USB not visible in WinME guest
I have WinXP Pro SP3 as my host and VMware Player 5.0.2, with WinME as my guest OS. With my guest activated, the sooner I plug in my USB flash drive, I get the following message: The following devices...
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Now it becomes interesting. In order to avoid possible data loss I first need to fully understand the current situation.As a first step, please provide a screen shot of the files you see in the VM's...
View ArticleRe: Flickering screen using Fusion 5.0.3 on latest 2013 (Haswell) MacBook Air
I experienced same flickering problem on my new Air and it appears that adding the proposed change to the .vmx file is resolving the issue. What's interesting though is that on this new Air I am also...
View ArticleUnable to install windows xp professional on VMWare workstation 7.1
I tried to install Windows Xp Professional 32 bit from an NRG image file. My host is Windows 7 ultimate, Processor : Intel core2duo When i powered on the VM for the first time after specifying Disk...
View ArticleCan we upgrade VMWare workstation 7 to v8
Is there any way to upgrade VmWare workstation 7 to v8 without disturbing currently installed VMs. I tried to install VMWare 8 directly on VMWare 7 and looked at the option to upgrade. But it asked me...
View ArticleNFS Disconnects with 10GB installation
Hi all, I have the following issue in my production environment (solved by now using 1Gb cards and switch) 2 HP Proliant DL380P with HP 530T adapters1 Netgear M7100-24X1 EMC VNXe315 with 10GBe ports...
View ArticleRe: USB not visible in WinME guest
Sounds like the guest is missing the driver for the virtual USB controller.Can we get your .vmx file, and a screenshot of the VM's Device Manager? I don't have a copy of WinME available right now, but...
View ArticleRe: Unable to install windows xp professional on VMWare workstation 7.1
You need to use an ISO (.iso) Image file and an NGR (.nrg) Image file is a proprietary image file format created by Nero Burning ROM and is not an ISO (.iso) Image file. You could try Google for .ngr...
View ArticleRe: Can we upgrade VMWare workstation 7 to v8
The previous version needs to be uninstalled in order to install the next version however doing so does not remove any Virtual Machines. Although once the new version is installed then VMware Tools...
View ArticleRe: MailClient.connect
Thanks Burke,After checking the code of the example I figured it out, the problem was I was missing the Protocol setting. var vCOMail = new...
View ArticleVDCA510 Results
Hi All, I sat in my VCAP5-DCA exam on 5th June 2013. If I am not wrong, we should get the result within 15 days. I sent an email to certification@vmware.com and got the reply that I will be notified of...
View ArticleWin7 loss of focus at application start
I am noticing that when I open a Windows application from either my OS X dock or from the VMware application menu, the application will open in Windows, but in a split-second after it opens it will...
View ArticleChange Cpu count for a catalog VM
I accidentally had a bunch of deployed vapps that were deployed as 4 cpu instead of 2 cpu. I wrote a powercli script to fix the deployed vapp vms. However I noticed I cannot edit the vms in a...
View ArticleESX 3.5 license ISSUE Please HELP NOW!
After down of 4 ESX 3.5 the are connected to ESX VC server on Host. After restart ESX* do not start will no licens is on that host that are running VC server. So I cannot start VC server. I think that...
View ArticleRe: Can we upgrade VMWare workstation 7 to v8
In addition to what WoodyZ said, make sure the VM's are cleanly shut down (not suspended) before you run the upgrade. André
View ArticleRe: ESX 3.5 license ISSUE Please HELP NOW!
Unfortunately ESX 3.5 used a license server which is usually installed on the vCenter Server. To avoid the issue you are most likely facing, there's a 14 day grace period, which however does not always...
View ArticleRe: SSL Certificates
User web sphere template of microsoft CA. refer this http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/replacing-vCenter-Server-5-ESXi-Certificates.pdf
View ArticleRe: After RAID5 problems which are now solved, I am not able to mount VMFS
The existing volumes are vmfs 3 as they are being detected by fdisk. As to support you can call up the helpdesk number for your country and check. I am guessing this is going to be paid support. You...
View ArticleUse datastore cluster or RAID on a single host
Greetings, I have a single ESXI 5.1 host with 3 hard drives, 1 TB each. I'd like to reserve 1 hard drive for temporary VMs that I'd be deploying from templates. The other 2 I want to use for the...
View ArticleCrash when running Baldur's Gate II on Win XP VM
iMac 2011 27", running Mac OS X 10.8.4, 20GB RAM. VM Running Windows XP, assigned 2GB of RAM and one processor core. I installed Baldur's Gate II, started it up, graphics were off-center (lower...
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