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No, the File > Import... command is not for importing preexisting VMware Virtual Machines and or .vmdk (VMware virtual hard disk) files. If all you have are the .vmdk files and no .vmx configuration file then you'll need to know what OS is installed on the virtual hard disk, create a Virtual Machine of that type while using the pre-existing .vmdk files for the virtual hard disk.

VMware only presents a wired Ethernet connection to the Guest OS.  This is normal and expected as the virtual network adapter defined in the virtual hardware is after all a wired network adapter not a Wi-Fi network adapter.  BTW... On a related note, if at any time you're doing something that requires a Wi-Fi network adapter in the Guest OS then you'll need to provide your own USB Wi-Fi network adapter to connect directly to the VM. As to the loss of network connectivity after closing VMware Player, sorry I haven't experienced that issue.  To help diagnose/troubleshoot, you might provide some more technical details about your network environment and also how the VM's network adapter is configured, e.g NAT or Bridged.  Also, is this an issue every time or is it intermittent?

Steve247 wrote: Will my problem be solved if I format the drive in NTFS format on the Mac side, and then re-install 8.1? In your OP when you said "Win 8.1 is installed on a 128 GB SSD" along with the error message you're getting I'm assuming this an attached external storage device that's formatted FAT32. Formatting it NTFS will be of no use unless you have a third-party NTFS R/W Driver installed like Tuxera NTFS for Mac or similar.  Even then that would not be my choice of Filesystem Format, I'd choose OS X's native HFS+ for the external storage device.  Of course if you're using this device cross-platform with Windows and or Linux then HFS+ is going to be an issue too, requiring third-party HFS+ R/W Driver.  So the common denominator if using cross-platform will be exFAT.  However that said I do not like using exFAT as it only maintains one copy of the FAT and if it gets messed up by not properly un-mounting the device before disconnecting it, well there's a good chance for corruption that's beyond easy recovery. Note:  If you can backup the Virtual Machine Package elsewhere while reformatting the external storage device then you'll not have to reinstall it!

Windows Server 2012 R2 is an officially supported Guest OS so that's strange you're getting that message.  Without seeing the logs there no sense in hypothesizing. Assuming the VMware Tools Windows ISO Image is actually installed in the VMware Fusion 7 application as it should be, since the .dmg installer image is a Full Installation Package, have you tried just manually assigning the windows.iso file to the CD/DVD and go from there?  The VMware Tools Windows ISO Image for Windows is windows.iso and should be located at: "/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library/isoimages/windows.iso" Note:  You may have to make a copy of the windows.iso to e.g. the Desktop in order to assign it to the CD/DVD in the Virtual Machine's Settings.  In a Terminal use the following command. cp /Applications/VMware\ Fusion.app/Contents/Library/isoimages/windows.iso ~/Desktop Hint: Copy and paste above command into the Terminal window and press Enter.  Then delete the copy when finished.

Okay earlier today I downloaded CentOS 7, installed it and updated it.  I also installed gcc, kernel-headers and kernel-devel packages using the following command: sudo yum -y install gcc kernel-headers kernel-devel I then downloaded the VMware-Player-7.0.0-2305329.x86_64.bundle file and made it executable, then installed it using the following command: sudo ./VMware-Player-7.0.0-2305329.x86_64.bundle It installed fine and then I opened VMware Player and created a VM without any issues or problems during the install, running of the application or creating and running of a VM. That said, this was a clean install with proper updates plus verifying and installing the missing VMware Player Host OS prerequisites using the default kernel.  If you are not using the default kernel then you'll need to find and apply any applicable third-party patches if available, assuming the VMware Player Host OS prerequisites are installed.  In other words if VMware Player has to build any modules then the gcc, kernel-headers and kernel-devel packages need to be installed on the Host OS. Also there is no vmware-config.pl file in my install either.

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.

I'm looking for training on the network configuration - have three to six networks to configure Did you not see video # 8 (How to use the Virtual Network Editor in VMware Workstation) in the list from the URL previously provided?  Generally speaking networking in VMware Workstation is the same as in networking physical networks although video # 8 gets into the VMware Workstation side of things.  I strongly suggest you read Chapter 5, "Configuring Network Connections" in Using VMware Workstation (PDF) and also look at Understanding networking types in hosted products (1006480).  Between which it covers the VMware Workstation side of networking and beyond that the rest is either OS based specific and or a combination of applicable normal real world physical networking.  It's just done in a virtual environment!   If you need basic network training I'm sure there are pleanty of resources available on the Internet and remember, Google is your friend!

1. Can you save us time and share your script? I have a MBPr and when I'm in the office its connected to a 27' Thunderbolt Display and full screen resolution is 2560x1440 and when not connected it's 1440x900.  So I coded the scrip to get the current resolution, toggle it to 1024x768, sleep for a second and toggle it back the original resolution. On my system in the script the value of "$CSR" will either be  2560x1440 or 1440x900 and the current screen resolution is determined by: CSR="$(xrandr | grep -o -m 1 'current.*,' | sed -e 's/current//' -e 's/ //g' -e 's/,//')" Also attached a copy of fixwp in the fixwp.zip file. 2. Do you know whether this is an Ubuntu (or Linux) issue, a VMware issue, or an Apple issue? I never really took the time to investigate since it was easy to script a workaround.  BTW I was also aware that switching between VM window modes would trigger the same results however that defeats the purpose of starting in Full Screen view so I scripted the workaround. Message was edited by: WoodyZ - I edited the fixwp script as I noticed the grep argument really should have been single quoted not double quoted.  Even though in this case it doesn't affect the results it's more proper so the shell doesn't misinterpret it.  (The problem with looking at something one wrote over a year ago is one wants to make additional changes and so I did.)

Use the File > Open... command and or just double-click the Virtual Machine Package in Finder.  Either action will populate an entry for the Virtual Machine in the Virtual Machine Library for ongoing normal access.  You can even drag and drop the Virtual Machine Package from Finder onto the Virtual Machine Library.

iawelch wrote: alas, how do I enter "F1" in the bottom ?  I cannot type in the key, and in OSX it is intercepted by the screen brightness.  for example, I may want to map applekey-w to alt-F1 . Press: fn+F1

I do not know how VMware products determine what size to make the swap partition nor do I personally care as I do not use the Easy Install feature nor should you if you don't want to accept the defaults it uses. One has three basic choices installing a Guest OS... Using the Easy Install method, manually walking through the OSes Installer accepting the defaults along the way and or additionally modifying the install along the way.  More specifically when it comes to partitioning the vHDD one can choose to manually define how the disk is going to be partitioned and the size of the partitions.  Thus one can choose whatever size one wants for the swap partition.

VMware Workstation also includes VMware Player which will work beyond the free 30 day trial of VMware Workstation.  You can use it to run your VMs to retrieve the documents.  BTW it is a good practice to separately backup User Data off of the VM's Filesystem onto the Host's Filesystem or external storage!

Then you need to create a Windows VM and add the existing virtual disk to it as it doesn't have the .vmx configuration file and why the icon for the .vmwarevm Virtual Machine Package is showing the way it is.

You do not need to download VMware Workstation to get VMware Tools in VMware Player!  VMware Player 7 is working fine on my system and had no problems downloading the VMware Tools, so it might be an issue specific to your environment/system that could be blocking the retrieval. Have a look at my reply: Re: VMware Tools missing in VMware Player 7 Installation

I just downloaded VMware-player-7.0.0-2305329.exe and installed it under Windows 7 x64 and had no problems with it automatically detecting that VMware Tools for the Guest OS installed needed to be downloaded and downloaded it successfully.  That said, have you tried?: Player > File > Preferences... > Download All Components Now Maybe something is blocking you from downloading the VMware Tools. You could also do it manually using the following VMware Tools for VMware Player 7.0.0. tools-freebsd-9.9.0.exe.tar tools-linux-9.9.0.exe.tar tools-netware-9.9.0.exe.tar tools-solaris-9.9.0.exe.tar tools-winPre2k-9.9.0.exe.tar tools-windows-9.9.0.exe.tar Untar the file and then execute the resultant executable and it will silently install the file without any indication that it actually did as that is not really then intended way to do it although it does work!

I noticed in the .log files that the filename you have associated with the CD/DVD end in .daa and .daa (Direct Access Archive) files are not ISO Image Files, nor are they directly usable with VMware Workstation!  You need to use an valid Bootable ISO Image File!

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, 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.

From VMware Fusion 7.0 sales, licensing and compatibility FAQs (2081968) Can I install Fusion 7.x on more than one MAC? Personal users require only one license to install on all Macs, but business or educational institutions require one license per Mac

The KB Article is not totally accurate and I suspect when "VMware Fusion 7.x" was added to "Product Version(s):" and other sections on the page it was a case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand was doing.  It is my understanding that starting with VMware Fusion 7 there will only be the one installer image, sans the com.vmware.fusion.zip.tar updater image the VMware Fusion.app downloads, "VMware Fusion 7 with VMware Tools for all operating systems (Full Installation)" e.g. "VMware-Fusion-7.0.1-2235595.dmg".  The AntiVirus is downloaded when one clicks "Install McAfee AntiVirus Plus from the "Virtual Machine" menu, if one so chooses.