Questions tagged [vmware-workstation]
VMware Workstation is a virtual machine software suite for x86 and x86-64 computers from VMware.
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VMWare Workstation Host Operating System
I want to run serveral virtual machine on a computer using VMWare Workstation.
The virutal machines will run Windows Server 2003/2008 and Windows 7 as guest OS.
Which host operating system should I ...
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vmware bridged network interface that is only usable from the guest-system (Windows Host)
I want to make a network interface only usable for a VMware Guest-System, and not for the Host System (the network is considered unsafe, and might be dangerous for the host).
Under Linux this is ...
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Where do we put config.ini for Vmware Workstation 6.5 on 64-bit Windows 7?
I am almost certain that even the VMware knowledge base omits denoting exactly where the config.ini is supposed to be for Vmware Workstation 6.5 on 64-bit Windows 7 host. Several references to kb....
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VMWare workstation 6.5 bridged networking stopped working
I have an XP client running on a Vista host. The client used to have bridged networking working fine, lately it stopped working for no aperant reason. Other kinds of networking works, though.
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VMWare Server, HyperV, ESXi etc
Currently, we have about 5 or 6 servers hosting apps that arn't used as much as they used to be.
I'm considering server consolidation - where by I will configure a server (with a hearty amount of RAM) ...
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Best use for new 10K RPM Hard Disk - OS Location or VMware vmd's
Purchased a 10k RPM Velociraptor 300GB Hard Disk with the intention of using it to store my VMWare Workstation virtual machine disks.
However I am now wondering whether I will see more overall ...
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Virtual AD file server becomes unresponsive after reboot, repeatedly
Event ID: 12291 in the System event log after the virtual AD server boots, per a *script, at 6:30 a.m. Event ID 12291: SAM failed to start the TCP/IP or SPX/IPX listening thread. This occurred 4 times ...
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Setting up a server inside VMware
I have a Linux virtual machine inside VMware. In the VM I set up a certain server. I want other people to be able to access that server from the internet. The router of my real machine is already set ...
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VMware in Linux breaks my ALT, CTRL and/or SHIFT keys. How do I fix it? [closed]
After using Windows or Mac OS X as the guest OS in VMware for Linux, sometimes my ALT, SHIFT or CTRL keys break and stop working. So I can't use ALT+Tab, for example.
Does anyone know what the cause ...
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VMware IP Access Anywhere
How do I configure a VM instance to be accessible via IP address anywhere, right now the IP address of the VM is only accessible on my local server machine via the local IP assigned by VMware. E.g.: I ...
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Windows Server NT Install on VMware
I need to do some testing on a Windows NT Server environment. I am trying to install Windows NT into the latest VMware Workstation. The 3 boot disks I have for Windows NT are in .exe form. How can I ...
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Virtual Machine Snapshot revert issue
After reverting to an older snapshot, Windows Server 2008 VM running on VMWare gives me the following error when I tried to login:
The trust relationship between this workstation and primary domain ...
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Can I load a VMWare VM created using Fusion on VMWare Player?
My primary workstation (at home) is a Mac and I am running Ubuntu on Fusion 2. Can I copy that VM onto a disk/USB flash drive and load it on a Windows machine running VMWare Player?
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SQL Server queries take forever to enumerate the dataset?
I've got an interesting sounding problem with SQL queries run from a particular machine.
This machine is a VM running Windows Server 2003, and it has SQL Server Express 2005 on it.
The VM was ...
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VMware Workstation guest OS (Windows) resets date/time to host on restart [closed]
Everytime I restart my windows guest machine, it resets the date/time to the host date/time.
How can I change it permanently?
UPDATE: Time sync is already disabled in VMware tools
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Networking problems in VMWare with wireless bridge [closed]
Barebone data:
virtualization: VMWare Workstation 6.5 (latest)
Host: Windows Server 2008 x64
Guest: Windows Server 2008 x86
Host network adapter: Ethernet (see comment)
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Can an x86 host run x64 guests?
Is it possible to run x64 guests on x86 host in VMWare Workstation 6.5? It would probably make my life easier due to notebook device drivers...
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Convert VMware ACE VM to normal
Is it possible to convert a VMware ACE virtual machine to one usable in the normal VMware Player or Workstation? Does this depend on the installed OS of the VM?
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VMWare Virtual Machine mysql / apache services not working the same after a VM copy
I have Ubuntu server running in a VMWare 6.5.2 virtual machine. I made a straight file copy of the entire VM folder structure to my laptop from my desktop and then booted it up.
After the VM guest OS ...
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Need for explanation: NetBIOS over TCP/IP on VMware network adapter disturbs access to network shares
(Moved here from StackOverflow)
Some time ago nearly all workstations in our team (Windows XP SP2) exhibited intermittend but frequent delays when accessing shares on the network. Typically the first ...
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Building a Dedicated VMware Machine for Testing
I am an independent contractor and as part of my work setup I am currently using VMware Workstation to isolate test configurations and software installs between several customers. Currently I am ...
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Any way to stop VMwareUser process from crashing and consuming 99% of CPU?
I'm running Windows Server 2008 x32 under VMware Workstation v6.5.2.
VMwareUser.exe process crashes regularly, and uses 95% of CPU until its shut down manually.
When I shut down VMwareUser, I ...
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Limit VMware Virtual Ethernet bandwidth
I'm looking to simulate a 56KB modem connection in a VMware Workstation virtual machine. I remember reading this was possible, but forgot how?
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Screen Resolution Offset and Login Box cut off in Ubuntu 9.04 in VMWare 6.52
After rebooting my fairly freshly installed Ubuntu Desktop 9.04 vmware image today, the desktop comes up with the screen offset (approximately) 50 pixels to the left. So the left-most 50 pixels on the ...
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Can't connect to port 80 in Ubuntu Desktop or Server 9.04 in VMWare Workstation 6.52
After a brand-new install of Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop or Server into a VMWare Workstation 6.52 Virtual Machine, I am unable to connect to port 80 on any remote site (google.com, etc).
I can ping remote ...
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Why do I get duplicate network name errors on my VMware NAT network?
I am trying to create hidden "mini-LANs" for use in testing application deployment and using VMware workstation on Vista x64 to create the machines.
Two instances of Windows XP are running. They ...
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Unable to set the memory limit for image OS in VMWare WorkStation
I am running Windows Server 2003 image OS on my Windows XP machine, using VMWare Workstation. But it seems that I can't set the memory limit:
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Why Mac OS X box runs VMWare faster than Linux box?
Perhaps a stupid question, but bear with me for a second.
I have 2 boxes:
MacBook Pro(Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz, 2gb ram, 120Gb drive), Mac OS X 10.5, VMWare Fusion
Custom made(Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield ...
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VMware Workstation Error: Cannot find a valid peer process
I am running VMware Workstation 6.1.5 (build-126130) on CentOS 5.3 (Final).
One of the guest machines is reporting an error when I try to power on the most recent snapshot. Snapshots further back in ...
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Win98se (VMWARE Session) login to Win2008 Server Domain
I have a WinXP workstation w/ a vmware 98se session. I need to log in to a Win 2k8 standard server. I ran the DSclient pkge that is required and made the Regedit changes but no luck. Can anyone help ...
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VMWare Guest OS networking problems talking with Host OS over wireless
My setup is the following:
VMWare Workstation 6.5
Host OS - Vista Ultimate x64
Guest OS - Vista Ultimate x64
Notes - Both OS in same domain and
using DHCP (and can talk to any machine on the network ...
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Enlarge vmware image with vmplayer
Is it possible to enlarge an installed (Windows XP) virtual disk partition?
I'm using vmware player (vmplayer) on ubuntu linux. If not, can vmware workstation, or -server do the job?
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VMWare Player - select snapshot?
I've set up a number of snapshots in VMWare Workstation, and in order to deliver a Workshop-style training course, I want to distribute VM Player on the client machines and get them to select from the ...
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Network Problems with IPCop and VMWare
My network architecture is very simple:
firewall - 192.168.0.1 running IPCop
vmware - 192.168.0.10 running Ubuntu Server
Both computers are connected to a switch, as well as several workstations in ...
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Windows Server 2008 freezes when I run programs as administrator
I am working on a machine running Windows Server 2008. Every program I have tried to run (firefox, notepad, wordpad) works fine, but if I right-click on any item on the desktop or the start menu and ...
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inaccessible_boot_device after p2v Windows 2000 Pro SP4 to Workstation 6.5
I am using the latest VMware Converter Standalone to p2v a physical Windows 2000 Professional SP4 PC. The PC is a standard Pentium with IDE disk from circa 2001. The disk is 20GB partitioned logically ...
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VMware - Create VM out of a current desktop
is there any tools available that i can run on a desktop to create a complete copy of it that i can use to run in VMWare Workstation 6.5?
Also I did use the import feature to do it to one desktop but ...
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Accessing shared folders from Ubuntu (guest OS) in VMware Workstation ACE Edition
I have enabled the "Shared Folders" feature on the VM that runs Ubuntu 9.04. How do I access this from the Ubuntu guest OS?
My host OS is Windows Vista Home Premium with SP2.
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VMWare networking problems
I have WS 2008 installed as a guest under VMWare workstation 6.5. Networking is set to bridged and all firewalls are off. I am seeing some very weird problems with the network (mainly evidenced ...
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VMWare serial ports
Can someone tell me the difference between the different ways virtual serial ports can be configured using VMWare Infrastructure?
For instance:
What is the difference between "use output file" and "...
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VMWware Optimization
I use VMware on a daily basis, it is slow even though I have a brand new machine with 4 gigs of RAM.
How can I speed up my VMWare software? I know one bottle neck is my hard drive, it is a laptop so ...
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Windows XP Freeze on Bootup
Every time I boot my minimal-install Windows XP virtual machine it takes 70 seconds of me looking at my windows desktop before I can actually use my mouse and/or do anything.
Is there a way I can fix ...
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VMware + Vista 64 = bluescreen?
I'm running a Windows Vista Business x64 laptop and my laptop seems to bluescreen (BSoD) after I install VMware (im using VMware Workstation 6.5). When I have VMware installed it always bluescreens on ...
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How to increase the space of a virtual machine?
I have created a Windows Vista VMware from an ISO Image. While creating I selected 16 GB as hard disk space. But now it's saying space is not enough for installing a service pack on that. How to ...
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Change the file name of VMWare-related project files
How to change the VMWare-related project file names to something else?
In the below example, I want to change from Windows XP Professional.* to Clean Stat.* . Any idea how to do this?
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Is it possible to test Windows 7 RC XP Mode under VMWare Workstation 6.5?
I am currently using VMWare Workstation 6.5 to test the Windows 7 RC build 7100, and am particularly interested in evaluating the new "XP Mode" feature. However, since one of the prerequisites is ...
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Feasability of running a Virtual Network [closed]
I used to run an Active Directory domain on my home network, but have since migrated back to a plain old Workgroup. However, since my job is in .NET software development, I'd like to be able to work ...
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Minimize VMware HD space with multiple snapshots
What is the best way to minimize the HD space of VMware image when multiple snapshots are used. After taking the first snapshot VMware doesn't allow to shrink the virtual HD anymore.
I'm using the ...
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What software is available to simulate a LAN?
I've been using VMWare to simulate a simple LAN (a DC and several workstations hosted on a single machine). The LAN will be used as a test environment for software that is currently in development.
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How do you copy a physical hard drive to a Vmware virtual hard disk?
Is there any way to copy a physical hard drive to a virtual drive for use in Vmware Workstation?
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