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broken installation (Vmware player and workstation) on win 7 enterprise

Hi ,     having used Workstation V6.5.2 for quite some time on my Windows 7 enterprise laptop I have noticed recently (as of this week) that it seems to be broken.  I get an authorization service not...

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Issues with VMware Player 6.0.3

Running VMware Player 6.0.3 Build 1895310 on Win7 Pro 64 bit with Core i3, 8GB RAM.Have 3 virtual machines - Windows 2000 Pro, SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 and Windows 8Cannot leave any virtual machine running...

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Windows 98 Virtual Machine Help

I'm new to the program so excuse me if this is posted wrong or anything(there's no search button, unless there's a different lingo for search here)^^; So I got a couple of problems. I have a logitech...

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VMPlayer 10.0.3 Does not have Win 8.1 as Guest OS in Properties Tab, Cant...

Hello: I am emulatiing Win8.1 Pro and did not Windows 8.1 in VMware Player Disk type popdown specs.Thanks for fixing this soon, or I won't be able to boot into a Recovery DVD either made in Win 8.1....

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Which win7 to buy for Player Guest?

Hi, I am running Player on a x64 laptop and want to buy win 7 Home to be the Guest. Do I need to get the x64 or the x86 version of win7? Either x64/x86 will be fine for my needs once installed and...

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Installing Antergos

I've recently been using an Antergos vm running in VirtualBox, but for multiple reasons decided to switch over to VMware Player. The first thing I tried was to export the vm as an ovf and import it...

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VMware-Player-6.0.3 on Linux Host Win.7 Guest No Sound ?

Linux Host has a C-Media cm8738 working soundcard, but Windows7 does not play any sounds.Host does provide sound. DeviceManager thinks it has a HD Audio card and is working properly. Nothing I've tried...

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Kubuntu 14.04 running Player 6.0.3 with WIndows 8 installed - crashes on...

I have been using vmware for a couple years in a kubuntu 12.04 installation without any notable issues. I recently opted to do a complete reload of the machine, and installed a vanilla copy of 14.04...

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How to have Host resize to Guest resolution in Fullscreen mode?

What preferences do I set so that the host changes to the guest resolution in fullscreen mode?  For example, the host is running at 1920x1080 resolution and the guest is running at 1024x768 resolution....

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Garbled dialog box

This is VMware Player version 6.03 (64 bit) running on a Linux host and Windows 8 client. When I try to install VMware tools, it pops up a dialog box for the password, except they are all garbled...

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VMWare Player 6.03 crashes with Win XP Client if > 4 GByte RAM

We are experiencing Guest OS Crashes with the followingsetup when running VMWare Player Plus 6.0.3: Host OS is  running Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit:Guest OS is Win XP (32 Bit).If the VM is configured...

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VMWare Player of win 8 pro guest,.... can transferred this VM to Mac OS X...

If I have in VM in win7 host VMWare Player of win 8 pro guest,.... can transferred this VM to Mac OS X mavericks host VMWare Fusion? Where this is in guide?

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Serial port hell

Hello, I am very new to the whole VM environment. I have software that only works on XP 32. It is Building Management System software. The PC communicates to the equipment via RS-485 connected to the...

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Debian 7.0 crashes in Vmware 6.0.3 and Window 7 host

Does anyone has the same problem ??? I install Debian 7.0 completly but after restarting the system nothing happens, star loading some packages but sudenly black screen appears and a mystery clock on...

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Command to get running vm's in vmplayer

HI, I have installed only vmplayer in my pc. How do i get the list of running vm's in vmplayer ? . Since VMworkstation is not installed, vmrun.exe is not available to get the list.  Thanks &...

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"Could not create the Graphics Device. Direct X is not available. [1002].

Installed VMWare Player on an Ubuntu 14.04 machine.  Appear to have it installed correctly. Installed Windows XP, then VMWare Tools, then updated XP to SP3 using Windows Update.  All seems well. Ran...

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vmrun -T player commands

Hello,i dont know what i am doing wrong but i am not able to start virtual machine with no gui, i am using command vmrun -T player start /mnt/raid/vhost_vmware/testslots/testslots/testslots.vmx nogui...

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How to get internet access on VM when host machine is assigned with dynamic IP?

Hello, I have host machine and my ISP provided IP address using DHCP. So, no static IP address in the picture. Installed VM player to setup lab for Windows Server. I have VM with Windows server 2012...

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Getting VMware Player to boot from EFI

Hi, I've tried to boot in EFI mode in VMware Player (6.03) but so far I wasn't able to boot from any media I've tried. I've tried to boot from the Archlinux boot CD: https://www.archlinux.org/download/...

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VMPlayer cannot restore state: "Host pixel format" problem

re: VMWare Player 5.0.2 I am working with a Ubuntu image and suddenly (it was working at one point) I can ONLY restart the image by 'discarding' state and rebooting. I get an error message on startup...

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