robednz
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‎11-02-2023 03:51 PM

unable to print after update to player 17.5.0

i have been using player to run winxp pro and printing worked fine until this last update... i see it didn't install vmware tools after update so i manually downloaded and installed from the preVista .iso but still no option to turn on printing, i am missing a step some where ...can anyone help please

rob

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Technogeezer
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‎11-03-2023 07:24 AM

You’re not missing something. Workstation 17.5 is. If you read the 17.5 release notes, you’ll find that VMware removed the virtual printing / thinprint feature with no advance notice and no alternate feature. 

Your options vary and range from

  • configuring network printers in the VM
  • printing to PDF in the VM and moving the PDF to the host to print. 

 

- Paul (Technogeezer)
Editor of the Unofficial Fusion Companion Guides

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robednz
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‎11-03-2023 06:40 PM

thanks Paul

i have tried both those options but although i can map network drives and share files across the network i can't browse for network printers and my pdf995 printer program also has stopped working...  is it possible to go back to player 16? it was doing everything i wanted

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robednz
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‎11-07-2023 07:51 PM

problem solved thanks, , uninstalled 17.5 , installed 16.5 , PDF995 still not working so installed Cute PDF Writer and alls good again

rob

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