Intermitten network connections -- some worse than others
I have an ASUS UX301L laptop running Windows 8. Had it for about six months. For the first three months I had no problems connecting to any wireless or wired LAN. I use it at home, at work, and when...
View ArticlePlayer Guest Tools
Hello,I have been using VMware for quite a while but in the latest version when I try to insert the Guest Tools CD it won't replace the existing cd drive with the install. Does anyone know how to fix...
View ArticleHow to disable yellow "new VmWareTools" notification bar at the bottom for...
Whenever a new VmWareTools release is available (for the guestOS) I am notified by a yellow bar at the bottom of the VmWarePlayer guestOS window How can I disable forever these notifications for ONE VM...
View ArticleVMPlayer cannot send email and 'site inaccessible from Internet.
Hi. I’m not far off of being a VM newbie so it might be a simple answer… I’m running Debian as the guest under Windows 7. Purpose of the VM is to host a dev/test environment of a Wordpress based...
View ArticleConnecting my VM in NAT configuration
I want to connect my current VM to my Wireless network, but I can't use Bridiging, it gave a blue screen when I tried to connect via bridging. Thus, I try to use NAT configuration Let's say my...
View ArticleConnecting VM using VPN on Host to a Domain
Hello, This is the situation:I have "my PC" connected to a Domain using VPN, and. What I want is be available to add my VM in "my PC" to that Domain too. more information:VMware Player 6.0.1...
View ArticleSet up problem windows 8.1
I am trying to set up VMPlayer on my new windows 8.1 computer. The beginning of the install runs fine including the download from VM and entering the product code. However, when it is time for the...
View Articlehow should jna map Struct VixDiskLibConnectParam and VixDiskLibHandleStruct?...
I am working with a project with java. Now i need use VDDK API in my project, so i usr jna to help me package the functions in VDDK, but i encounter a problem that i do not know how to map the...
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Guest display split into identical panes
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS linux running in a VMWare Player 6 VM, in a Win7 host. This install has been stable for >2yrs, but after some Ubuntu updates today, my screen now boots into 3 repeated and...
View ArticleMageia Linux 4 module compile problems
I have installed VMplayer under Mageia 4 x86_64 but the modules will not compile, This is the tail of the compilation process. compilation terminated.scripts/Makefile.build:308: recipe for target...
View ArticleVMware doesn't acknowledge the file I want to use to create a vm.
When I go to create a new virtual machine, i click browse for the "Installer disc image file (iso):", but when I select the folder for the OS i want to install, the folder is empty. VMware doesn't...
View ArticleRunning two clones simultaneously = no access to host network shares on 2nd...
Dear All, I succesfully have cloned one instance of VmWare player by making a copy of its folder, and renamed the machine.Then I chose to have copied - as opposed to moved - the virtual machine, and...
View ArticleWindows XP guest in Windows 8.1 host
I am new to VMware and this is the first time I have tried using a virtual machine.I have an old laptop running XP Pro that I can use with my (equally old) Artec ViewStation AS6E flatbed scanner. This...
View ArticleUnity Mode - Key Remains Pressed
Hello All, VMWare Player Version: 6.0.2 build-1744117 Host OS: OpenSuSE 11.4Guest OS: Windows XP *Issue ONLY happens in Unity Mode... I've noticed this issue more times now then I care to mention....
View ArticleCopy and Paste issue - specific and wierd case
I'm having a weird issue with Copy and Paste on both the VMplayer and Workstation. I have spent many hours trying to diagnose this and have finally thrown my hands up in frustration. First, my...
View ArticleProblem installing / uninstalling
Hi,Unusual circumstance I'm sure. I had Vmware Player installed on my H:\ drive a couple weeks ago. Yesterday morning my H drive died on me. I tried to reinstall VMware player on the new drive that I...
View Articleantivirus for vms
what is the best antivirus on vMs? I have user VMs running on their laptops. (not VDI) its vms running on vmplayer onm their laptops. Can anyone recommend a good antivirus solution for the VMs?
View ArticleVmware Tools won't install in XP Pro Sp3 guest
I think VMware tools is supposed to install drivers for these (Vga adaptor and SCSI which are unknown devices in my device manager) but it hangs in safe and normal mode on my xp after manually run...
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Can't install VMware Player 6.0.2 when username contains apostrophe
I was trying to install VMware Player 6.0.2 in a Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit O/S. I kept on having "Script Error" (cf image below). After some investigations, I found out the cause of the problem....
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Running VMWare PLayer on Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS problems installing...
Currently we use Watchguard´s Dimension Server to monitor all of our devices. I was testing Dimension using the VMWare Player on my Windows 8 desktop and their Dimension 1.1U ova file and it works just...
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