How is Windows 7 OEM handled in Player?
Hi, I was about to buy win7 OEM (newegg special) to install as a Player-Guest in my home laptop. In case you are not aware, windows OEM versions cannot be used on a different motherboard (mobo) whereas...
View ArticleOwnership issue since 6.0.3 update
Since the update from 6.0.2, I am frequently (not every time) getting a couple of messages about Guest ownership when restarting from "Suspend." I click the "OK" buttons for both boxes that pop up and...
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Vmware Player warns me to enable "reserved host RAM" but the option does not...
I am running VMware Player on a Ubuntu 14.04 host, Win 7 pro x64 guest. When I start the guest OS VMWare gives me this warning So I want to enable the use "reserved host RAM" option instead of messing...
View ArticleHard Disk USB3.0 non riconosciuto su porte 3.0 ma solo 2.0
Ciao a tuttiho due VM-Player 6.0.3, una con Windows 7 ed una con Windows 8.Su entrambe ho abilitato il controller USB 3.0 e l'hard disk WD-Elements 3.0 si comporta nel seguente modo:- Win7: funziona...
View ArticleDell Vostro USB keyboard crashes in W7
Hello I installed Player 6 on a Dell Vostro laptop and encountered an issue with USB keyboards. The keyboard works before booting into Windows 7 but not after. Also, after booting into Windows, if I...
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vmci.sys error in this - see shot - can not open a VM in PLAYER 6.0.3
vmci.sys error in this - see shot - can not open a VM in PLAYER 6.0.3 HOST WIN 7 - TRIED OPEN GUEST UBUNTU 14.04 & WIN PRO 8.0 AND GOT>>>>WELL?
View ArticleCRITICAL_STRUCTURE_CORRUPTION in Version 6.0.3
Hi, I'm using VMWare Player 6.0.3 for running a 64 Bit Ubuntu machine under Windows 8.1. When I start a Virtualbox Vagrant machine (64 Bit Debian) inside the Ubuntu machine, I get Windows bluescreens...
View ArticleHost time communication with guest OS
Hi,I am a novice user .We know that VMware Tools resets the guest operating system’s clock to match the host’s clock upon startup. Is there anyway to stop this communication? Best Regards
View ArticleHow do I create a VM from a VHD file using VMWare Player?
I have created a .vhd file using disk2vhd that contains my system disc (a Windows 7 installation). I would like to create a VM using VMware Player from this image, but I have been unable to do so. Can...
View ArticleWhy are some (old) games jerking, (some) new games not?
I use VMWare Player with Windows XP to play old games. I have installed a lot of games, but many old games are jerking and are unplayable. For Example Command & Conquer 1 (The Ultimate Edition...
View Articlevmware Player Problems on Windows 8.1
I had running vmware player on different Windows version and with Windwos 7 as guest without any Problems. Installed the Player on a Windows 8.1 64 System I have some trouble. Not with the player and...
View ArticleIntermittently cannot get focus on VMWare Player app
Intermittently, after switching away from VMWare Player, it is not possible to get focus again, and the app/GUI is unresponsive. Mouse pointer can be a hand, hourglass, or arrow pretty much randomly...
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Sound Problems in Guest OS win 95
Set up VM player to run windows 95. However I cannot get any sound out of it. Checked and the sound card is connected in settings removed and added it again still no joy. Tried using creative labs...
View ArticleVMware Player - V 6.0.3 - Win 7 - All USB 2.0 devices work slow!
Hi, I try to use configuration listed in object but all normal USB connected devices (2.0) work very slow!I also try to modify the parameters in "USB controllers" but without any success. In the same...
View ArticleUsing vm as DC , DHCP and DNS
Can I configure vm to act as my Domain Controller, DNS and DHCP servers?If yes, how can I statically assign my own IP of choice for my DNS and DHCP?
View ArticleVMWare Player loses contact with shared folder
I've created a VM using VMware Player on a Windows 8.1 Pro host; the guest OS is Windows 7. I don't have sufficient internal disc space on the host for the VMDK files and so I'm using two USB external...
View ArticleVMware vCenter Converter Standalone is not working
Hello, i tried to create a virtual machine of my PC and got the following error message: FAILED: Erstellen eines VSS-Snapshots des/der Quellvolumes nicht möglich. Fehlercode: 127 (0x0000007F). What...
View ArticleSCSI driver for installing NT4 in Player ?
I am trying to install Win NT4 into Player. When I boot from the cd I receive a messageThere is at least one virtual SCSI device installed on this Windows NT virtual machine.Windows NT does not include...
View ArticleVMware player Product Version 3.0.1 Build-227600
I installed a software program that uses the VMware player Version 3.0.1 Build-227600. When I installed the software on my home pc (Windows XP) the program works as it should. However, I tried...
View ArticleVMware Player and BSOD 0x00000124 ?
Hi!Windows 7 Ent SP1. Test environment. Well, not sure this is caused by VMware Player (6.0.3 build-1895310), but nothing much else working on this device. Have a VM with Windows XP SP3 as guest OS....
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