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I'm close to be computer illiterate, I'm sorry. I need to run a Windows program on my Mac. It's called Cobra show creator, cobrafiringsystems.com, and it is used for the fireworks of script and poster design. I installed VMWare Fusion 7, then Windows 7 Pro. In Safari, I downloaded the application Cobra show creator. I don't know how to get Windows so I can run. Of course, I don't know what I'm doing and the need for a resource really basic beginners to help me understand how to perform this task in a single. Run the Cobra Show creator. When I open VMWare Fusion, a black and gray appears with a white arrow, I click on the arrow, a progress bars runs for a while and then I get a black screen. At the top of the screen, there is a toolbar and a small vmware with 'Windows 7 x 64' icon next to it. If I do start with "How a computer works for Dummies" and progress through a course of self-study set to arrive at a moment where I understand it, it's fine. If someone will put me in the first step to be able to run this program on my Mac, I will appreciate it.

Michael Guerra, M.D.

Kerrville, Texas

I'll bite. Here are the steps you need to take. Keep in mind that it's my best guess - I have never installed or used Cobra show creator, so I don't know exactly how it is supposed to work:

TO START:

1. Launch VMware Fusion. I guess that you have done with this.

2. install Windows 7. I guess that you have done with this.

3. start Windows 7 in VMware Fusion. Looks like you do this step correctly, and appeared a window Windows 7 (with the toolbar, etc.). What I don't understand is why the window is black. My Windows 7 window is black as long as Windows 7 is starting, but I see a normal Windows 7 window, once it's over.

FIX: In the menu bar Mac, VMware Fusion, select the Virtual Machine-> Reboot and tell us what is happening. We will need more information to help you solve this problem.

Next steps:

WINDOWS IS GO:

4. Once Windows 7 is to the top, you should see a normal screen of Windows 7 with the Windows flag 'Start' button in the lower left corner. If this is not the case, connect to Windows 7 with the account and the password that you created during the installation. Now you should see the Windows flag 'start '.

5. in the Mac, VMware Fusion menu bar, read the Virtual Machine menu.

Does include "Install VMware Tools"? If so, select and install VMware Tools from within the window of Windows 7. Choose all the default values.

If it says "Update VMware Tools", skip it and proceed to the next step (step 6).

SET UP A SHARED FOLDER:

6. in the VMware Fusion menu bar, select the Virtual Machine-> settings (or press command-E)

7. in the settings window, click "sharing".

8. click on (check mark) "enable sharing".

9. click on the sign more, then navigate to the Mac folder that has the installer of Cobra show creator.

10. the folder should appear in the list, and "on" must be checked.

11. close the Setup window and return to the screen of your Windows 7.

INSTALL COBRA SHOW CREATOR:

12. click on the button "Start" Windows flag in the bottom left corner and select "Computer" on the right side of the menu.

13. subject to the network location, double-click shared folders to open, and then double-click your shared folder to open it.

14. double-click on setup of Cobra show creator.

15. follow the prompts to install Cobra show creator. I hope it's intuitive. If in doubt, accept the default value.

16. after the installation, you can double-click a desktop icon Cobra show creator. If there is no icon on the desktop, then click the Windows flag 'Start' menu and then click on Cobra show creator.

Warnings and additional remarks:

* I assumed you use settings by default when you installed Windows 7 virtual machine in VMware.

* I guess these default settings are sufficient for Cobra show creator.

* I take you to the word you go only to run Cobra show creator. If you do a lot of other things in Windows, including connection to the Internet, then you should proactively make sure it is safe by installing software anti-malware, keeping Windows updated with patches updates, monthly Microsoft etc..

Good luck! Happy Easter! Let us know what's going to happen.

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