Hello Everybody
I couldn't find this in any Documentation or elsewhere so my question is: Can I access a USB Device in VMWare if I can't install the driver on the host machine?
We're in the weird situation that we are no systemadmins on the local physical machine, but on the virtual we are. So if I connect a USB device local, I can't install the driver for it. I hoped that when I forward the USB Host device to the VM and install the driver there (e.g. for an EPSON Scanner), I might use the USB device.
As it turned out, when I connected a USB device local, which has not been recognized by Windows 7 Enterprise, I couldn't redirect it to the VM which runs also Win7 Enterprise. I'm using VMWare View Client 5.
USB Redirection has been installed according to the manual and works with other devices where a driver is installed.
I would be glad if there's any possibilty to access a device without installing the driver on the local machine. Also, if there's a document where it's explicitly said that you need to install a driver locally first to use a USB device, please post the link to it.
Thank you in advance!
martin
