Enable Virtualization on iMac running Linux
Hello, I am running Linux Mint as the main OS on my Intel iMac (2007). The CPU is a Core 2 Duo 7700 x86_64 with Intel VT-x support. I have VMWare Workstation player installed, but when I run a VM I get...
View ArticleVMware Player - how to disable mouse integration
Dear Community, I am struggling to find the option of disabling mouse input - so I can not just freely switch between host computer and VM as some games on the VM are not liking it apparently. I want...
View ArticleWorkstation Player 12.1.1 close behavior.
Hello there.It says in user guide (http://pubs.vmware.com/player-12-windows/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/workstation-player-12-windows-user-guide.pdf) that in "preferences" settings I can setup close...
View ArticleVista guest freezes during installation every time
Hi, I'm trying to run an old program that requires a 32 bit system. I've tried about everything including running it in XP mode. I am working with a Windows 7 64 bit host, using VMware workstation...
View ArticleVMWare Player 6
I don't know if this is the right forum so I apologise if it's not.I am using VMWare Player 6 (the free version) and am struggling to get the virtual machine to use my wireless connection on the host....
View Articlevmware-tools installation not getting detected
Host: Windows 7 (64 bit)Guest: Ubuntu 16.04.1 (32 bit) The installation of the virtual machine finished and then when it rebooted, I saw a whole bunch of "SQUASHFS" errors about "unable to read stuff...
View ArticleVMware Tools missing in VMware Player 7 Installation
Hi all, if i try to install/update VMware Tools after Installation of VMware Player 7 no ISO will be connected to the VM.I checked the VMware Player Installation Directory for the ISOs of the Tools but...
View ArticleIn which directory are VmWareTools in Linux (Mint/CentOS) guestOS installed?
In which directory are VmWareTools in a Linux (Mint/CentOS) guestOS installed (assuming I selected in the past all defaults during installation)? How can I find it out if I selected a non-default...
View ArticleForce disable time synchronization
How to disable time synchronization?I try THIS and it doest'n work for me. I want the time files only when machine is on, but without synchronization of time.Anyone?
View ArticleWindows 10 x64 VM Player Corruption
Edit: Originally thought the vm was not on C:(os installation), but it turns out it is. Sorry for misinformation. Just wanted to post this here and know if I am the only one who is having this...
View ArticleVMWare Player Fails to start when attempting Windows X Upgrade
Hi Guys,Oh how I made a mistake trying to get to win X. Oh well. No use crying over spilled milk. I had a win7 desktop on which I run a win7 VM as my personal desktop so that it could be easily moved...
View ArticleHow to succesfully modify the NAT networks addresses?
Hello, My env is as follows: Host: Windows 7 Prof 64bit / Fedora 20 64bitVMWare Player version: 6.0.4Guest: CentOS 6.5 64bitNetworking mode: NAT What I tried to do is change the address space of the...
View ArticleQuestions about VMware and audio
Hello, Sorry for this long message.I plan on using a VM to work exclusively with audio: playing music, editing/converting some audio files, etc.So I have some basic questions: 1) How does the audio...
View ArticleBridged networking Issue in VMWare Workstation Player 12 after upgrading Host...
I have a VM running Windows 7, in Player 12, that has been working fine on Windows 10 until recently. All networking was working and stable. A week or so ago the anniversary update was installed, and...
View ArticleVMPlayer 7, screen position
I updated VMware Player to version 7 (from version 6.xxx latest)Now every time I start VMware Player 7 on my computer (Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit), it starts on a different position of my screen (screen...
View ArticleUpgrade Player 6 -> 12
Think I should update my Player version 6 to version 12. Platfprm is Windows 7 64 bit. Any known issues? Thanks a lot!
View ArticleStopping programs from auto-resizing the WinXP Guest Window
I know for a fact this IS possible, because I have a second Windows XP virtual machine that I made that does it just fine, but that one is from before I had to reinstall 7, and thus it no longer is...
View ArticleVMWare Workstation 12.1.1 Player module errors on Fedora 24 workstation
Hi, I'm running Fedora workstation 24 with headers (kernel-headers-4.6.6-300.fc24.x86_64) and uname -r (kernel-headers-4.6.6-300.fc24.x86_64). I installed vmware (Workstation 12 Player version 12.1.1...
View ArticleVmware Kernel Module Updater Issue (Vmware Player)
When attempting to compile packages to run Vmware Player, I get an exclamation for the virtual network device. When Vmware Player attempts to start services, I get this message: Error: Unable to start...
View ArticleWin10/64bit running FreePlayer12.1 however task manager states (32bit)??
New Dell tablet with windows 10 PRO 64bit with the latest Workstation Player 12.1.I confirmed I downloaded the 64bit versiontaskmanager reflects 32bitis that because the virtual running is Win7 32bit?...
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