)Slow Performace with VMWS 6.5.2 & Vista 64x

[buddylott]

I have a Vista x64 notebook (with an Intel DUO CPU @ 2.66ghz) I am using to run a XPPro VM.

I have a development enviroment compiling a lot of code in the VM. The code is in a Shared Folder so I can get access via the Host and Guest. Is 3 times slower normal?

It seems like any file intensive task (like compiling code) takes about 3 times long to accomplish in the guest than it does in the host.

I have made sure the Virus scanners are set correctly to ignore what needs to be ignored.

I have turned off memory trending.

I have tried both IDE and SCSI HD for the guest OS.

I tried running the VM on a External USB hard drive.

I would expect the VM to as fast as the host, but I epxected it to run closer.

I have configured to VM to run at "above normal" priority when it has the focus.

Thanks.

[prakashraj]

Hi,

Is VMware tools installed in guest ?

You cannot expect the same speed as host since VM is running on host

Performance depends on host configuration(cpu ,memory ,softwares services etc...)

Prakash

[buddylott]

Yes. The tools are installed.

I don't expect the same speed, I just expected it be a lot better than it is.

I could understand the difference if I were using the Virtual Harddisk. I would think a shared folder would be faster than what I am experiencing..

[prakashraj]

Hi,

In which way you are accessing the share folder from host to guest?

Prakash

[buddylott]

Using the Folder Sharing feature of the VMWare Workstation.

The "Map as network driver" is unchecked.

I have Mapped the driver in the VM as driver letter U..

[RDPetruska]

If you want any kind of robustness or speed, use standard Windows File Sharing instead of the VMware Shared Folders feature... that is intended as a quick-and-dirty method of sharing files.

[buddylott]

I have blinked too many times and tried too many things, but I never saw a significant improvement while trying the different ways of getting to the host files. I geuss the speed is just what it is.

[buddylott]

BTW. I have since moved to Windows7 64 bit and still have the same issue.