Remote Desktop not working after recent update to VMWare Player, why?
I have VMWare Player installed on a host computer with several VMs. I like to RDC to the host remotely and I have been for months now, but during the recent update of VMWare Player, my RDC connection...
View ArticleCannot make a copy of Windows XP Mode.vmdk
When I try to make a backup copy of my XP Mode VM using the copy command in Windows 7 Explorer I get a File I/O error 0x8007045D when copying 'Windows XP Mode.vmdk'. I have tried doing the copy in...
View ArticleChanging DHCP settings in Vmware Player 6.0.1
I am running vmware plyer 6.0.1 I am using Vnet 1 for inter VM communication. One of the VMs is a domain controller and DNS server. Each VM is getting its IP via dhcp. I need to change the dns server...
View ArticleVMware Player 6 - Disable drag-and-drop functionality (not working properly)
Hi all, How can I disable the drag-and-drop funcitonality for an Ubuntu VM using VMware Player 6? When I have objects loaded into my clipboard on the host OS and click into the VM, it suddenly starts...
View ArticleConnecting eth1 interfaces of 2 VMs directly as if through a network cable.
Hi All, I need to simulate the direct network cable connection between the 2 VMs running on vmplayer. I did not find any info on google. Please help if you have any idea about this. Thanks
View ArticleHow to work-around: VMware-player-6.0.2-1744117 The MSI...
Msg: "VMware-player-6.0.2-1744117 The MSI c:\users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware_1397837163\vmwareplayer_x64.msi failed." Had vmwareplayer 6.0.1 working. Accepted offer to upgrade to 6.0.2. First,...
View ArticleVmwareTools download as *.iso? Version lag? Are the *.exe for execution in...
Assume I don't want to download/update VmWareTools package through VmWare Player GUI but download the packages manually. In the past I did it successfully and could download the corresponding *.iso...
View ArticlePossible bug or conflict in latest build of VMware Player
Possible bug or conflict. I run a VM with a 512GB c-drive and 931GB d-drive (device \\.\PhysicalDrive 3 as listed in VMPlayer and Disk 3 as listed in Windows 7 diskmgmt.msc). The 931GB drive is not...
View ArticleCan I move a VM from one player to another
I am standing up a Server 2012 VM and I am wondering if I can move it from my desktop to my laptop when I am complete?
View ArticleCan guest machine permanently own a USB scanner across restarts?
I have a CanoScan D660U scanner that works well under XP; but the fine folks at Canon have not seen fit to support it under Windows 8.1. So I thought that, since I have on my Windows 8.1 host machine...
View ArticleVMware Player on Win 7 Professional Full Screen Question
I am running Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 201403 in VMware Player v-6.0.1-1379776 (all 64 bit) on my Dell Laptop running Win 7 Professional. The problem, if indeed it is a problem, is annoying...
View ArticlePXE booting and not booting from the ISO
Can someone help me with this. I am trying to create a Server 2012 VM and the vm only wants to boot off of the network. I have set the CD-Rom at the boot choice. Please assist Thanks
View ArticleHost to Guest clipboard stops working intermittently, how can I restart it?
Host: Win7Guest: Ubuntu 12.04 Player: 6.0.2 build-1744117 Started up my VM a few minutes ago. Working in the VM and using Chrome in Windows to browse the site that I'm building. Development env is in...
View ArticleWant to start linux mint guest in full vmplayer screen
I have vm player running on xp. I want vmplayer to open to full screen by default. where is there a setting for this?I would also like the linux guest os to start up in full screen. I have to resize it...
View ArticleNo audio output with Ubuntu 12 running as a guest
Hi everyone,I installed Ubuntu 12 as a guest on VMWare Player running on Windows 7. Almost everything seems to work, but there is no sound. I can't listen to any audio that I play on Ubuntu. I also...
View ArticleHorrible Performance/Excess Disk Activity
I'm running a Windows 7 VM that is stored on a dedicated USB SSD. When I run this VM from my laptop, it seems to run just fine. But when I run it from my desktop, the performance is terrible and the...
View ArticleUnity Mode activation by a vbscript does it possible
Hi I want to display a application on my host computer that is running on a virtual machine (guest). I am starting the virtual machine with this little vbscript: Option Explicit...
View ArticleSwap space
I am running Ubuntu 14.04 host and windows 8 in the Vm Player. I get a message that states "VMware Player recommends 1 GB of system swap space for the set of currently running virtual machines. 0 bytes...
View Articlebunch of folders with .lck extensions appeared in my virtual machine folder.
I noticed that a bunch of errors fly past when I run my virtual machine in vmware. I looked in that virtual machines files and I now have a few folders that have .lck added to identical files listed....
View ArticleVMware Player unrecoverable error
Hello, I am all new here. Apologies for not being able to thoroughly check if this has been answered before. I realise that I'm not the first one with this problem, but I'm simply not capable of...
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