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The VM a challenge. Try downloading the updates to a Mac, then writing them to a USB stick formatted with FAT. Then use Fusion to attach that USB stick to the VM and install the updates from there. 12. RE: VMWare Tools fails to install (Windows 7) Posted Nov 06, 2023 01:43 PM Yes, I wasn't planning to download by VW internet., but when I tried, then I found another dead end street.Even what you told me doesn't seem easy for me,but I will try.Thanks a lot, it seems you became aware of my issue.Regards. 13. RE: VMWare Tools fails to install (Windows 7) Posted Nov 11, 2023 10:47 PM BTW, Technogeezer, do you know if it would be easier to install a VM in Windows 8.1? 14. RE: VMWare Tools fails to install (Windows 7) Posted Nov 12, 2023 02:26 PM Not sure. I don’t have much to do with older Windows versions lately other than getting them to Windows 10 because those old versions are unsupported and insecure. I’d have to try it. 15. RE: VMWare Tools fails to install (Windows 7) Posted Nov 12, 2023 06:01 PM For what it's worth, I just ran an experiment. Tools install fine out of the box on a freshly installed Windows 8.1 VM running on Fusion 13.5 .The version of Tools installed was 12.3.0 build 22234872. 16. RE: VMWare Tools fails to install (Windows 7) Posted Nov 12, 2023 07:39 PM Hi, thanks very much. I was going to answer you about this recent first post that I was going to try to install W8.1 myself in VMWare Player 17.5, instead of the W7 I was trying. (No need to do it yourself, but I really appreciate your kind help).So, anyway, you tested in Fusion that 8.1 install could be easier than W7 virtualization, right?(I understand Vm Fusion is like the Mac's version of the VMWare Player i have. Is that also right?)Many thanks again and regards. 17. RE: VMWare Tools fails to install (Windows 7) Posted Nov 12, 2023 08:08 PM wrote:So, anyway, you tested in Fusion that 8.1 install could be easier than W7 virtualization, right?(I understand Vm Fusion is like the Mac's version of the VMWare Player i have. Is that also right?)Many thanks again and regards.VMware Fusion (for the Mac) and Workstation (for Windows/Linux PCs) are very much alike (but not exactly, due to the platform differences). And yes, I found that Windows 8.1 installed very easily. 18. RE: VMWare Tools fails to install (Windows 7) Posted Nov 13, 2023 04:16 AM I was able to get a Windows 7 fresh install with VMware Tools, but it is plain ugly. There are updates that you have to get into the VM in order to get the tools installed and so that Windows can apply all of its updates. That's squarely on Microsoft - they don't make it easy for anyone to install Windows 7 from scratch at this time. Nothing Fusion related in those problems. You'll

How do you check VM Fusion hardware on VM 8? 1. How do you check VM Fusion hardware on VM 8? Posted Aug 29, 2015 07:27 PM My understanding that hardware needs to be brought up to version 12. I am running XP on my virtual machine 2. RE: How do you check VM Fusion hardware on VM 8? Best Answer Posted Aug 29, 2015 09:11 PM In Settings>Compatibility, you'll see what hardware version is currently being used and if it's not version 12, click the Upgrade button.BTW, when updating VMware Tools, did you get either a Windows "Found New Hardware WIzard" popping up repeatedly during the install, or have the Tools install hang altogether forcing a Power Off? For me the Hardware Wizard kept popping up in XP Pro and XP Home just locked up. It was necessary to force a Power Off and then run the Tools Repair option in Reinstall VMware Tools. 3. RE: How do you check VM Fusion hardware on VM 8? Posted Aug 30, 2015 03:03 PM Got it and it was at 6 and I went to 12. Still struggling with tools update - looking for the ISO file??Thanks 4. RE: How do you check VM Fusion hardware on VM 8? Posted Aug 30, 2015 08:10 PM If I remember correctly, the installer packages eventually appeared as a virtual network drive; the D drive always came up empty. But since the Tools update is often automatic, does the Virtual Machine menu say Update or Reinstall tools?

In a VM where at least the harm of running an old, unsupported OS is mitigated. Virtual Machine Apps There are several different virtual machine programs you can choose from: VirtualBox: (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X): VirtualBox is very popular because it's open-source and completely free. There's no paid version of VirtualBox, so you don't have to deal with the usual "upgrade to get more features" upsells and nags. VirtualBox works very well, particularly on Windows and Linux where there's less competition, making it a good place to start with VMs. VMware Player: (Windows, Linux): VMware has their own line of virtual machine programs. You can use VMware Player on Windows or Linux as a free, basic virtual machine tool. More advanced features---many of which are found in VirtualBox for free---require upgrading to the paid VMware Workstation program. We recommend starting out with VirtualBox, but if it doesn't work properly you may want to try VMware Player. VMware Fusion: (Mac OS X): Mac users must buy VMware Fusion to use a VMware product, since the free VMware Player isn't available on a Mac. However, VMware Fusion is more polished. Parallels Desktop: (Mac OS X): Macs also have Parallels Desktop available. Both Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion for Mac are more polished than the virtual machine programs on other platforms, since they're marketed to average Mac users who might want to run Windows software. While VirtualBox works very well on Windows and Linux, Mac users may want to buy a more polished, integrated Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion program. Windows and Linux tools like VirtualBox and VMware Player tend to be targeted to a geekier audience. There are many more VM options, of course. Linux includes KVM, an integrated virtualization solution. Professional and Enterprise version of Windows 8 and 10---but not Windows 7---include Microsoft's Hyper-V, another integrated virtual machine solution. These solutions can work well, but they don't have the most user-friendly interfaces. Setting Up a Virtual Machine Once you've decided on a VM app and gotten it installed, setting up a VM is actually pretty easy. We're going to run