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3 Replies Last post: Nov 6, 2009 11:33 PM by perryg@securc…  

v2 to v3 - recreate image? posted: Oct 30, 2009 12:56 PM

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perryg@securc…
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Sep 21, 2008

I am running Fusion 2.06 and built a Win 7 Pro image selecting Windows Server 2008 as the OS. In upgrading to v3, will I get the best results creating a new image using the correct OS selection or is there some other way to migrate? Or will it not make any difference and can I jsut use the existing image?

Thanks,

Perry

Re: v2 to v3 - recreate image?

1. Oct 30, 2009 1:01 PM in response to: perryg@securc…
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Pat Lee
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Jan 3, 2007
1) Uninstall your existing VMware Tools and then shut down the VM
2) Change your OS type to Windows 7 from Server 2008
3) Power on the VM
4) Install VMware Tools from the virtual machine menu and restart

You should be good!

Pat

Re: v2 to v3 - recreate image?

2. Oct 30, 2009 1:23 PM in response to: Pat Lee
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LockSmithDon
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Oct 30, 2009

I've done exactly this and for the most part things are okay.

The biggest issues I'm having is the incessant screen flickers and spastic mouse jumpiness in a dual monitor full screen setup (extra monitor above notebook). It's almost unusable :( I'm not convinced it has to do with the upgrade, but I'm not sure what it could be. I'm using Win7 VMs on OS X Snow Leapard (very new MacBookPro unibody).

I'd love to hear some suggestions if you have any.

Thanks,
Don

Re: v2 to v3 - recreate image?

3. Nov 6, 2009 11:33 PM in response to: Pat Lee
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Sep 21, 2008

took me a week to get back to this, but that did the trick.

Thanks

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