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• 'VMware Workstation does not support the multiple monitors feature in other guests'

  When I click the icon "Cycle multiple monitors", I get the message "VMware Workstation does not support the multiple monitors feature in other guests."  Google found me no hits on it.  Anyone know what that means or how I could get multiple monitors to work?

  The host OS is Windows 7 Professional x 64 with service pack 1 applied.  The guest operating system is Debian Linux, version 8, also 64-bit.

  $ uname - a

  Linux debianvm 3.16.0 - 4-amd64 SMP 3.16.7 - ckt9-3 #1 ~ deb8u1 Debian (2015-04-24) x86_64 GNU/Linux

  The virtual machine was created with VirtualBox, then exported to a .ova file, then imported into VMware Workstation.  VMware Workstation is version 11.1.2 build-2780323.

  -Steve

  Hi Steve and welcome on VMware communities!

  With your virtual machine turned off the power, go into the settings of your virtual machine and on the Options tab, under general, select the client OS type: Linux > Debian 7 64-bit.  Then try to turn your virtual computer and see if it works.  (8 debian is quite close to Debian 7.)

  See you soon,.

  --

  Darius

• Parameters of system tray icons keep the reset after reboot

  Hello

  My system tray icon settings are lost whenever I restart my laptop.

  I tried to reset all settings, I tried to install the experimental fix Windows6. 1 KB979155-x 64.msu nothing works.

  I also tried the following registry settings that now I have no more than two keys mentioned and I do not know if they had to be re-created after I cancelled them.

  1. Click Start , type regedit in the Search box and press ENTER.

     If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click allow .

  2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
     Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify HKEY_CURRENT_USER
  3. In the Details pane, click the IconStreams registry entry.
  4. On the Edit menu, click delete , and then click Yes .
  5. In the Details pane, click the PastIconsStream registry entry.
  6. On the Edit menu, click delete , and then click Yes .
  7. Exit Registry Editor.
  8. Restart the Explorer.exe process. To do this, follow these steps:
     1. Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC.
     2. On the process in the Task Manager tab, click the process explorer.exe and then double click on end process .
     3. On the file menu, click new task (run) , type Explorer and click OK .
     4. Exit Task Manager.

  The only option is either to have all the icons in the sawn system tray which takes 3\4 of my task bar or do them all hidden which is a pain in the neck because I have to open the "new taskbar" every time.

  I hope someone can help me.

  Thank you :D

  Hello

  As you have removed the registry keys, I recommend you to run a system restore to restore the work correctly the settings.

  Note: You must first create a restore point on your computer to do that you must follow the steps below.

  1. open the control panel (all items view).
  (A) click on the system icon.
  (B) proceed to step 3.
  or

  2. open the Start Menu.
  (A) right click on the computer button and click Properties.
  3. click on the System Protection link.
  4. close the system window.
  5. check to make sure you have System Protection turned on for the list available on the disc, that you want to create a restore point, to include in the restore point.
  6. click the Create button
  7. enter a description to point restoration in order to recognize it when you do a system restore and click on the button create.
  8. you will now see this as the restore point is being created.
  9. when the restore point is finished being created, click on the close button.
  10. click on OK.

  Follow the document below for additional guidance on the creation of System Restore Point:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/create-a-restore-point

  After completing the steps above, you will need to follow the instructions below:

  1) click Start, type system restore in the search box, and then click System Restore in the list programs. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type your password or click on continue.
  (2) in the System Restore dialog box, click on choose a different restore point and then click Next.
  (3) in the list of restore points, click a restore point created before you started having the problem, and then click Next.
  4) click Finish.

  For more information, see this link below.

  System Restore: frequently asked questions
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/system-restore-frequently-asked-questions

  After you perform a system restore, follow these steps below to configure the icon settings according to your choice.

  1. click on start.
  2. tap icons customize.
  3. click on customize icons in the taskbar.
  4. click on turn system icons on or off.
  5. place the icons you want on.
  6. click on ok.

  Note: Make sure that the behavior for the selected icons is set correctly, and then click OK.

  Thank you, and in what concerns:
  I. Suuresh Kumar-Microsoft Support.
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• VMware Workstation failed to mount the physical disk 10TB

  VMware workstation or any other product vmware does support more than 2 TB of physical disks?

  I am trying to connect a 5 of 10 TB raid enclosure and mount it on my ubuntu vmware workstation machine. The common error that I receive is when mounting the reader on ubuntu and I think it might have something to do with the size of the file.
  I am running vmware workstation 12 in windows 10.
  The disk is taken offline in windows and I'm under WS as an administrator.

  Error	VMDK CONTENT	DiskPart Info
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  ddb.geometry.biosSectors = "63".

  DDB. Geometry.Cylinders = "16383.

  DDB. Geometry.Heads = "16".

  DDB. Geometry.sectors = "63".

  ddb.longContentID = "55c8f3052c372c02465d66656f4a8bb1".

  DDB. UUID = "60 00 C2 97 8 a 7 c c2 cb - 9 a 27 51 78 58 a7 e6 3f"

  ddb.virtualHWVersion = "12".

  H/W RAID5

  Disc ID: 00000000

  Type: SATA

  Status: Offline (policy)

  Path: 1

  Target: 0

  LUN ID: 0

  Path: PCIROOT (0) #PCI (1C07) #PCI (0000) #ATA (C01T00L00)

  Current read-only State: No.

  Read-only: No.

  Boot disk: No.

  Disk swap file: No.

  Disk hibernation file: No.

  Crash dump disk: No.

  Cluster disk: No.

  The official version said that WS allows only virtual up to 8 TB of disk.

  According to my own tests, it only limits the size of the VMDK for 'New - VM' Assistant.
  Once you have a greater vmdk - just tried a vmdk 10TB - WS won't complain about the size.
  I don't expect that WS will prevent the physical disks to use inside a virtual machine that is already configured.
  So in your case I think you started WS with a normal user account.
  Try to start as administrator WS - maybe even using the administrator account.
  I think that then it will work.
  Unfortunately, the error messages produced by vmware.exe are not really accurate-, so there is no way to know if you really have a bad super block.
  To test if this is really the problem and not just an error message - poor try to mount the drive directly.
  Please post the vmdk - want to know if there is something unusual about 5.5 TB in the disk.

• Update Windows 10 November (10586 aka 1511): bcdedit/set hypervisorlaunchtype off, but VMware Workstation does not start VMs with conflict of Hyper-V

  Hi all

  I upgraded from Windows 10 Windows 10 November updated this morning.

  I have the Hyper-V role is installed and use it from time to time, but bcdedit to configure the boot loader to disable Hyper-V by hypervisorlaunchtype power off.

  This technique has worked with 10 Windows and VMware Workstation and I could start and run virtual machines

  Since I did the upgrade, I can't start VM with this standard message "VMware Workstation and Hyper-V are not compatible"

  I am running VMware Workstation 10, but suspect that this problem also exists with later versions.

  Everyone knows about this problem?

  Someone at - he found a solution?

  I'm willing to fork over $150 for 12 workstations to solve this problem, but I want to know with certainty that it is circumventing my problem.

  Thanks for that.

  Uninstallation and reinstallation of the hyper-v feature, following the upgrade of Windows Windows 10 November 10 update solved the problem.

  I still need to run the following command to disable the Hyper-V technology

  bcdedit/set hypervisorlaunchtype

  Thanks to everyone for their help.

• VMWare workstation is unresponsive - start

  Hello

  I have problem with VMWare workstation 6.5.

  I use wIndows xp sp 2 as host operating system and originally vmware workstation has functioned well. Also, I managed to install different guest operating system.

  But suddenly, vmware workstation doesn't work. If I run the application it doesnot start at all. None of the vmware services are running, and if I try to boot, it does not start.

  I didn't do any modification or installated any additional demand. I just Macfee antivirus (which was earlier also) and a few other basic running in background services.

  Yesterday, I uninstalled vmware workstation and tried to install vmware workstation 7, but the installation does not start. Now I can't even install vmware workstation 6.5 and 7. It does not, means nohing comes. Everything else (other applications) works very well.

  Please suggest or help

  Kind regards

  Ravi

  Oops - I forgot to remove the

  snapshot.numRollingTiers = '3 '.

  line Touch-sorry for any confusion

  you have some additional information on the vsnpstd3.exe

  so that the next ttime I include this in my routine of troubleshooting?

  Thank you

  ___________________________________

  VMX-settings- VMware-liveCD - VM-infirmary

• Why vmware workstation does not mask the cpuid SYSCALL/SYSRET little?

  I am running VMware workstation 11.1.3 on linux.  In my client operating system 64-bit, I notice that cpuid for eax = 0 x 8000001 returns a value edx masks who has always little 11.  It's the bit SYSCALL/SYSRET ability.

  Here is the part of the vmware.log file shows the parameters of my hostCPUID:

  2016 02-03 T 15: 59:19.629 - 08:00 | VMX | I120: hostCPUID level 80000001, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0 x 00000021 0x2c100800

  As you can see, edx is 0x2c100800, which means that my system is capable of SYSCALL/SYSRET.

  I tried to add the following to my vmx file:

  monitor_control.enable_fullcpuid = 'TRUE '.

  CPUID.80000001.EDX = '-:-:-:-:-: 1 -: -: - ".

  Unfortunately, even with these settings, my diary of vmware shows no entry in the section 'Differences CPUID of hostCPUID' to cpuid.80000001.

  As a test, I tried to change bit 10 instead of 11 to cpuid.80000001.edx bits and the difference that presented themselves.  So what is the 11 bit characteristic, and why is he always have hidden inside the virtual machine no matter what I do?

  Thank you.

  You check what code 64-bit or 32-bit code in compatibility mode?  Mode 32 bits (legacy and compatibility), only AMD processors set this bit.

• Application of VMWare Workstation and comments using the multicast

  Hello

  I am currently evaluating VMware Workstation (version 10.0.0 build-1295980)

  Host operating system version is Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition 64 bit 6.1.7601, SP1

  Guest operating system is Windows 7 PRO

  In the guest OS, I try to run an application that uses multicast (group address 224.64.16.1) communication

  This translates into a fall VM, with the following log (excerpt)

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.253 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: CoreDump: ei-> size 69033984: len = 69033984

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.253 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: Backtrace:

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.253 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: backtrace [00] frame IP params 0 0x4285b01 0 0xfaa4546 opus_repacketizer_destroy 0x13f80ef2e 0x0faaed18 + 0x4b9ce [C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware Player\x64\vmware-vmx.exe base 0x13f7c0000 0x0001: 0x0004df2e]

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.253 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: backtrace [01] framework 0x0faaf640 IP 0x13f7e91a0 0x13fe6cae0 0x13ff88708 params 0 x 725 0x253cf47 opus_repacketizer_destroy + 0x25c40 [C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware Player\x64\vmware-vmx.exe base 0x13f7c0000 0x0001: 0x000281a0]

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.253 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: backtrace [02] framework 0x0faaf900 IP 0x13fb83934 params 0x2a 0 x 100000000 0 0x2e opus_repacketizer_destroy + 0x3c03d4 [C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware Player\x64\vmware-vmx.exe base 0x13f7c0000 0x0001: 0x003c2934]

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: backtrace [03] framework 0x0faaf960 IP 0x13f9f134e 0x14023c3b0 0x13f97aa71 params 0 x 416100 0x3f6bc70 opus_repacketizer_destroy + 0x22ddee [C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware Player\x64\vmware-vmx.exe base 0x13f7c0000 0x0001: 0x0023034e]

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: backtrace [04] framework 0x0faaf9a0 IP 0x13f9f310c params 0x14023c3b0 0 x 100000000 0xfaaf9e0 0 opus_repacketizer_destroy + 0x22fbac [C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware Player\x64\vmware-vmx.exe base 0x13f7c0000 0x0001: 0x0023210c]

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: backtrace [05] framework 0x0faaf9d0 IP 0x13fd62742 params 0x3c0 0x37b0000 0 x 5 0xa34303132 opus_repacketizer_destroy + 0x59f1e2 [C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware Player\x64\vmware-vmx.exe base 0x13f7c0000 0x0001: 0x005a1742]

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: backtrace [06] framework 0x0faafa20 IP 0x13fd9db2e params 0 x 38000000 0x3c0 0 opus_repacketizer_destroy 0 + 0x5da5ce [C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware Player\x64\vmware-vmx.exe base 0x13f7c0000 0x0001: 0x005dcb2e]

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: backtrace [07] framework 0x0faafb90 IP 0x13fd62a0c 0x13fee9910 0x13feb619c params 0 x 8 0x14041b908 opus_repacketizer_destroy + 0x59f4ac [C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware Player\x64\vmware-vmx.exe base 0x13f7c0000 0x0001: 0x005a1a0c]

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: backtrace [08] frame IP 0x13f97b056 params 0 0x0faafbf0 0 0 0 opus_repacketizer_destroy + 0x1b7af6 [C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware Player\x64\vmware-vmx.exe base 0x13f7c0000 0x0001: 0x001ba056]

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: backtrace [09] frame IP 0x76be652d params 0 0x0faafbf8 0 0 0 BaseThreadInitThunk + 0x000d [C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll base 0x76bd0000 0x0001: 0x0001552d]

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: backtrace [10] frame IP 0x76d1c541 params 0 0x0faafc28 0 0 0 RtlUserThreadStart + 0 x 0021 [C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll base 0x76cf0000 0x0001: 0x0002b541]

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: Msg_Post: error

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: fatal error [msg.log.error.unrecoverable] VMware Workstation: (vcpu-5)

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120 + NOT_IMPLEMENTED d:/build/ob/bora-1295980/bora/devices/e1000/e1000Hosted.c:1829

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: [msg.panic.haveLog], a log file is available in "D:\VM\HGH2\vmware.log".

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: [msg.panic.requestSupport.withoutLog] you can ask support.

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: [msg.panic.requestSupport.vmSupport.windowsOrLinux]

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120 + to collect data to be submitted to VMware support, choose "Collect load data" in the Help menu.

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120 + you can also run the script 'vm-support' in the folder my computer directly.

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: [msg.panic.response] we will respond on the basis of your entitlement to support.

  2014 02-04 T 17: 20:17.269 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: ----------------------------------------

  2014 02-04 T 17: 21:52.008 + 01:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: output

  Seems to have access to a resource NOT_IMPLEMENTED?

  Someone observe similar problems?

  Tips are welcome.

  Best regards

  -Pascal

  After a further review of the pb crash was due to the configuration of jumbo packets. Should be disabled with the current use of VMWare Workstation.

• VMware Player (VMware Workstation?) Interfere with the connection of the browser

  I installed VMware Player (or so I think) on Vista Home Premium 32 - bit SP2.  Here's what the Properties tab - & gt; Details shows for "C:\Program VMware Player\vmplayer.exe:

  Description of the file: VMware Player
  Type: Application
  File version: 6.5.4.11892
  Product name: VMware Workstation
  Product version: 6.5.4.11892
  Copyright: (c) 1998-2010 VMware, Inc..
  Size: 3.06 MB
  Updated: March 31, 2010 23:31
  Language: English (United States)

  I looked for this in order to make the version of the-what? -VMware Player or VMware Workstation I, and in order to find the right users Guide or manual.

  But this isn't my problem entirely.

  My problem is that I was using my HTTP (browser) client and it has been noticed that I could not connect to certain websites (e.g., http://www.gnu.org/).  I can do that at home, through my wireless router (configured for IP) static on the local network.  Then I go to work where I use the ethernet connection (not getting any IP by DHCP!... configured for a static IP address on the WAN).  I call tech info, that says they can connect.  I think it's because I'm using OpenDNS instead of the name of University servers, and then I enter the "Network Sharing Center' and see 'several networks' and THREE Local (ethernet) connections.

  After that think "WTF?" and think that 2 local connections and 3 are screwing things up, I disable all local connections and re-enable the connection with the hardware ethernet card.  Who has NOT solved the problem of my failed to connect to the web site, that is

  http://grub4dos.sourceforge.NET/

  The service

  http://GSiteCrawler.com/tools/server-status.aspx

  reports the HTTP 200 response code very quickly.  I use this service to see if the info tech group workplace blocks a web site.

  However, I want to learn more about virtual network maps created by the VMware Player (desktop?).  I ran the "vmnetcfg.exe" interface and in the Summary tab, see:

  Virtual network	Subnet	DHCP
  VMnet0 (bridged)	255.255.255.255
  VMnet1 (host only)	192.168.136.0	Activated
  VMnet8 (NAT)	192.168.219.0	Activated

  The guide I want to read should explain what are these local ethernet adapters and they can interfere with the operation of the host outside of the virtual machine.

  Thank you

  Welcome to the forums!

  The guide: http://pubs.vmware.com/ws7_ace26/ws_user/ws_net.html#989125

  Where is your problem to browse occur? In comments or host?

  VMnet0 is the virtual bridged network. He connected the virtual NETWORK adapter of your guests who are bridge transparently to your physical network device.

  VMnet1 is the network invited only, a virtual, where the host and the guests are members of. You see a VMnet1 NIC on the host, because it's the virtual card that the host uses to connect to VMnet1.

  VMnet8 is the NAT network. It connects to each stack TCP/IP Protocol on the host computer. Therefore the guest may use any communication device that uses TCP/IP. Th egust is hidden behind the NAT device. This means that all packets leaving the host, coming from the prompt appear to come from the host. VMnet8 virtual card is one that connects to the host on VMnet8 virtual network to enable external communication for the customer.

  AWo

  VCP 3 & 4

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• the inventory of VMware service does not start, the wrong function, bad sql server port

  I've migrated vcenter SQL database to a new server after this KB

  https://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 7960893

  but now most of the vcenter services does not start cause of according to the inventory service.  I see service log of inventory which is the problem, it tries to connect to SQL Server by default, 1433 port, but my SQL server instance is listening on a different fixed port, I don't want to change.  Where can I configure the inventory service we another port of SQL Server?  According to a KB related to the above, it is possible to do

  https://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC & docType = kc & docTypeID = DT_KB_1_1 & externalId = 2033516

  but unfortunately I have vcenter 6 and the instructions above do not seem to apply, I can't even find ssocli, the mentioned folder structure does not exist on my installation

  
  Thank you.

  I solved this.  Despite what has been reported in the newspaper the issue was not the port.  The new database is a named instance, the connection string for vcdb.properties, he entered as the server name = hostname\instancename in fact, it is necessary to use two slashes return hostname\\instancename :-/

• Vmware workstation in office of the local host connectivity

  Hello

  I built and workstation windows 2008 Server using vmware 7.1.5. This vmware is installed on the computer laptop windows 7. Is there anyway I can ping the vmware of my laptop or connect using desktop remotely? I want to connect to a database server installed on the vmware... a customer database tool that is in my local mobile. Pls let me know if its possible.

  PS: Earlier I used vmware player and I remember that I could do the above. Without doubt, I had to play with the configuration of the vmware player network adapter (NAT, host-only, etc.).

  Kind regards

  Kalyan

  Bridged Networking will allow you Vrtual Machine to use your network infrastructure - if you automatically receive an IP address by a DHCP server on your network, your virtual machine will be assigned an IP address if it is configured for DHCP.

  If you have enabled remote access is currently running on the guest VM and then you should be able to use the Dekstop Client remotely on your laptop and connect to the IP address assigned to the computer - virtual

• VMware Workstation 7. Machine.The virtual Windows XP file specified is not a virtual disk

  Hi all, thank you in advance for your help and sorry for my English.

  I was normally using Workstation on a Win7 system, emulating a Windows XP system. Now I try to turn on the machine and the following message appears:

  "The specified file is not a virtual disk.

  I reviewed the logs, the file .vmx and I can't find the error. I think that VMware can recognize the virtual drive as a SCSI unit.

  The files in the directory of virtual disk:

  VMware.log

  VMware - 0.log

  VMware - 1.log

  VMware - 2.log

  Windows XP Professional.nvram

  Windows XP Professional.vmdk (10 GB file)

  Windows XP Professional.vmsd

  Windows XP Professional.vmx

  Windows XP Professional.vmxf

  Tie newspapers, the .vmx file and a screenshot of the machine.

  Thanks again for your help

  As I have not examined the content of the hard I cannot give you a definitive answer but I'll tell you that, with the obvious corruption, shown in the first two sectors of the disk recovery at this stage, it is necessary advanced if it is not very advanced and can also be extremely laborious to get you in very advanced techniques.  The problem is that I don't have time to explain, and or to teach someone how to do what else can be right now because it was not learned and understood all night and just can not be easily passed along.

  Suffice to say if you did not good backups along the way, while it may have been a hard lesson learned I bet that in the future do you good backups from that point forward to easily recover when something bad happens new!

• I have a problem starting up a Windows XP Pro Machine virtual Windows 8 host system (which has VMware Workstation 10.1).

  I am new to the virtual machines.  For several months I've been running a Windows XP Virtual Machine in an old machine of Windows 7 with VMware Workstation 7.0.  The hard drive is having some problems at times, so I thought that I could move the virtual machine on a new computer that has an OS 8.1 Windows and VMware Workstation 10.  For example, on the Windows 7 machine, I copied the directory with all the * .vm files and pasted into the machine to Windows 8. But when I tried to start VMware Workstation 10 in Windows 8 machine, I got the message "this virtual machine policies are too old to be run by this version of VMware."  I went to the knowledge base and used the solution described here: I've deleted the lines of three 'policy' of the .vmx file and added the suffix .ancien to the .vmpl file, which actually disabled.  Now, when I try to start the virtual machine, the black screen appears with the VMware logo in the Center and everything seems fine, but Windows XP starts.  And logo VMware guard churning away as in a continuous loop.  It is not easy to stop.  The only way to stop VMware is via the Task Manager or restart the machine.

  What must I do to get the Windows XP Pro VM to run in the new machine?

  VMWare technical support suggested that I have disable 3D acceleration (VM > settings > view and uncheck the box 3D graphics acceleration).  The virtual machine starts now with some minor problems, but it is usable.  But by closing accel 3D turns, in the words of the Technical Support Engineer, David, that there is "a problem with the graphics card not imitate or through its capacity to the virtual machine.  In other words do not support to the VM guest 3D acceleration. "My next step is to make sure that I have the updated driver for the Intel HD Graphics 4600 display adapter.

  Minor problems are:

  (1) the virtual machine works best in screen mode reduced.  There are a few problems speed mode full-screen.

  (2) the VM will still work after switching on of the host.  But after execution of the virtual machine, if power you the virtual machine and the release of VMware workstation, then later, start the workstation, the virtual machine will power not.

  To turn it on again you must out of VMware Workstation, disconnect the host machine and then reopen it in one.

• How can I stop the VMWare Workstation reset "enable sharing"?

  Whenever I have turn on sharing in the preferences, whenever I restart my host, VMWare Workstation computer resets this return to the 'people with disabilities sharing' so then my virtual machines that are supposed to start automatically, never start.

  This is a very serious flaw of VMWare Workstation. How should I report this?

  -Eric

  I'm not a regular user of Windows. so, it's memory... Try to go to control panel and find Services.  The list of services should include the service Server of VMware Workstation .  Check that the service is not configured to be disabled... IIRC, it will have to be set to start automatically.

  See you soon,.

  --

  Darius

• Windows 7 - using VMware installation start the DHCP server

  Original title: Question

  When I try and install windows 7 using vmware its Dungeon rather start the DHCP server and then start from the selected ISO file I selected

  

  Hello Cordy,

  Thanks for posting your question on the forum of the Microsoft community.

  The question will be better suited to the audience of professionals on the TechNet forums.

  I would recommend posting your query in the TechNet forums.
   
  TechNet Forum
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/home?category=w7itpro

  In addition, you can also contact VMware support for assistance.

  See this link:
  http://www.VMware.com/in/support.html

  Thank you