VMware Player crashing with: Mouse thread did not respond to grab request
Whenever the host system or another VMware Player makes heavy use of harddisk for whatever legit reason, Vmware Player is likely to crash with the error message Mouse thread did not respond to grab...
View ArticleALT Gr Key in Unity Mode not working (Win7 Host, X Ubuntu 14.04 Guest)
Hey all,Alt Gr Key is not working in Unity mode of VM-Player 7.1 (licensed)Found this:Problem with keymap, Windows host, Linux guestbut no answer up to now... my system:Winows 7 Enterprise, 64-bit as...
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Change location of Components?? (Tools for all the diff OS, etc)
I have small SSD to boot Win7 from which was great. How do I move the location of existing files of Components already downloaded...these tools have totally filled up my C-drive ...it's only the Win2k...
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What happened to VNC connections on Windows in VMWare Player 7.1.0?
I was running VNC on version 5 and again on version 6, but after upgrade to version 7.1.0 the VNC capability is gone when running in Windows 8.1. I tried to go the rounds with technical support but...
View ArticleUnrecoverable error, signal 11
Dell Precision T5500, dual Xeon E5520 @ 2.27GHz, 12 GB RAM, Ubuntu 12.04.5, VMware Player 7.1.0 A Windows 7 VM (not one I created) is bombing out with VMware Player unrecoverable error:...
View ArticleP2V driver issue
Hi, i just restored a Acronis Image into a virtual machine. After configure the machine thru the converter, it boots.But i get a bunch of unknown Hardware and i cant install the Driver. I tried to...
View ArticleCan't install guest operating
I have insalled VMWare Player 7.1. I click"Create a new virtual machine."The "New virtual machine wizard" starts.I chose "Installer disk""Reading disk" spins for around 15 minutes.It then says "Windows...
View ArticlePlayer on WD2 Black (Dual Drive) unable to access 2nd partition
Host OS : Win 7 Pro (x64)Guest OS: XP Pro (x86) I had a regular (mechanical) 500 GB hard drive (2 partitions OS and DATA) with W7P (x64) and VM Player 3.x running XPP for years with no problem.I could...
View ArticleVMware Player 7.1 - vmauthd errors causing zombie processes on Ubuntu 14.10...
Hi All, I've got VMware Player 7.1 running on Ubuntu server 14.10, and I started to notice that the number of zombie processes in top was increasing. I dug into some logs, and I discovered the below...
View ArticleCompilation issue with Player 7.1 in Mageia 5
I have attempted to install WVware player 7.1 64 bit in Mageia 5 - RC.I do understand Mageia is not a supported host operating system, but I would like to solve this problem nonetheless, if possible....
View ArticleHow to change host network adapter in VMPlayer 6.0.5, Linux host
Running CentOS 6.4 host, Windows XP guest. Host has two network adapters, one on 10.x.x.x and the other on 192.168.x.x., both of which work fine on the host. VMPlayer only allows connecting to...
View ArticleVMWare Player Update Result Displaying Update for wrong Version!
VMWare Player 7.1.0 Displays VMWare Workstation 11 as current update - which is obviously wrong! I guess it is a try to get users to UPGRADE to a payed Version.But even if it is on purpose - an UPGRADE...
View ArticleGuest OSX Mavericks - is there a way to change the touchpad settings?
Hi, I have a dell XPS 15 and am having issues with the touchpad when running OSX mavericks. Left and right click on the touch pad produce a CTRL click and show the menu. A two finger tap has the effect...
View ArticleVM crashed! Desperately trying to recover files!
After more than one year using a VM created with VMWare Player 6.0.1, my VM doesn't start anymore.The error message "The operation on file 'E:\VM\Win7\Win7.vmdk'" appears everytime I try to run it.The...
View ArticleI will NEVER use a virtual machine again...
Hello.This is a warning to all users. Few days ago my VM crashed (I have posted a message here Re: VM crashed! Desperately trying to recover files!). I lost ALL of my VM contents after some kind of...
View ArticleAssign VM paging file (.vmem) to a specific folder and file name.
My AV (Comodo) is scanning the VM paging file (.vmem) to death (making host unusable). I would like to assign the file to the SSD and give it a permanent name. I have read that I can assign the VM...
View ArticleHow to setup a Win 7 64-bit for both vmplayer & physical machine ?
Hi, I have a laptop with Windows 7 64-bit & Ubuntu 64-bit installed. I mainly use the Ubuntu, but I need some software installed on the Windows system. I tried vmplayer (with the Windows partition...
View ArticleHow to install Virtual ethernet for kernel 3.19?
xUbuntu 14.04 LINUX Kernel : 3.19.4-031904VMware Player 7.1.0 build-2496824runing vplayer show Virtual ethernet failedI try the methodhttps://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VM … he_modulesbut shell...
View ArticleUbuntu 15.04 guest shared folders feature not working
I've attempted to use the tools from the player, use the open-vm-tools package. I even tried compiling open-vm-tools from source and I could fix some compilation errors but it got too complicated....
View ArticleCannot launch an existing vhd file in VM Ware Player the way I am supposed to...
I downloaded VM Ware Player because I was led to believe that I could import or open an existing windows XP .vhd file, have it load like it did in Virtual PC in Windows 7 Pro 64 bit, and not require...
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