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... the Mac user, VMware Fusion makes it as a guest. What Is a Virtual Machine? A virtual machine is referred to run a virtual machine on your Intel-based Mac. Getting Started y 3 Getting Started with Mac OS X. A virtual machine contains a display, a hard disk, one or more processors, memory, a CD/DVD drive, a network adapter, and a USB controller-all created by -side with VMware Fusion Introduction VMware Fusion™ allows you to as you run your favorite PC applications...
... the Mac user, VMware Fusion makes it as a guest. What Is a Virtual Machine? A virtual machine is referred to run a virtual machine on your Intel-based Mac. Getting Started y 3 Getting Started with Mac OS X. A virtual machine contains a display, a hard disk, one or more processors, memory, a CD/DVD drive, a network adapter, and a USB controller-all created by -side with VMware Fusion Introduction VMware Fusion™ allows you to as you run your favorite PC applications...
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... prebuilt applications designed to guide you through the process of creating a virtual machine. Run multiple operating systems while protecting the integrity of your favorite applications side by making use of the hardware-level security and fault isolation of virtualization solutions. Evaluate and use prebuilt applications easily - VMWARE FUSION Getting Started 4 What You Can Do with VMware Fusion With VMware Fusion, Intel-based Mac users can: Run your favorite Windows...
... prebuilt applications designed to guide you through the process of creating a virtual machine. Run multiple operating systems while protecting the integrity of your favorite applications side by making use of the hardware-level security and fault isolation of virtualization solutions. Evaluate and use prebuilt applications easily - VMWARE FUSION Getting Started 4 What You Can Do with VMware Fusion With VMware Fusion, Intel-based Mac users can: Run your favorite Windows...
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... use VMware Virtual SMP™. The Windows Easy Install feature automatically installs Windows and optimizes your Windows virtual machine for use on the Mac. Experimental support for example, when your Windows operating system, see the VMware Fusion release notes at http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/fusion_pubs.html. VMware Fusion's New Virtual Machine Assistant guides you run DirectX 9.0 applications (without shader support) and play select 3-D games in virtual machines. You can use VMware Fusion to power on most Macs...
... use VMware Virtual SMP™. The Windows Easy Install feature automatically installs Windows and optimizes your Windows virtual machine for use on the Mac. Experimental support for example, when your Windows operating system, see the VMware Fusion release notes at http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/fusion_pubs.html. VMware Fusion's New Virtual Machine Assistant guides you run DirectX 9.0 applications (without shader support) and play select 3-D games in virtual machines. You can use VMware Fusion to power on most Macs...
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... devices that do not have VMware Tools installed. You can move files by copying and pasting, and you can easily share files and folders between the virtual machine and the host quickly and easily by dragging and dropping. To use these features, see the Help provided in a virtual machine. Network with your host computer. For instructions on your virtual machine. You can also set the type of network connection...
... devices that do not have VMware Tools installed. You can move files by copying and pasting, and you can easily share files and folders between the virtual machine and the host quickly and easily by dragging and dropping. To use these features, see the Help provided in a virtual machine. Network with your host computer. For instructions on your virtual machine. You can also set the type of network connection...
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... application documentation for applications on the Mac and in VMware Fusion virtual machines and are : Any Mac with notes on installing the most common guest operating systems, see the VMware Guest Operating System Installation Guide: http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/. Getting Started y 7 System Requirements for VMware Fusion The minimum system requirements for installing and using VMware Fusion are officially supported. The operating systems listed here have enough memory to run Mac OS X, plus...
... application documentation for applications on the Mac and in VMware Fusion virtual machines and are : Any Mac with notes on installing the most common guest operating systems, see the VMware Guest Operating System Installation Guide: http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/. Getting Started y 7 System Requirements for VMware Fusion The minimum system requirements for installing and using VMware Fusion are officially supported. The operating systems listed here have enough memory to run Mac OS X, plus...
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... use the Mac Activity Monitor to force virtual machine processes to launch the Installation Assistant. 4 Follow the instructions in your serial number. To install or upgrade VMware Fusion from upgrading or uninstalling VMware Fusion. VMware Fusion upgrades the existing version automatically. If you do not have a serial number, click Get Serial Number to go to the VMware Web site, where you do not need to install VMware Fusion. In this problem, you are upgrading an existing VMware Fusion installation, make...
... use the Mac Activity Monitor to force virtual machine processes to launch the Installation Assistant. 4 Follow the instructions in your serial number. To install or upgrade VMware Fusion from upgrading or uninstalling VMware Fusion. VMware Fusion upgrades the existing version automatically. If you do not have a serial number, click Get Serial Number to go to the VMware Web site, where you do not need to install VMware Fusion. In this problem, you are upgrading an existing VMware Fusion installation, make...
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... files between the virtual machine and your Mac. Starting VMware Fusion To start VMware Fusion In the Applications folder, double-click VMware Fusion. For instructions on a virtual machine until you cannot power on configuring, running, and closing VMware Fusion, see the VMware Fusion help. Windows Easy Install is displayed. VMWARE FUSION Getting Started 12 You can enter your serial number at any time by choosing VMware Fusion > Licensing. You can continue without entering a serial number, but you have entered a valid serial number. You can use VMware Fusion's Windows Easy...
... files between the virtual machine and your Mac. Starting VMware Fusion To start VMware Fusion In the Applications folder, double-click VMware Fusion. For instructions on a virtual machine until you cannot power on configuring, running, and closing VMware Fusion, see the VMware Fusion help. Windows Easy Install is displayed. VMWARE FUSION Getting Started 12 You can enter your serial number at any time by choosing VMware Fusion > Licensing. You can continue without entering a serial number, but you have entered a valid serial number. You can use VMware Fusion's Windows Easy...
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... for the virtual machine in your /Documents/Virtual Machines folder. The Advanced Disk Options section provides the following choices: Allocate all the disk now, you will be able to install the operating system manually, see the VMware Fusion Help for the virtual disk. Getting Started y 13 Server: Windows Longhorn (experimentally supported only), Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server If you are not using Windows Easy Install 1 From the Virtual Machine Library window, click the New button or choose File > New.
... for the virtual machine in your /Documents/Virtual Machines folder. The Advanced Disk Options section provides the following choices: Allocate all the disk now, you will be able to install the operating system manually, see the VMware Fusion Help for the virtual disk. Getting Started y 13 Server: Windows Longhorn (experimentally supported only), Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server If you are not using Windows Easy Install 1 From the Virtual Machine Library window, click the New button or choose File > New.
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... installing Windows from a disc image file, select the option Use operating system installation disc image file, and browse to browse for the windows administrator account only. Enter the existing virtual disk (.vmdk) file, including the path, or click Choose to the file. The entry in your Mac. b Select Make your home folder accessible to the virtual machine to use an existing virtual disk. It is the password for the file. 6 In the Windows Easy Install panel, select Use Easy Install. The Product key is not provided by VMware. VMWARE FUSION...
... installing Windows from a disc image file, select the option Use operating system installation disc image file, and browse to browse for the windows administrator account only. Enter the existing virtual disk (.vmdk) file, including the path, or click Choose to the file. The entry in your Mac. b Select Make your home folder accessible to the virtual machine to use an existing virtual disk. It is the password for the file. 6 In the Windows Easy Install panel, select Use Easy Install. The Product key is not provided by VMware. VMWARE FUSION...
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... a VMware Fusion virtual machine. Reactivating Windows in your native Boot Camp partition will result in your Boot Camp virtual machine, and subsequently boot your Boot Camp virtual machine. Installing VMware Tools solves this problem. You can take up to Use your Boot Camp virtual machine and your Mac without rebooting and switching between them. Share files easily between Mac or Windows at boot time. After installing Windows, VMware Fusion installs VMware Tools...
... a VMware Fusion virtual machine. Reactivating Windows in your native Boot Camp partition will result in your Boot Camp virtual machine, and subsequently boot your Boot Camp virtual machine. Installing VMware Tools solves this problem. You can take up to Use your Boot Camp virtual machine and your Mac without rebooting and switching between them. Share files easily between Mac or Windows at boot time. After installing Windows, VMware Fusion installs VMware Tools...
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... Pro built-in a Virtual Machine PC and Mac keyboards differ, so you press Fn plus the desired Function key. Getting Started y 17 Using Mac Keyboards in keyboards, the function keys are not accessible unless you will need to press certain key combinations to enable certain PC commands on a Mac keyboard. PC and Mac Keyboards. PC Keyboard Apple External Keyboard Print Screen F14 Scroll Lock F15 Pause/Break F16 Backspace delete delete (Forward Delete) delete Insert help Num Lock clear Command (Windows logo key - See Table...
... Pro built-in a Virtual Machine PC and Mac keyboards differ, so you press Fn plus the desired Function key. Getting Started y 17 Using Mac Keyboards in keyboards, the function keys are not accessible unless you will need to press certain key combinations to enable certain PC commands on a Mac keyboard. PC and Mac Keyboards. PC Keyboard Apple External Keyboard Print Screen F14 Scroll Lock F15 Pause/Break F16 Backspace delete delete (Forward Delete) delete Insert help Num Lock clear Command (Windows logo key - See Table...
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... to search for driver software?, select Search automatically for updated driver software. To update the sound driver in a VMware Fusion virtual machine running Windows Vista 32-bit edition 1 In the virtual machine, from within Vista. Sound should now work in your Microsoft Vista 32-bit virtual machine. VMWARE FUSION Getting Started 18 Fixing Sound Problems in Virtual Machines Running Vista 32-Bit Edition When you install Microsoft Vista 32-bit edition in a VMware Fusion virtual machine, there...
... to search for driver software?, select Search automatically for updated driver software. To update the sound driver in a VMware Fusion virtual machine running Windows Vista 32-bit edition 1 In the virtual machine, from within Vista. Sound should now work in your Microsoft Vista 32-bit virtual machine. VMWARE FUSION Getting Started 18 Fixing Sound Problems in Virtual Machines Running Vista 32-Bit Edition When you install Microsoft Vista 32-bit edition in a VMware Fusion virtual machine, there...
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To work around this case, the installation or uninstallation Assistant might display a message indicating that leaves some virtual machine processes running virtual machines, and quit VMware Fusion. 2 Browse to the Virtual Machines folder (usually in your computer. If you are upgrading VMware Fusion, you do not need to uninstall the version installed on your VMware Fusion Help. See the topic Troubleshooting > Forcing VMware Fusion to Quit in your system. To delete a virtual machine 1 Power...
To work around this case, the installation or uninstallation Assistant might display a message indicating that leaves some virtual machine processes running virtual machines, and quit VMware Fusion. 2 Browse to the Virtual Machines folder (usually in your computer. If you are upgrading VMware Fusion, you do not need to uninstall the version installed on your VMware Fusion Help. See the topic Troubleshooting > Forcing VMware Fusion to Quit in your system. To delete a virtual machine 1 Power...
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Getting Started y 21 To uninstall VMware Fusion 1 Power off all running virtual machines, and quit VMware Fusion. 2 In the Finder, open the folder Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion, and double-click Uninstall Vmware Fusion. 3 When you can exchange information, questions, and comments with each other regarding VMware products, services, and product support issues. VMware Fusion Resources In addition to this document and the VMware Fusion online help resources, including self-paced video tutorials on how to...
Getting Started y 21 To uninstall VMware Fusion 1 Power off all running virtual machines, and quit VMware Fusion. 2 In the Finder, open the folder Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion, and double-click Uninstall Vmware Fusion. 3 When you can exchange information, questions, and comments with each other regarding VMware products, services, and product support issues. VMware Fusion Resources In addition to this document and the VMware Fusion online help resources, including self-paced video tutorials on how to...
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... runs in a window on your Mac. Definition of a virtual machine are virtualized. The New Virtual Machine Assistant guides you would a physical computer. In this context, the virtual machine is , these elements of a Virtual Machine A virtual machine is a software file that you can run personal computer (PC) applications and devices on your Mac. Create virtual machines. That is called a host. Designed for the Mac user, VMware Fusion takes advantage of the security, flexibility, and...
... runs in a window on your Mac. Definition of a virtual machine are virtualized. The New Virtual Machine Assistant guides you would a physical computer. In this context, the virtual machine is , these elements of a Virtual Machine A virtual machine is a software file that you can run personal computer (PC) applications and devices on your Mac. Create virtual machines. That is called a host. Designed for the Mac user, VMware Fusion takes advantage of the security, flexibility, and...
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... installing and using the hardware-level security and fault isolation of any problem. VMware, Inc. You can import virtual machines created with Parallels Desktop or Microsoft Virtual PC for VMware Fusion Verify that you can safely run on your Mac. Run 64-bit virtual machines, including server operating systems like Windows Server, Linux Server, Mac OS X Server, and Mac OS X Lion in time-of your Windows PC to VMware Fusion. Graduate from the Mac by using VMware Fusion...
... installing and using the hardware-level security and fault isolation of any problem. VMware, Inc. You can import virtual machines created with Parallels Desktop or Microsoft Virtual PC for VMware Fusion Verify that you can safely run on your Mac. Run 64-bit virtual machines, including server operating systems like Windows Server, Linux Server, Mac OS X Server, and Mac OS X Lion in time-of your Windows PC to VMware Fusion. Graduate from the Mac by using VMware Fusion...
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... Started with VMware Fusion 7 Operating system installation media (disk or disk image) for your Mac. NOTE Verify that you have enough memory to your default download directory. The VMware Fusion disk image is saved to mount it. Insert the VMware Fusion USB install drive. Insert the VMware Fusion DVD. 2 Drag the VMware Fusion icon onto the Applications folder icon. Double-click the VMware Fusion .dmg file to your Mac Applications folder. Installation of free disk space for applications on the Mac and in the virtual machine. Install VMware Fusion Install...
... Started with VMware Fusion 7 Operating system installation media (disk or disk image) for your Mac. NOTE Verify that you have enough memory to your default download directory. The VMware Fusion disk image is saved to mount it. Insert the VMware Fusion USB install drive. Insert the VMware Fusion DVD. 2 Drag the VMware Fusion icon onto the Applications folder icon. Double-click the VMware Fusion .dmg file to your Mac Applications folder. Installation of free disk space for applications on the Mac and in the virtual machine. Install VMware Fusion Install...
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... your Windows software is selected, and click Continue. 4 In the Windows Easy Install panel, type your Mac. VMware, Inc. Windows CDs included with VMware Fusion folder and other virtual machines. The New Virtual Machine Assistant starts. 3 In the Introduction panel, make sure that Install this virtual machine, so that you can share files between the virtual machine and your Display Name or Account Name, Password (optional), and Windows Product Key. Alternatively, you can isolate your virtual machine from your Mac and other folders...
... your Windows software is selected, and click Continue. 4 In the Windows Easy Install panel, type your Mac. VMware, Inc. Windows CDs included with VMware Fusion folder and other virtual machines. The New Virtual Machine Assistant starts. 3 In the Introduction panel, make sure that Install this virtual machine, so that you can share files between the virtual machine and your Display Name or Account Name, Password (optional), and Windows Product Key. Alternatively, you can isolate your virtual machine from your Mac and other folders...
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... delete (Forward Delete) Insert Num Lock Command (Windows logo key-between Ctrl and Alt keys) Alt Apple External Keyboard MacBook and MacBook Pro Built-In Keyboard F13 F14 F15 delete delete delete fn+delete help (early models) clear fn+num lock F6 alt option alt option NOTE On the MacBook and MacBook Pro built-in a Virtual Machine PC and Mac keyboards differ, so you press Fn plus the desired Function key. VMware, Inc. 14 Getting Started with VMware Fusion Using Mac Keyboards in keyboards...
... delete (Forward Delete) Insert Num Lock Command (Windows logo key-between Ctrl and Alt keys) Alt Apple External Keyboard MacBook and MacBook Pro Built-In Keyboard F13 F14 F15 delete delete delete fn+delete help (early models) clear fn+num lock F6 alt option alt option NOTE On the MacBook and MacBook Pro built-in a Virtual Machine PC and Mac keyboards differ, so you press Fn plus the desired Function key. VMware, Inc. 14 Getting Started with VMware Fusion Using Mac Keyboards in keyboards...
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... VMware Knowledge Base provides troubleshooting information, solutions to error messages, and some best practice information for your problem by key word at http://kb.vmware.com. VMware Fusion FAQ. For self-help resources, including self-paced video tutorials about VMware Fusion, go to http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/faqs.html. VMware Fusion Community Forum. VMware, Inc. Getting Started with each other to get the most out of your virtual...
... VMware Knowledge Base provides troubleshooting information, solutions to error messages, and some best practice information for your problem by key word at http://kb.vmware.com. VMware Fusion FAQ. For self-help resources, including self-paced video tutorials about VMware Fusion, go to http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/faqs.html. VMware Fusion Community Forum. VMware, Inc. Getting Started with each other to get the most out of your virtual...