VM will not boot when Tablet is on battery
Hi all Got a weird problem here. When my tablet is connected to a power source, VM Player works fine and I am able to start up my VM's and continue as normal. When there is no power source (ie battery...
View ArticleDisplay Resolution Keeps Changing in Win 8 Guests
My host system is Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit, running on a Dell Vostro 460 Tower with an AMD Radeon HD 6670 video display adapter. I currently have 2 VMPlayer guests (version: 5.0.2 build-1031769)...
View ArticleWireless Keyboard does not work with VMware installed
Hello,I installed VMware player the other day on my PC and noticed that my keyboard wasn't working, I mean, only the media keys works (Volume Keys and mute button). I tried to uninstalling VMware, now...
View ArticleReactivation required when using workstation but not player
Hi, I have an XP mode with my Windows 7 laptop which Ive been having trouble with. I have converted it to VM using Vmware converter and then opening it in player.I had trouble with activation but...
View ArticleCan't install OVF Tool. Player 3.1.6
Hi guys. I'm having some issues with VMware Player 3.1.6 First of all, this system is a tad old. It's a P4 so not 64-bit, hence only VMWare 3.1.6 or lower will work. I'm on Linux Mint (13). I managed...
View ArticleWindows 98 Image
I have a windows 98 PC that I need to create a virtual machine from. I used CloneZilla to create an image and then restored that image into a blank VM in Player. I am able to boot the VM now, but that...
View ArticleVMPlayer Can't detect scanner for All-in-one printer?
Hi. I'm running Linux Mint 14 in VMPlayer on a Win7 AMD hex core desktop. The set up uses a Canon MG5320 all-in-one printer on a wireless network. Symptom: When attempting to use scanning software...
View ArticleWhen connected via rdp to host os, vmtools steals entire rdp session focus
Hi, I use RDP to connect to a win xp host os, upon which resides a ubuntu 12.04 vm (I'm using vmware player version 5 with the most recent vmtools). If I start the vm, then auth via cli and enter...
View ArticleGetting M-Audio Sound Card to Work
Hi All I am running a Windows 7 Pro 32-bit virtual machine via VMWare Player. My parent PC (running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit) has two soundcards installed - the built-in Intel HD audio device and a...
View ArticleNo IP communication in Bridge mode
Guys,I have a Windows 7 laptop host with VMware Player 5.0.2 build-1031769 installed and I am finding that I am unable to get any IP communication external of the laptop from my virtual appliances. If...
View ArticleTwo NICS on Host
I have a host windows xp machine and it has two nics. One is used to connect to the internet, and the other is used to connect to a private Novell network. What is the best way to setup my Windowx98SE...
View ArticleBacktrack 5 R2 running on Windows 7 using vmware player
I am having an issue with the vmware player. I have downloaded the iso image and created my virtual machine. Once I start the vmware player the OS doesn't boot up. It just missing OS. Any ideas of what...
View ArticleAfter intalling OpenSuse and Fedora with EasyInstall I get no Loginscreen
Hi, I have installed both OpenSuse and Fedora with EasyInstall. But both have the same problem:The Installation is complete, Linux boots up and the GUI starts but just see the wallpaper and nothing...
View ArticleAdd Removable Devices
Hi! I'm running XPSP3 with the latest version of VMWare Player (just upgraded) under Win7 64bit.It's great butI need to have my Epson perfection USB scanner running and VMWARE only sees two USB...
View ArticleRestore Virtual Machine after HDD Format
Hello to all. Well I was stupid enough to format my second HDD where I had all my Virtual Machine data. I have a Windows PC with: - 1 SD 80 GB for OS and programs - 1 HDD 500 GB for data...
View ArticleSize of VMware Player folders
I am running a few Linux distros on VMware Player on a Windows 7 host. I noticed that the VMware folders are always a LOT bigger than the installed systems. I have e.g. a Linux Mint system that is...
View Article100% CPU load spike when starting a VM
I've been experiencing this issue since I updated to VMWare Player 5.0. Whenever I start a virtual machine, my CPU gets loaded to 100% (only 2 of 4 cores are for the VM) for 2-5 seconds, sound...
View ArticleAlternative way to load VMware tools to guest?
Hello, I installed VMware 5.0.2 and have windows XP as guest and Win7 as host. Problem is that I do not have Administrator access and I'm therefor not allowed to upload VMware tools when running my VM...
View ArticleWindows XP SP3 does not boot after Update
Setup:Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Host OSVMPlayer 4.0.0 (then upgraded to VMPlayer 5.0.2)Windows XP SP3 I have tried several times to install a fresh Windows XP installation and have not been successful after...
View ArticleWill VMWare file work on any PC
I have to do a rather complex installation and need a sandboxed environment to run a compiler and some other applications on a separate installation PC.I have a VMWare license on my personal PC, but...
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