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wayneoakley-msi
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osx o/s virtual machine under workstation on a macbook pro running bootcamp???

i have heard that Apple only allows running osx on an apple device

i have not heard if it is Fusion only

or is it possible to run osx as a virtual machine using workstation running bootcamp windows 7 on a macbook pro

anybody?

thanks

wayne

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WoodyZ
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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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WoodyZ
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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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wayneoakley-msi
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thanks, just wondering if it was still ok when running on apple hardware while running windows.

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