Problem with keymap, Windows host, Linux guest
I am using vmware right now to run different linux guests inside windows. Windows 7 64 bitUbuntu 9.10Ubuntu 10.04Archlinux Computer: Acer aspire 5739G In all 3 virtual machines there is a problem with...
View ArticleBridged Nework does not work
Host: Windows 8Guest Unbuntu 12.04/CentOS 6.4/Windows Server 2008 R2 with all if these guests, none of them will work with bridged network. It is my understanding that this requires vnet0 (this does...
View ArticleVMCI.SYS Blue Screen on VMWare Tools Install
I am trying to install VMWare tools on a Vista guest and am getting a blue screen with VMCI.SYS. The install never completes. The Vista guest was virtualized from using VMWare Converter on the physical...
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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 ArticleDirectx features not available in Windows 95
Hello all,A few days ago, I was looking through my old games and found Lego Island! Unfortunately this game is infamous for not working on recent OS's. So installed Windows 95 on Vmware Player,...
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Binding VMs to network adapters
HiFirst post, and an occasional (only) VMware player user . . . I have a desktop PC running Scientific Linux as the host OS, with VMware player v6.0.1 installed. There are two guest OSs - Windows 7,...
View ArticleCan I run an existing XP installation from the (good) hard drive of a broken PC?
My XP machine has failed. (A timely death I suppose. I am now running on a new machine which came with Windows 8.) The old XP hard drive is OK. I'd like to be able to run some of the old apps which...
View ArticleMemory requirement in old versions
HelloI am looking for the minimum memory requirement in old versions of VMware Player,but I cannot find the information.Can we run any of the old versions (v1.x, v2.x ) at 128, 256 or 512MB?Thanks in...
View ArticleGuest Ubuntu Resolution Problem
I have Ubuntu 12.04 running as a guest in vmware player 6.0.1 build-1379776. The host OS is Windows 7. Starting this week, whenever I resize the vmware player window by dragging an edge or corner, it...
View ArticleInstall VM on Win XP Computer Can XP become infected throught the VM?
I want to run linux or ubunto as virtual machine on a xp computer. I want to acess the internet with linux or ubunto and not with XP. If a virus got on the virtual machine can it infect the host (XP)?...
View ArticleVMrun sharedfolder question
I am running VMware player 6.01 on a Linux host. The guest is Windows XP.I also installed VMware VIX 1.13 so that I can use vmrun to control the guest. I want to create a shared folder between the...
View ArticleVMWare player 6.0.1 linux 3.13 x64 (ubuntu 14.04)
I have no idea where else to report bugs, so here it goes The vmnet kernel module doesn't compile. Not much else can be said, it seems that a name is defined as a variable and as a function in the same...
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Problem with VMware player 5.0
Hi all,I do not know'if it is the right place todiscuss it.I installedvmware playeron a pcacer(with 4gbramandcpu2,2G), whenI launch itI get thiserror: I launchedinmode super user.could you help...
View ArticleVMware player 5 not loading becz of increased memory configured than allowed...
Hi All, Need help to reduce the memmory size for the VMmplayer 5.0. I have accidently increased the memmory size to more than "maximum recommended memory". Now the machine is not able to start becz it...
View ArticleSecurity status of Windows XP guests after April 8, 2014
I am new to this technology (actually, I have not any VM experience to date), as well as to this forum. I am planning to transfer my XP to Windows 7 host, mainly due to security issues after April 8,...
View ArticleInstalling LInux Mint 15 in latest VMware Player?
I was trying to install LInux Mint 16 in VMware Player version 6.0.1-1379776 running on Windows 8.1. When I get to the actual installation part, I found that the Player window isn't wide enough to...
View ArticleVMware-player-6.0.1-1379776 Installation fails - need help
Hello together,yesterday i want to install VMware-player-6.0.1-1379776 (notplus) on my System Win7 Pro 64 Asus P5K with E6600 and 8GB Ram. During the Installation, my Kaspersky Workstation Agent give a...
View ArticleCan't install vmware Tools on Server 2000
Hi!I need to install the Tools on Server 2000 with SP4I read this article: kb.vmware.com/kb/2007120 and install the KB835732. But I Keep getting this message.What can I do???The Player Version is 6.0.1...
View ArticleConvertered Windows 7 VMDK Starting 10% of The Time
Help I created a vdmk image from a system that was having hardware issues using:([url]http://karim-ouda.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-create-virtualbox-image-from.html[/url])[code]sudo dd if=/dev/sda |...
View ArticleVirtual machines hang periodically when more than one connected together on...
Hello All, I am getting some strange behaviour when I put several virtual machines on to the same IP network. I have three VMs, each on their own computer and using VMWare Player. They are full clones...
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