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3 Replies Last post: Jun 20, 2009 5:31 AM by MoFreshFlava  

Key Mapping just doesn't work posted: May 26, 2009 5:38 PM

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May 26, 2009
Running XP SP3 off of my bootcamp partition in VMWare fusion 2.0.4 on my macbook pro (leapard 10.5.7). I cannot get key mapping to work to save my life. I've tried enabling and disabling, unity and full screen, and nothing. Since I wasn't raised a mac user I swap the modifier keys for CMD and control on the OS X side, which switches the keys on the XP side. I can change back the keys in OS X and everything works normal in XP, but is backwards (default os x layout) in OS X. quite annoyed. Is there a solution to this or do I just need to wait for an update?

Re: Key Mapping just doesn't work

1. Jun 19, 2009 11:52 PM in response to: MoFreshFlava
Click to view TomDenver09's profile Lurker 2 posts since
Jun 19, 2009
I seem to have the same problem. In VMWare Fusion 2.0.4, the Command key activates the start menu, no matter what the keyboard mappings are, in Windows Server 2008 guest OS. Keyboard mapping used to work. Apparently VMWare broke it in their latest update. Figures, maybe they've never heard of pre-release testing.

Re: Key Mapping just doesn't work

2. Jun 20, 2009 12:03 AM in response to: MoFreshFlava
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Jun 19, 2009

... actually, it's Windows Server 2003 (not 2008)... but same thing.

Had to manually disable the Windows Key in the registry.

VMWare is just forcing its defaults, no matter what is set in the preferences.


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