The only way I could find to avoid this error was to completely uninstall the old VMware Tools, using Revo Uninstaller (free), prior to installation of the new VMware Tools. I used the "Advanced"...
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The only way I could find to avoid this error was to completely uninstall the old VMware Tools, using Revo Uninstaller (free), prior to installation of the new VMware Tools. I used the "Advanced" setting in Revo Uninstaller, which removes all traces of VMware Tools even if the standard uninstaller fails. This worked great for XP, Vista, and Win7 VMs.
I ran into this problem too (XP, Vista, and 7). I think the installer fails to uninstall the previous version of VMWare Tools. I backed up my VMs, used Revo Uninstaller (default medium setting...
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I ran into this problem too (XP, Vista, and 7). I think the installer fails to uninstall the previous version of VMWare Tools. I backed up my VMs, used Revo Uninstaller (default medium setting) to uninstall the previous VMWare Tools, and was finally able to complete the installation of the new VMWare Tools. Not a smooth process.
1. Shut down your VM. 2. Open it's package. 3. Rename any files as desired. 4. Open the .vmx file in a text editor (I used TextWrangler), and change all relevant entries to correspond to the n...
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1. Shut down your VM. 2. Open it's package. 3. Rename any files as desired. 4. Open the .vmx file in a text editor (I used TextWrangler), and change all relevant entries to correspond to the new file names. Save it. 5. Close the package. Done. If the old VM name is still listed in the Virtual Machine Library window, you can delete it from the list.
I ran into the same problem of Fusion 3 not remembering custom screen resolutions with Windows 7. It does seem to remember standard resolutions though, so I settled for one of those I found satis...
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I ran into the same problem of Fusion 3 not remembering custom screen resolutions with Windows 7. It does seem to remember standard resolutions though, so I settled for one of those I found satisfactory. Have you tried setting the resolution to 1024x768 or another standard size in the Windows 7 Display Control Panel?
Considering what you say, I think it is ironic that extreme slowness is the reason I gave up on Parallels 4 and switched to Fusion 2. Why is it that Parallels 3 is faster than 4 (per my experienc...
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Considering what you say, I think it is ironic that extreme slowness is the reason I gave up on Parallels 4 and switched to Fusion 2. Why is it that Parallels 3 is faster than 4 (per my experience, and others), and Fusion 1 is faster than 2 (per your experience?). Not to question your excellent, and unbiased, contributions to this forum, WoodyZ.
An alternative to KeyTweak is RemapKey.exe, another freebee, which is part of Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7...
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An alternative to KeyTweak is RemapKey.exe, another freebee, which is part of Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en . It's the one I use, although I also have tried KeyTweak, but it's been too long since I evaluated them to give you a meaningful comparison. I think RemapKey is simpler to use.
I've had good luck with SheepShaver and Mac OS 9.0.4. Check the first two topics at the following link for latest Intel & PPC versions. http://www.emaculation.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=20
I recently installed Vista Business in VMware Fusion 1.0rc1. I then did the Windows updates, then defragged the VM. By this time the VM had grown to almost 20GB, so I decided to do a Shrink. T...
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I recently installed Vista Business in VMware Fusion 1.0rc1. I then did the Windows updates, then defragged the VM. By this time the VM had grown to almost 20GB, so I decided to do a Shrink. The preparation phase took about 10 hours, followed by a "Do you want to shrink your disk now?" \[Yes/No] dialog. When I clicked Yes, a message popped up stating there was not enough disk space (almost 10 GB was available). So I moved some files off my hard disk to make more space, but couldn't get back to the same dialog without going through the whole 10 hour prep process again. This time it worked and the disk was reduced to 7GB suspended. Obviously, this is poor design. Why not do the disk check at the beginning of the 10 hour prep process, or provide a way back to the \[Yes/No] dialog after making space available, or not require the entire prep cycle to run before shrinking the disk?
What does removing it do for you? What's the benefit? I'm probably just being a neatnik, but it does give me more confidence that there won't be problems/conflicts/confusion down the road. ...
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What does removing it do for you? What's the benefit? I'm probably just being a neatnik, but it does give me more confidence that there won't be problems/conflicts/confusion down the road. It's simple to do before, and it can't be removed later.
just one question though, should i remove Parallels Tools? and when should i do it (before or after the conversion) To paraphrase: You may be tempted to remove Parallels Tools. In my ju...
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just one question though, should i remove Parallels Tools? and when should i do it (before or after the conversion) To paraphrase: You may be tempted to remove Parallels Tools. In my judgment, at least for Windows XP, it IS worth the effort. This must be done before the conversion, and is easy to do.
