installing C++ IDE on vmware player
Hi every one. I'm new to this technology. I got vmware player 6 installed on windows 7 64 bits. My question : Is it possible to install a C++ software on vmware player without installing a windows...
View ArticleUSB Game controller - will not install in XP Guest
Hi, I have a Logitec 310 USB game controller that works fine with win8.1. I have XP installed on Player and want to play some old games using the controller. I did some searching here and found a...
View ArticleWMware in Linux Mint
When i execute... rexx Downloads # ./VMware-Player-7.1.0-2496824.x86_64.bundleExtracting VMware Installer...done.(vmware-installer.py:11027): Gtk-WARNING **: Could not find the themes tool in...
View ArticleVMware Player without Internet.
I have Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 running as Guest in VMware Player 7.0.0 Build 2305329, but both are without internet.But in the host Machine Internet is running fine. I´m not using Wiifii.How do I...
View ArticleAfter Upgrade from 6.0.5 to 7.1.0 - USB Device is no longer available
I used VMPlayer 6.0.5 on Linux Mint 17.1 with a Windows 7 Guest. For login to that guest I need a SmartCard Device: T: Bus=01 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=02 Cnt=02 Dev#= 11 Spd=12 MxCh= 0D: Ver= 2.00...
View ArticleVMware Player requires NX/XD to run Win8.1 x64 even if already enabled
Hi all, I have a dual boot on my notebook Lenovo B5400 (Linux Ubuntu 14.10 x64 + Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1)I made a Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Virtual Machine on host Linux Ubuntu using VMware Player v.6.0 di....
View ArticleMSI failed -Vmware player
Hi everyone I have this message when I try to install VMware player (any version) on my PC:"The MSI'C:\Temp\vmware_1428043151\vmwareplayer.msi'failed.Service 'VMAuthdService'(VMAuthdService) failed to...
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VMware Machine not detecting PCIe Wireless card / Wireless Network Adapter ?
Could somebody please help me with this? These are my current virtual machine settings And I am about to go crazy by trying this: Note. It's definitely detected on my main machine, and my drivers...
View ArticleStarting Hadoop in VMware
Hi, I have downloaded in VMware but not being able to connect the Hadoop server from host url , even though typing the correct ip address given by the guest machine. Did anyone face similar problems?...
View ArticleInstalled VmWareTools (in guestOS) required to use "shared folders"? Path to...
Is it required that the VmWareTools are installed in guestOS to use "shared folders" feature? What will be the path to the shared folder from within the Linux/Unix guestOS? Is this path different from...
View ArticleShared Fodlers No Longer Showing in Guest OS?
Hello All, Guest OS: Windows 7 Professional (*32-bit)Host OS: OpenSuSE 11.4 I am not sure when exactly this stopped working, possibly when I updated VMWare Player from the previous version (*6.0.4 I...
View ArticleVMWare Player not pre-allocating memory
My Windows 10 x64 host has 16GB and my Ubuntu x64 VM has been allocated 8GB but has a nasty habit of not pre-allocating the memory when I start up or unpause the VM, when the memory isn't allocated...
View Articleinstalling dual boot(Solaris 10 and freeBSD)
I am new to virtual machineI have created two disk(both 10GB) in my virtual machine.I installed solaris 10(32 bits) on the first disk and it will boot up Solaris 10 after the installation and now I...
View ArticleCannot connect to VMware Player from the internet (OK on LAN)
Have set up a VM running Windows 7. I can remote desktop to it from the host computer or another computer on my wireless LAN at home. But from outside the LAN I cannot get access via RDP nor ping to...
View ArticleUbuntu 14.04 host with Win8.1 guest runs horribly compared to virtualbox
Hey Guys, I have been a VMware fanboy for a while especially using it in windows to host linux guests. I am finally making the switch in reverse to run linux as my host and windows as my guest however...
View Articlelimitation on the number of connections
On those MS Windows OS for non-server computers such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, I hear that there are limits on the number of connections for the resources you share on the network. My...
View ArticleVMPlayer mount vmdk greyed out
Hi,I googled around and the only information I found refers to old versions of Vmware Player.Currently I am using v.7.1.0, and the option to 'Map' a disk as a host's drive is greyed out.What could...
View ArticleQuick question
I am relatively new to virtualization compared to a lot of folks here, but I think I have a simple question. A client of mine would like to run a Windows 2000 Professional VM that operates and older...
View ArticleBSOD every time I enter Unity Mode
SUMMARY OF PROBLEMMy Windows Vista guest VM has started blue-screening every time I enter Unity Mode. (The host system continues running normally.) I'm running Vista Business (32-bit) inside WMware...
View ArticleHELP!! Player won't start after host crash
I have a Windows 8.1 host that has been working well with Player 6.0.3 for at least 6 months. Today, while I had multiple VMs running, the host OS crashed. The host rebooted after the crash and seems...
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