VMware Communities
keekeerun
Contributor
Contributor
Jump to solution

I'm running Windows 7 Pro with Fusion 5, Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro, 10.8.3, 8GB, Excel 2013 keeps crashing

I recently installed Fusion 5.0.3 and Windows 7 Pro on my 2009 MacBookPro so I could run Quickbooks 2013 and Excel 2013.  I knew I was probably pushing the processor, so I always close all the Mac applications before launching VMware.  Quickbooks 2013 works beautifully, and I can see vmware-vmx in Activity Monitor using about 50% of the CPU.  The trouble starts when I open Excel 2013.  vmware-vmx charges up to 140% of the CPU, and Excel stops responding.  I set the VM Ram to 2 GB (as recommended) and core processor to 1.  Any ideas will be greatly appreciated!

Reply
0 Kudos
1 Solution

Accepted Solutions
ColoradoMarmot
Champion
Champion
Jump to solution

How do you have 3d acceleration set in the VM?

View solution in original post

Reply
0 Kudos
3 Replies
ColoradoMarmot
Champion
Champion
Jump to solution

How do you have 3d acceleration set in the VM?

Reply
0 Kudos
keekeerun
Contributor
Contributor
Jump to solution

3D acceleration is turned on.  I'm shutting down the vm now so I can set it to off.

Reply
0 Kudos
keekeerun
Contributor
Contributor
Jump to solution

Thanks dlhotka!  I turned off the 3D acceleration setting in Fusion, and now Excel 2013 has stopped crashing.  I never would have found that one on my own! Thank you!

Reply
0 Kudos