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Bob_3R
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Windows7 guest flickers screen when starting up on WS 6.5.3

I have installed Win7 Enterprise RTM on a guest using the EasyInstall option.

All went well except for a few glitches:

- For some reason it won't work with Bridged networking, which all of my other guests use perfectly well on the same host.

I have to set it to NAT to be able to get to Windows Update and activate Windows etc. Not good. For example I am not getting network connectivity to my hos, so I have to use drag-drop usint the tools to get stuff in and out. Usually i do this with normal networking.

- The second (main) issue is that whenever I start up the Win7 guest it first displays a 1280x1024 window as it should, but then suddenly it goes haywire and flips all sizes of screen around with black contents save for a few narrow color bars!

After 5-10 seconds it stabilizes and shows the desktop again at 1280x1024.

Is there anything at all one can do to stop it from doing this stupid screen flipping?

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TobiasKracht
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WIndows 7 is supported fully as a guest OS on Workstation 7. Release Candidate of it you can get here.

StarWind Software R&D

StarWind Software R&D http://www.starwindsoftware.com
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Bob_3R
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Can I keep my WS 6.5.3 while testing WS 7 RC?

Or do I need to uninstall my 6.5.3 first?

I really do not want to mess with a working installation....

/Bo

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