Windows 8.1 no image found
Hi,I have been trying to install Windows 8.1 using VMware workstation 10 for a friend and each time I have tried to do so I only get so far in the installation process and Windows 8.1 presents a...
View ArticleTrial key for workstation 10
Hi Everybody! I was wondering, where do I get the trial key for workstation 10? I downloaded the trial from http://www.vmware.com/de/products/workstation/workstation-evaluation, but than get asked in...
View ArticleUpdate from 9.0.2 to 9.0.3 failed install
I received the notification to update to 9.0.3 (from 9.0.2). Went through the "automated" process of downloading, etc. After the process supposedly removed 9.0.2, the 9.0.3 installed failed, claiming...
View ArticleWorkstation 10 fails to install
After the installation hung the first time (no progress for over an hour), I killed the task.Rerunning the installer now causes the error:"The...
View ArticleGuest UI on Windows 7 x64 Host frozen
I'm have a terrible time running almost any VM's on top of Workstation 10.1 on a Win7 x64 host. The only guest that works reliably is a Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit guest running kernel 3.8.0-33-generic. The...
View ArticleConnect VM guest to internet via iPhone tethered host
Hi I have a Windows8 host running a linux guest. When I'm at home on the wireless I can connect to the internet from the linux guest system using a bridged connection.When working away from home I...
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Graphics refresh Remote desktop inside guest
hi, I have trouble with graphical elements on Remote desktop when I run RDP in full screen mode. If I adjust to toher than fullscreen it works ok. The guest is Win 7 32 and Workstation is v9.02 The...
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Workstation not accepting root password for module install?
Guys,I have some RHEL users that just upgraded to 2.6.32-431.el6.i686. We are having to rebuild the kernel modules. Anyways, its asking for a password which I'm assuming is Root's pwd, and is not...
View ArticleSteps to Install and configure Windows 2008 R2 on Vmware workstation 10
Hi All, I have installed vmware WS 10 on top of Windows 8 on my laptop. I want to install Windows 2008 R2 on vmware 10 and use it as server by installing some softwares inside 2008. Now I am able to...
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[WS10.x] Public network unidentified and DHCP server not identified
Hi I installedWorkstation10.xon Windows8.164-bitEnterprise. I have noticedthatWorkstationcreatesa public networkunidentifiedwithVMNet1andvmnet8 adapters. How do I changethispublic network inprivate, to...
View ArticleNested ESXi 5.5 Question
I am planning on nesting some ESXi hosts on my VM Workstation but was wondering, is it possible to have shared VMFS volumes on nested instances? I can't find too many articles explaining this...This...
View Articlestrange permission problem under linux
Hi,Everything works fine when i start vmware workstation (or vmplayer) as ROOT,but as a normal user it pops up a dialog and all my vms failed to power on:"Unable to change virtual machine power state:...
View ArticleDuplicate packets with ping on guest OS(Linux)
Hi, I am getting lot of duplicate packets when i ping to an IP (router, host system or an internet server) from my guest OS. Any pointers with this regard would be greatly helpful. I have the...
View ArticleWorkstation 10 Convert disk type to Preaccocate
Hi,I have Workstation V10 running in a Win7 x64 host with a Win98 VM. I'd like to change the guest machine to a pre-allocated disk. the only instructions I found seem to be out dated. Is there a way to...
View Article[WS10.0] on Opensuse 12.3 - Windows 8.1 guest - listbox scrolls when mouse moved
Hello, I have strange error. On WS 10 (same was with workstation 8.x) on opensuse 12.3 i'm running windows 8.1 (same was on windows 7). Always when is listbox (or SELECT on HTML page) active/focused...
View ArticleI'm seeing N7Vmacore16TimeoutExceptionE(Operation timed out) errors in my...
For the last few days I've been seeing errors in the hostd.log file on my system running vmware 10.0.1 similar to the following 2013-12-03T13:00:30.167-08:00 [7F889982D700 error...
View ArticleI am trying to install Fedora Live 19 on VMWare Workstation 10, but its not...
Hello guys ,I am trying to install Fedora 19 on VMWare Workstation 10, I turn on the virtual machine, and it takes me to installation screen, I click on "Start Fedora Live" , then an icon of Fedora...
View ArticleUbuntu 13.10, VMWare Workstation 10.0.1 build-1379776, menu bar no longer...
I've been scouring the net and online references, but can't seem to find out what to do. The upper menu bar that has the FILE/EDIT/VIEW/VM/TABS/HELP listing is invisible when a VM is running in full...
View ArticleWorkstation 9: Guest temporary "freeze" when I switch to the VM from the host...
Hi I have a Windows 7 x64 host and a Windows 7 x64 guest. Occasionally on the host I will switch over to the active windowed guest and there will be just violent disk activity and the guest freezes for...
View ArticleInstallation of VMWare Workstation 8 failing
Trying to install VMWare Workstation version 8 on Windows 7 x64 and I am getting the following error: The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a...
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