I couldn't believe I had filled it up so I installed XP in a new VM next...
View ArticleHelp!! VMware-player Failed to execute Filename C:\...Error: 193
I am trying to install new version of vMWare Player 6.0 on windows 7 and I am receiving the following error message. Not sure what to do here.. Please help!! VMware-player Failed to execute Filename:...
View ArticleDeny Guest Internet access?
Hi, Any simple way to prevent any Internet access from any programs within the Guest? I tried disabling the Guest TCP/IP but that then prevented me from using the shared folders back to the Host. There...
View ArticleWHEA-Logger warnings only with VMWare Player
Since building my new Haswell 7x64 system on 6/26, I've found several warnings like this one in my Event Viewer log, and I've determined they coincide exactly with the times I ran VMs for Windows 8.1...
View Articleadded a vmdk to a player VM
Hello – I was trying to add a (existing) vmdk drive to my vm running under player – the vmdk was a result of a conversion, using the vm converter from a virtual pc to to player vm – When I when to...
View ArticleNoisy beep booting Windows Server 2012
I installed Windows Server 2012 in a VM and each time the VM boots I have two noisy beep.Other VMs boot without producing any beep.Is it a Windows server 2012 related issue?How can I traoubleshoot the...
View ArticleVMware tools 9.2.0 not installing in Debian 6.0.5
I am making a fresh installation of Debian 6.0.5 64-bit under Windows 7 based VMware player. That done, I'm trying to install VMware tools 9.2.0 in it:apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)apt-get...
View ArticleVMware Player 6.0.1: Howto start from command line, e.g. where is vmrun?
Hi, I installed VMware Player 6.0.1 on openSUSE 3.1 using the serial number that I received with Fusion Professional 6.0.2.Virtual machines run well if they are started via the GUI but I would like to...
View ArticlePlayer 6. Will no longer uninstall/install. Player network adapter gone.
I had Player 6 installed in win 7 ultimate x64 host with a win 8 pro x64 client vm running basically fine for awhile. Then my laptop started having power/network related problems. I had to re-install...
View ArticleCan I delete "windows.iso" in guestOS AFTER installation?
After the successful installation of VmWare tools in Win 7 guestOS I observed that the file C:\Program files (x86)\VmWare\tools-windows\windows.iso is NOT removed automatically. Can I remove this file...
View ArticleMaus gefangen in Player: Lösung
HI Forum, ich habe jahrelang das Problem gehabt in unterschiedlichen Situationen eine in der VM gefangene Maus zu haben. Nun habe ich eine einfache und reproduzierbare Ursache gefunden: Im Gastwindows...
View ArticleWhy not always select USB compatibility = 3.0 in hardware configuration?
When I go to hardware configuration of a VM in the section "USB Controller" then there is a drop down boxwhich let me select the USB compatibility. On my notebook I have 2 USB v3.0 and two USB v2.0...
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How to specify the maximum possible/initial screen resolution (in *.vmx ?)?
As far as I know the booting guestOS tries to find out at first what the maximum possible/current screen resolution is (similarly to the "normal" hostOS). Then the guestOS adjusts the initial screen...
View ArticlePhysical Network Adapter disappears after install - Win 8.1
Have installed Windows 8.1 but need to use a virtualisation solution like Vmware player or Virtualbox to run sandpit windows 7 desktops. Problem im having is each time i install te software and it...
View ArticleSOS - network inhibited by windows 8.1
I've installed vmware player 6.01 built 1379775 in win8 on a Samsung NP900X3E,to use winXP. It has well functioned until I've upgraded win8 in win8.1From such moment the virtual machine wasn't able to...
View ArticleSpecifying number of processors in VM hardware settings = maximum or always?
As you know I can specify for each VM its hardware configuration. When I go now to the "Hardware" tab then the default for "Processors" is "1". I have a quad core CPU system and would like to use 2 CPU...
View ArticleBooting VM from USB stick: USB not detected/locked by hostOS
Assume I have a running Win7 guestOS inside a Win7 hostOS. guestOS runs fine when started from vmdk hard disc. Now I plugin a bootable USB stick and restart the guestOS VM.When the VM BIOS screen...
View ArticleProblems with Wireless connection
Hi, I read already several questions about trouble configuring the VMWare Player to recognize the wireless adapter, but I could not solve my problem.I don't understand much about this, I am trying to...
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