VMware Fusion 2.0.1, a free, downloadable update for all VMware Fusion 1.x and VMware Fusion 2 customers, is now available.

VMware Fusion 2.0.1 builds on the over 100 new features and enhancements of VMware Fusion 2 and adds the following enhancements:

• Now shows application badge instead of generic document icons when assigning Windows applications to Mac documents

• AutoProtect postpones taking a snapshot when the user is interacting with the virtual machine

• Greatly reduced initial pause when opening mirrored or shared folders

• No longer disables certain shared folders and mirrored folders that were nested folders. The potential data loss issue with nested shared folders has been resolved

• No longer publishes Windows guest applications to Mac if Allow the virtual machine to open applications on your Mac is unchecked in virtual machine Settings > Sharing

• No longer maps Num Pad Enter to AltGr by default for non-European keyboards

• Brings back the Enable Hints menu item in Help menu

In addition to the above enhancements, VMware Fusion 2.0.1 addresses over 20 bugs including the following:

• Running certain video games and other 3D applications in VMware Fusion 2 on the new MacBook or MacBook Pro, or the MacBook Air, could freeze the Mac and that is now fixed.

• VMwareUser in Windows virtual machines could take 100% CPU after certain drag-and-drop operations.

• A number of performance related issues were addressed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1 including:

1. Guest start menu traversal slow when it contains broken shortcuts (Windows XP and earlier only)
2. High CPU utilization by VMwareUser.exe when first starting up
3. Slow boot when iSight (product ID 0x8502 as reported by System Profiler) attached to virtual machine
4. Load time of the Virtual Machine Library on Fusion startup after the first startup

• Installing VMware Fusion 2 changed the default browser or other default application in some cases.

• Take Snapshot was incorrectly enabled for some Boot Camp virtual machines.

• Running Google Earth with 3D acceleration enabled would cause the virtual machine to unexpectedly quit.

• Suspending a virtual machine located on a FileVault encrypted volume for non-English Mac OS X users makes the system unresponsive.

For more details, go to:

http://www.vmware.com/support/fusion2/doc/releasenotes_fusion_201.html

If you are updating from VMware Fusion 2 to VMware Fusion 2.0.1, we recommened you first shut down your virtual machines, the install VMware Fusion 2.0.1. Once you power on your virtual machines after the 2.0.1 update, VMware Fusion 2 will offer to update to the latest tools. We recommended updating your virtual machines to the latest 2.0.1 included tools.

If you are upgrading from VMware Fusion 1.x to VMware Fusion 2.0.1, we put together a detailed document on how to upgrade your existing VMware Fusion 1.x virtual machines to take advantage of VMware Fusion 2 features including advanced 3D support. Please review the upgrading your VM document to get the most out of VMware Fusion 2 upgrade!

Check out the new resources page on the VMware Fusion portal for links to the release notes, video tutorials, and much more.

Again, VMware Fusion 2.0.1 is a free downloadable update for all VMware Fusion 1.x and VMware Fusion 2 users. Your existing VMware Fusion serial number will work with VMware Fusion 2.0.1, and all you need to do to upgrade is download and install. Click here to download your free VMware Fusion 2.0.1 update.

We hope you enjoy using VMware Fusion 2.0.1!

Pat Lee
Group Manager, Consumer Products
VMware