Forever: "Vmware Tools installer cannot be started until the current download...
For some Linux guestOS under Win hostOS I started the VmWare Tools download process. Surprisingly the download last for hours without observable progress. Yes, the Internet connection is alive. If I...
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Windows 8.1 and VMware Player 6.0.1 build-1379776 "No Internet Access"
After updating my Windows 8 Pro system to 8.1 the two VMware Network Adapters (VMnet1 and VMnet8) are listed as "Unidentified network, Public network" "Access type: No Internet access". I've...
View Articleunable to load hypervisor due to OVF. OVF to VMX
Hi I am trying to load a version of Websohere hypervisor which is a ovf format but it isnt working and I keep getting this error.... " did not pass OVF specification conformance or virtual hardware...
View ArticleConvert an existsing XP mode installation with vmware
Is it possible to convert an existsing XP mode installation into VMWare player 4.0? I have been using XP mode that came with my windows 7 for quite a while but wanted to move it over to VMware player...
View ArticleActivating Windows XP after transferring into a VM
Hello, I recently converted my old computer with Windows XP using VMware vCenter Converter into a VM. When I booted the system (in VMware of course), it asked me to activate Windows, but every time I...
View ArticleShared Folder Sync Problems [windows 8.1 host - ubuntu 12.04.04 LTS guest]
I've setup my machine to develop/maintain some Rails apps. And I've been encountering problems with the Shared Folder as the files seems not to sync properly between the host and the guest OS. Below...
View ArticleWebCam of PC is not enabled in the VM
Hi All, I am using vmware player where i have installed andriod kitkat OS in a VM, My andriod applications are working fine now the problem is the VM is not detecting my laptops webcam, due to which...
View ArticleASSERT d:/build/ob/bora-1379776/bora/vmcore/vmx/main/timeTracker_user.c:234...
Ich bin mit meinem Latein am Ende. Keine VMWare startet auf meinem Windows x64-Rechner. Weder neu erstellte noch welche von früher (genutzt mit VMWorkstation V6.x auf einem anderen PC). Der Fehler ist...
View ArticleBinary translation is incompatible with long mode
I have Vaio Fit laptop.OS: Windows 8 64--bitCPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3337U CPU @ 1.80GHzVirtualization is enabled in BIOS. Task manager is reporting that virtualization is enabled. I am trying to...
View ArticleNetwork (adapter) settings on Ubuntu for 10 gigabit ethernet
Please help! I recently installed a 10 gigabit network card (Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2), but I can't seem to get my Guest system to recognize that it is no longer 1000Mb/s (and...
View ArticleVMware Player Host-side Network Configuration
I spent several hours today setting up an Ubuntu Linux guest running on an Ubuntu Linux host. The problem was that the guest Ethernet adapter was always in the "link down" state. After many false...
View ArticleXP Guest In Host Network Only
Is an XP Guest on a Win 7 Host safe from malware badness when connected in a Host Only network?
View ArticleHow To Use Win 7 Host MS Word/Excel from the XP Guest?
Hello, VMPlayer looks great but I am having a hard time getting my legacy statistics app in the guest to output to Word or Excel. I am trying to replicate an XP box that had the statistcs app...
View Articleprinter prints garbage
Hi, I have vmware player on vista 64 bit. the guest is Linux mint. If I try to print from Linux then the printer produces (many pages) only garbage. Someone know how to debug this? rgds, Wilfried
View ArticleProblem with later players that have host printing, cannot get the printers...
Hey everyone I need some very specific help with VMWare printing.I have to first off, apologize for the length of this but I believe it will make it easier to answer. So far this is what I am using...
View ArticleMouse disappears on grabbing with Centos 6.5 on VMPlayer 3.1.6 on Ubuntu 11.4
I installed VMPlayer 3.1.6 on a Ubuntu 11.4 system and subsequently installed Centos 6.5 i386 from ISOs using VMPlayer. The installation of Cento appear to work and when I open the VM and select to...
View ArticleSystem only shows black screen and non-blinking cursor
I am running Windows 7 with Red Hat Enterprise 6 in the VMware Player. I shut down my machine OK and then today when I boot it up it does not work. Pressing F2 or any button does nothing. After...
View ArticleInstalling on Linux, "No rc*.d style init script directories" can not be...
Ok so, I did a grave error in judgement when installing the VMware Player for the first time under Linux.When "No rc*.d style init script directories" popped up, I simply wrote /dev/null because I...
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Loopback Error in VMWare Player [Win 8 64Bit]
Hello, I tried to install a tool called "jbpm6" in a virtual machine [Win8 64Bit] (in vmware Player). The Installation of this tool works without any Problem.In that tool I have to start a Server. That...
View ArticleError install Vmware player : requires features taht are not present on your...
Hello, I made a VM with my physical XP with VMware converter.I installed w7 on this laptop.Now when I try to install VMware player 6 I have the error :"Error : VMware Player can not be installed on...
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