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TimHargreaves
Contributor
Contributor
‎11-19-2008 12:15 PM

DirectX in VMware Player from older VMware Workstation

Did some searching and couldn't find anything to answer this question.

The new versions of Player and WS support DirectX/3D. Can I create a VM in an older version of Workstation (5.5) and move it to a computer with the newest version of Player, and have the 3D functionality work? Or is it a requirement to create the VM in the newest version of WS for this functionality?

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RDPetruska
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Leadership
‎11-20-2008 06:56 AM

You will probably need the virtual hardware upgraded to the newest version for this to work, but I'm not 100% sure.

You can always create the VM with another method as a Workstation 6.5/Player 2.5/Fusion2/Server2 compatible one.

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Immortal
Immortal
‎11-25-2008 12:54 PM

In addition to the virtual hardware upgrade, you'll also need updated guest drivers for, at the very least, the svga device.

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