Will VmWare player run under Vista?

[cristi71000]

Just wondering...

Will VmWare player run under Vista?

Cristian

[KevinG]

It's not supported, you will just have to give it a try and see.

[HelperMonkey]

Works for me. Just install it as Administrator.

[tstrob]

Does not work.

VMware-player-1.0.3-34682.exe is not a valid win32 application.

[RDPetruska]

Did you verify the MD5 checksums of your download? The "not a valid Win32 application" sounds like a corrupt download.

[ewolff]

It does not work for me: German Vista. VMWare Player basically locks the machine, only way out is a hardware reset.

[KYordy]

Can't you run the player in compatibility mode? From what I've read, Vista has greatly improved compatibility settings. I haven't had a chance to try it, yet.

[jpietrowicz]

I just upgraded to Vista as the host with my VMPlayer as XP Pro. I can't find my file. Any words of wisdom?

[KYordy]

What file are you looking for? I'm afraid there are no words of wisdom available without more info.

[RDPetruska]

>I can't find my file. Any words of wisdom?

"A wise man quickly learns the benefits of having current backups."

...those sound like good words of wisdom to me.

How about Start>Search>stick your lost filename in the box and press Enter?

[ewolff]

Well, I reinstalled Vista and it works. It takes quite a while to start, however, and it looks as if the machine is hanging during that period i.e. no screen refreshes take place. I guess that's what you get for using cutting edge software...

[kelvinchan_core]

VMplayer can work in Vista Home platium.

[wally]

We have the player (v1.0.3) running under Vista business.

We only encounters some problems accessing usb devices. In fact no usb devices are detected within the vm player (running Windows XP).

[elisetta]

Hi guys, forgive my bad english first of all

I installed the beta version of vmware workstation running on windows vista. The file I downloaded from the site includes the vmware player. I don't know if is better to launch virtual machines from the workstation or from the player. But I always run them from player. Today a log message said "this product will expire in 7 days". I registered the workstation from the site and I get a serial number. My question: is the workstation for free and player just for trial? Or maybe that serial number I put in the workstation must be input also in the player?

Thank you very much!

Elisa

[RDPetruska]

You'll get better answers in the Workstation 6 beta forum. http://www.vmware.com/community/forum.jspa?forumID=372

1. What build did you install? All beta builds have hard-coded expiration dates in them.

2. The Player 2 now has its own separate beta program - you may be interested in that instead of the full WS6.

[elisetta]

thank you, I will ask again in the Workstation 6 beta forum.

1. I don't know exactly, I first registered from this url http://register.vmware.com/content/beta/ws/registration.html

and then I downloaded the 6 beta version..

2. The player was "together" the workstation. the file was something like a "suite" including workstation and player. I created a linux virtual machine from the workstation in windows vista and then I run it from the player

[christoria]

I have found that if you switch the processsors to "two" it runs fine - assuming you have two processors. With one, it loads, but takes a long time and seems to hang for 4-5 minutes, even though it is running.