VMWare Workstation constantly minimizes, but Player works perfectly
Hi All, I'm running Linux Mint 17 and installed VMWare V10. The problem is VMWare Workstation constantly minimizes, but Player works perfectly.. Workstation starts up fine, I can select the image to...
View Articlevmnet appears to cause ubuntu to freeze constantly
After about 4 days of uptime, my 14.04 Ubuntu box consistently locks up to the point where I have forcefully power it off in order to get it back. Looking through kernel log it appears vmnet is...
View ArticleVMWare Workstation License expiration question?
Our company obtained licenses for VMWare Workstation back in 2008. The serial key we gotis 20 characters which only works for older versions of VMWare Worksation. The serial key for the newerones is 25...
View ArticleWhat are best practices for running nested RDP and Workstation guests?
I have been nesting RDP sessions from within a guest for many months with acceptable performance for the display, mouse, and keyboard. Recently, I added a nested VMware workstation and the GUI...
View ArticleI'm upgrading my hardware; can I move a VMware Workstation license to a new...
I'm replacing my old workstation with a new one. Can I remove VMware Workstation 10 from the old machine and install it on the new machine with the same license key? Is there any particular process...
View ArticleWraning messe in Event Log when I start VMW Player and VMW Workstation.
What is this message in my Event Log telling me? Can it be fixed? The application (VMware Player, from vendor VMware, Inc.) has the following problem: To function properly, VMware Player must be...
View ArticleBEST CONFIGURATION IN VMWARE WORKSTATION MAC OS X 10.8.3?
I have an HP Pavilion g6.8GB RAMIntel HD 4000i3 3110 m 2.4GHz processor.Best settings for MAC OS X 10.8.3?Thank you.
View ArticleWorkstation 10 stopped working after power failure
Hello I'm a bit rusty on the Workstation 10. I set it up for as extra security and haven't had to do anything to it since 12/12/2013. But today I experienced a power failure (not sure that had...
View ArticleWhy IP is changing when VM is in shared mode (Workstation 10) ?
Hi, The problem is when vm's which we want to start automaticly are made as shared the IP address given by DHCP server is for some reason changing within the lease time though the MAC number is not...
View ArticleProblem after VMWare installation
I have Windows 8.1 Update 1. I'm not 100% sure that is the cause of problem, but after installed VMware Workstation, File History no longer recognizes external HD, message is: cannot find usable...
View ArticleNetork config with 2 Netwok cards
Hello Community, I Virtualized a Windows XP Pro SP3 that had 2 network cards for 2 different Network connections.Could somme one tell me if I need also to install 2 network Cards on the new Windows...
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Microsoft Patchday and "Not enough physical memory is available to power this...
Just noticed today that trying to launch a Windows 7 guest that the machine would not power on due to "VMware Workstation reports the error: Not enough physical memory is available to power this...
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not enough physical memory is available problem appearing without any reason.
Hi windows 8.1 pro all patches and fixes on an hp workstation.vmware 10.0.3was working fine then after a reboot ( latest win patches)i get the "not enough ram" with very strange numbers. those numbers...
View ArticlePoor performance of client OSs after v10 upgrade
Hi, My client OSs (various Windows versions) performance has become exceedingly bad. It seems to be related to memory. My host is Windows 7 and has 16GB - so that's covered. My initial research led me...
View ArticleIs there a patch for kernel 3.17.0 and VMware Vorkstation 10.0.3 build-1895310?
I'm using VMware Workstation 10.0.3 build-1895310 on Mageia 4 running kernel 3.14.18.I have build a guest that use kernel 3.17.0 and it is impossible to connect to internet.The same guest with kernel...
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how to assing Number of processors for a virtual machine
Hi, I have a laptop with below configuration. Attaching the screenshots Processor : Intel Core i5-3230M CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.60GHz i created a VM which has memory intensive application which needs more...
View ArticleVMUpgradeHelper.bat /u -- VMWare KB 1015572 errata
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1015572 "Virtual NIC settings on a Windows guest are lost after a virtual hardware upgrade" refers to the "/u" switch to "remove the service" for both VMUpgradeHelper.exe and...
View ArticleWorstation 10.0.3 extended-span windows taskbar, two monitors
Hi all, I'm migrating-virtualizing some old Pcs with XP OS; about 20 units. These PSCs have installed a NVidia card, which is able to extend-span windows taskbar to two montors. This feature is needed...
View ArticleUSB modem with VM workstation 10
Hello, I purchased a USB 56K fax modem.Tested it on the host PC (Windows 7x64), worked fineThe VM (XP SP3) saw the modem.When I tested it, there was a dial up, the connection "sounds" were there but...
View ArticleCtrl + Alt + Ins does not work
HelloI have converted a notebook Dell X240 with Windows 7 and with VMWare Converter.I tried to start the Virtual machine in Workstation 10.The problem is:The notebook needs Secure Logon with Ctrl + Alt...
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