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psvalent05
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‎10-25-2013 09:34 AM

MAC OS X Mavericks Issue in VMWare Workstation

I was running OS X Mountain Lion in my VMWare Workstation 10.It was running smoothly.But as soon as I upgraded it to OS X Mavericks released recently,it has stopped working.I just downloaded the 5.2 gb upgrade from the app store and after that tried to install it.It restarted,since  then it's never been able to open.Only it shows is the apple boot screen which keeps on loading all the time !!:smileyplain: I'm really fed up with it.Can you suggest me what to do in such a situation? I don't want to lose my apps and installed softwares!:smileycry:

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RDPetruska
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‎10-25-2013 09:49 AM

Sorry, we cannot help you resolve problems with illegal software!

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psvalent05
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‎10-25-2013 09:51 AM

Illegal?

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RDPetruska
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‎10-25-2013 11:23 AM

Yes, it is a violation of Apple's EULA to run Apple OS on non-Apple hardware.

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psvalent05
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‎10-25-2013 11:31 AM

Well, I'm using it for learning purpose only. I'm a student, I hav a windows Pc. Can't afford to buy a macbook.. Just asking for some help

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RDPetruska
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‎10-25-2013 12:18 PM

If we help you here on VMware's official forum, VMware could be subject to legal action by Apple!  Nobody here can help you.

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psvalent05
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‎10-25-2013 12:21 PM

Can u provide me some other forum aid?

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WoodyZ
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‎10-25-2013 07:17 PM

psvalent05 wrote: Can u provide me some other forum aid?

VMware does not support the running of OS X under VMware Player/Workstation!  Also, running legally virtualizable versions of OS X in a Virtual Machine may only be done when done on Apple-branded hardware and when done while running under OS X and for that you need VMware Fusion not VMware Player/Workstation (or use ESX/ESXi on Apple-branded hardware) otherwise you're violating the Apple SLA for that product.  Therefore no help can be provided to you for OS X in this use case scenario as it would violate VMware Community Terms of Use to do so.

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johnpsunga
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‎11-28-2013 10:54 PM

If that's the case then we can do this running a legal version of Windows 8 running in Bootcamp mode in a MacBook Pro then running VMware Workstation in MacBook Pro in the Windows 8 Bootcamp Environment?  How do we do this?

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Linjo
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‎11-28-2013 11:17 PM

OSX is not supported in VMware Workstation.

Best regards, Linjo Please follow me on twitter: @viewgeek If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".
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WoodyZ
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‎11-29-2013 05:00 AM

johnpsunga wrote: If that's the case then we can do this running a legal version of Windows 8 running in Bootcamp mode in a MacBook Pro then running VMware Workstation in MacBook Pro in the Windows 8 Bootcamp Environment?  How do we do this?

As I've already said, "VMware does not support the running of OS X under VMware Player/Workstation!" and even if they did it wouldn't be done so legally because the SLA states not only on Apple-branded hardware but also while running under OS X itself, not under Windows on Apple-branded hardware! Smiley Wink  How VMware can support it under ESXi on Apple-branded hardware without violating the SLA is not clear although they do support it in this configuration.  Maybe they have permission from Apple for this.

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