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I'm experiencing exactly the same thing.  When I attach my superdrive to Mac OS it works just fine, in fact I can access files on the drive by sharing the folders.  But, when I attach to my Windo... See more...
I'm experiencing exactly the same thing.  When I attach my superdrive to Mac OS it works just fine, in fact I can access files on the drive by sharing the folders.  But, when I attach to my Windows 7 x64 VM I can see the drive there, drivers install, but it won't let me insert a disk. I attempted to install the Apple support bootcamp stuff per instructions here: Boot Camp Support Software 5.0.5033 following links suggested in other post, but this failed and said "Boot Camp x64 is unsupported on this computer model".  Unfortunately, I am not running this Windows installation under boot camp -- I wanted to be able to easily adjust the amount of disk that Windows is using and I didn't see a good way to do that under boot camp. Has anybody come up with a solution to this problem? UPDATE: I stumbled upon a solution, I inserted the disk while the drive was attached to Mac OS, then I attached the drive to my Windows VM.  It ejected the disk, installed a driver, and then I was able to re-insert the disk and everything seems to be working fine.  I can only guess that WIndows was able to install the correct driver when there was a disk present in the drive.
Thanks for that tip, Clear key works like a charm for me!
I am having this exact same error suddenly.  No matter which of 3 USB devices I attempt to connect to I get the same error message.  All three of these have connected without issue in the past, r... See more...
I am having this exact same error suddenly.  No matter which of 3 USB devices I attempt to connect to I get the same error message.  All three of these have connected without issue in the past, right up until tonight.  This is WIndows 7 64 under VMware Fusion 5.0.3 on MacBook Pro OS X.  In response to WoodyZ, no problems displayed on the Win 7 Device Manager at all, not in USB.
Well, I find if I stay booted into Mac and just run Windows under Fusion that I don't get the annoying activation prompts all of the time anymore.  So far so good, but it's definitely not optima... See more...
Well, I find if I stay booted into Mac and just run Windows under Fusion that I don't get the annoying activation prompts all of the time anymore.  So far so good, but it's definitely not optimal for me and I'm not sure if this is going to be a viable long term solution! PStorkey, thanks for the notes -- sounds like you've done a lot more research on this than I.  It doesn't look like I need to do your procedure, since my activation sticks as long as I don't switch back and forth -- which is where you appear to have ended up. Conclusion: question still needs an answer!
AKostur: I see your point, I guess that makes sense.  Since I can get in through network share, that is sufficient for my purposes.  I just wanted to cut out a few steps in transfering files back... See more...
AKostur: I see your point, I guess that makes sense.  Since I can get in through network share, that is sufficient for my purposes.  I just wanted to cut out a few steps in transfering files back and forth from Windows where many of my tools live.
Thanks for the tip.  I am seeing the VM as a network device so that's an improvement, now that I changed to Bridged instead of NAT.
I have VMWare Fusion 4.0.2 installed on Mac OS Lion with VMWare running my bootcamp (Win 7 64 bit).  When I first boot my Mac I can see and access my bootcamp HD and the files therein, but once I... See more...
I have VMWare Fusion 4.0.2 installed on Mac OS Lion with VMWare running my bootcamp (Win 7 64 bit).  When I first boot my Mac I can see and access my bootcamp HD and the files therein, but once I startup the bootcamp VM the disk is no longer accessible. I know how to share files in the VM so that my Windows can access Mac folders.  How do I setup the reverse, so I can open up a word document from the bootcamp hd on my Mac side?
I have bootcamp running Windows 7 64 bit on my Mac OS lion Macbook Pro.  Sometimes I run the bootcamp natively, and other times I run on my Mac side and use VMWare Fusion 4.0.2 to access things l... See more...
I have bootcamp running Windows 7 64 bit on my Mac OS lion Macbook Pro.  Sometimes I run the bootcamp natively, and other times I run on my Mac side and use VMWare Fusion 4.0.2 to access things like Outlook on my bootcamp Windows.  The problem is that whenever I open up the VMWare bootcamp VM I keep having to reactivate everything -- MS Office in particular.  Also my Adobe CS5.5 suite -- which is a problem since I only get 2 activations before it refuses to activate anymore.  Even the Windows itself wants to be reactivated. It seems like in VMWare Fusion 3 I would have to activate once for bootcamp and once under VMWare and then everything was happy.  Now it wants to be re-activated every single time!  I think the problem is because I switch back and forth from native Bootcamp to VMWare pretty much every day --- its just that much slower to run my WIndows under Fusion that I inevitably get frustrated when I start doing Visual Studio work and just have to reboot into Windows. How can I resolve this issue?  Its going to be a problem when my 30-day trials run out and I have run out of my activations from Adobe.  Not to mention how annoying it is to have to keep re-activating Outlook all the time!
That did the trick, Thanks!
Too bad, it would be nice to have more information on that error. I did try admin to no avail.  No and no to the other two questions. Guess its time for a reinstall, bummer! Is it possib... See more...
Too bad, it would be nice to have more information on that error. I did try admin to no avail.  No and no to the other two questions. Guess its time for a reinstall, bummer! Is it possible to copy my Windows XP VMWare Workstation VM from another computer so I don't have to go through the lengthy installation and setup process?
Seems to have the same problem when I attempt to create a new VM.  What does that error mean?  I haven't made any hardware changes to my computer.  Everything else on my computer is working fine ... See more...
Seems to have the same problem when I attempt to create a new VM.  What does that error mean?  I haven't made any hardware changes to my computer.  Everything else on my computer is working fine as far as I can tell.
Thanks for the suggestion.  That did get it out of the resume mode, but now it won't power up either, again no error message presented.  I'm attaching the most recent log file, I don't see what ... See more...
Thanks for the suggestion.  That did get it out of the resume mode, but now it won't power up either, again no error message presented.  I'm attaching the most recent log file, I don't see what is causing the problem -- maybe one of you guys can help me figure it out?  What would be the next step? Thanks! Alan
I have a Windows XP VMWare Workstation (7.4) Virtual machine  installed on Windows 7 64 bit which is suspended.  I click resume and it brings up the VMWare screen for a few seconds and then it cl... See more...
I have a Windows XP VMWare Workstation (7.4) Virtual machine  installed on Windows 7 64 bit which is suspended.  I click resume and it brings up the VMWare screen for a few seconds and then it closes with no messages of any sort.  The reset button is disabled, the only thing it lets me do is resume the VM and that doesn't do anything.  Help!  Can anybody help me get this VM running again?
Thanks, that did the trick... in fact that speeds up my whole :smileycool: WIndows internet interface dramatically!!
Hi, I'm pretty new to VMWare Fusion, I just upgraded to v2..3 which is working nicely. I have my Windows XP SP3 running in bootcamp and under Fusion. I would like to get my Multiplicity runnin... See more...
Hi, I'm pretty new to VMWare Fusion, I just upgraded to v2..3 which is working nicely. I have my Windows XP SP3 running in bootcamp and under Fusion. I would like to get my Multiplicity running so I can control my other Windows computers using the Mac as primary computer. My Multicplicity wants to talk to the other comptuers on my network through port 30564 and it is unable to connect. I'm guessing that VMWare Fusion is blocking that port, is there a way to open it up? Thanks, Alan