vm workstation 8 - virtualize CPU performance counters
Hey everyone..I've installed in my computer VM Workstation 8 and i'm trying to virtualize CPU performance counters.Although in my Virtualization engine "space" there's not such an option and i'm...
View ArticleVMs on a HDD
Hi! I have a test laptop , and Esxi 5.1 running in USBstick. My question is, can I create VMs and saved them in an external drive?? Not an USBstick, a portable HDD. How can I do it? Thanks
View ArticleVMWare workstation host can't ping NAT gateway
Hi,I'm having a troubling connecting with my guests machine (NAT), I can't even ping the NAT gateway, the ping response is really weird, coming back from a strange address 10.20.20.187 (attached...
View ArticleSolidworks in Workstation 9 runs good with WS 8 Video Drivers
I am running Solidworks 10 64 bit in a Windows XP 64 bit vm. The host OS is 64bit Windows 7. Solidworks ran great until I upgraded the VMware tools with the latest version that came with Workstation...
View Article"connection to usb device unsuccessful,device in use"
I just upgraded my host machine to a brand new laptop (with the latest and greatest drivers, running Win 7 Pro), that only has USB 3.0 ports. When I connect any usb device, (scanner, hard drive,...
View ArticleThe ideal PC for a large virtual lab
I plan on building a large virtual lab in which I'd like to get about 10 or more VMs running simultaneously. The performance of the VMs isn't a real concern though. I was think about either building a...
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Why so many Generic bus devices?
I've got perhaps 100 Generic Bus devices listed and 50 or so PCI Express standard Root Ports listed in this VM. Windows 7 SP1 VM Workstation 7.1.3 I noticed this while trying to fix a problem with my...
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VMware workstation on ubuntu 13.04
hello, i cannot introduce my license key, please check out this video to see my problem many other people have the same probleme thanks for your help
View ArticleVMware Workstation v9 & Ubuntu 13.04 64bit
Tried various processes to get VMware Workstation v9 up and running on my Ubuntu 13.04 machine, but stuck! Initially had the request to look for headers, even though they were in the correct path and...
View ArticleWin7 firewall + Workstation 9 NAT, is a How-to available?
I have just installed Workstation 9 on Win 7 Pro SP1. NAT is not working for the first Linux guest (Ubuntu 12.04). From a quick search, it seems there is an issue with vmnat and the Windows firewall....
View ArticleVM Workstation 9 Very Slow on Dell M4700
I have a new Dell Precision M4700 with I-7-3940XM processor, 32GB RAM , 250GB SSD and 1TB SATA drives running Windows 7 64bit and am trying to run Windows server 2K8 VMs in VM Workstation 9. After the...
View ArticleLicense Key in Ubuntu
Hello, I have Ubuntu 12.04 with kernel version 3.2.0-27 and I installed VMware version 8.0.4 Workststion. with kernel version 3.2.0-27 and I installed VMware version 8.0.4Workststion.In addition, I...
View ArticleWorkstation 9 & VM Extensions
I have noticed with Workstation 9, when a VM is created, only a few of the extensions are listed when I view the folder within explorer. For example, Template2008R2SP1.vmxf is shown but...
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vmx entry: bios.BootDelay = "xxxx"
How can I make the entry a default value for every vm that gets created? Basically, when I create a new VM, I want that entry in the .vmx file so my lazy but doesn't have th vi into the file and add it...
View ArticleHow to convert *.img to *.vmdk format?
Hi, I want to convert *.img to *.vmdk format. Could anyone of you help me out? Thanks
View ArticleHow to fix Player and ACE Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2010-0014)
Dear All, I have problem with VM player and I found this issue " Player and ACE Multiple security vulnerabilities (VMSA-2010-0014)I follow the guide...
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Issues installing SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server 2008 R2 (Workstation 9.0)
I am trying to install SQL Server 2012 on a VM with Server 2008 R2 (updated and patched with latest updates). I am using VMWare Workstation 9.0. I am getting the following error message (see image)....
View ArticleVmware - player nat / dhcp settings
Hello All I would like to ask you few questions about nat and DHCP settings.I have instaled vmware player 5.0.2 build-1031769 , i try few tutorials how to extract or find vmnetcfg.exe but without...
View ArticleVMware Player unrecoverable error: (vmx) VMware Workstation\config.ini missing
Hi,At the moment all my VM's won't start.VMPlayer seems to be looking for C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Workstation\config.ini. But I never used Workstation, and that file is not on my drive.I think...
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Virtual Serial Ports in VMWorkstation
In searching for information for physical COM Ports vs USB to Serial in VM's I have found a very mixed variety of answers. I have a couple USB to Serial adaptors and have very mixed results with the...
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