keep windows service alive after logging out of virtual machine
i am having a problem with a virtual machine where a running application's windows service (running under the Local system account) does not stay running when i logout of the virtual machine. the...
View ArticleCompatibility of CPU and guest OS on ESXi
I want to run GuestOS WindowsServer2012R2 and Redhat6 on ESXi7 with Cascade Lake.It has been confirmed that the OS supported by esxi7 includes both of the above.But, Windows2012R2 and Redhat6 are not...
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Windows 10 x64 update from 18363.863 to 19041.329 black desktop (Workstation...
Both my VM's updated and have a black desktop now. closing Windows and restarting does not helpalso relaunching Workstation does not help. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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hi i am new to linux. i want to create libreoffice shortcut for all user in...
Hi i am new to centos, i want to create libreoffice shortcut on desktop for all user will it be on kickstart file or any other way? kickstart file is needed for installation from server
View ArticleVSPHERE 6.7. Backup issue VM Host. Failure running CHKDSK /F /R
There are two drives on the host (Server 2012 R2) and from a Veeam backup I cannot restore guest files from the C: drives as it does not show, only the d Drive shows.Veeam could not find any issues...
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Suspend guest on host sleep, resume on host wake?
Running a Windows 10 host and Ubuntu 20 guest. At night, host goes to sleep and in the morning I wake it up. I notice that my user session on the guest is logged out, but a check of the 'uptime'...
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Question - Problems with IE8 on windows guest and Ubuntu host operating system
Hi, I am new to VMware I have installed VMWare workstation 15 player onto a server running Ubuntu 20.04 as the host operating system I have loaded Windows XP and the guest operating system. I know that...
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Mounting Windows Share Folder from Redhat Linux in my VMs on an ESXi
Is there anything about virtual machines / the ESXi that would block me from being able to mount a Windows 2019 Server VM's share folder from a Redhat VM? I can easily access the folder from a windows...
View ArticleHyper-v Gen2 VM to VMware
Hi Team,I am trying to migrate the Hyper-V Generation 2 VM (windows server 2016, 2019 OS) to VMWare. I have used StarWind and Vmware Vcenter converter standalone apps to convert to VMDK files and...
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run application insigned under two environnements
Hello, Here's my setup: Pc with Windows 10 Enterprise, VMWARE Workstation Pro latest (Version 15.5.5 Build 16285975), Visual studio 2019 MFC cpp. I've developed an app with Visual studio 2019...
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Remove Kexts on Big Sur
After installing the Text Preview that supports Big Sur, all the Kexts are still asking to load. How do we get rid of them? I have removed the standard Fusion install but it doesn't clean up after...
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Unable to type inside Password box - Outlook Add Account
Workstation 15.5, Win10 Pro Guest on Win 10 Pro Host. Guest a clone of actual hardware. When trying to add an account into outlook, everything works fine until Outlook asks for a password, but it is...
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The device, \Device\Scsi\symmpi1, is not ready for access yet.
We had system kinda crash with these error and then we had to bring it up some how by system repair. This is a Windows Server 2003 as we are yet to move out. We are running VMware 6.5 on a Cisco...
View ArticleNeeded Centos 1907 image iso for VMware
I could not find the centos 1907 image iso for VMware, i have tried searching for it in the following link, but could not find. Index of /centos/7/isos/x86_64https://www.osboxes.org/centos/ I would...
View Articlevmware tools 10.3 version issues
Hi All ,has anyone found issues with tool version 10.3 .especially after restore operations .
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Windows ME virtual machine with service pack version 1.05 running in Windows...
Hello everyone in Vmware Workstation forum, I recently installed Windows ME virtual machine with service pack version version 1.05 in Windows 10 host machine version 2004. I am running Vmware...
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Blocking web sites on a Fusion client. i.e. microsoft edge
I want to block adult sites on Microsoft edge running on Fusion 11. Possible?
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Cannot extend volume on Guest OS
Hi all, I want to extend a volume from 2TB to 4TB. I've made the changes in vSphere but when I want to extend the volume on Guest OS it doesn't let me, the option is greyed out. What I'm doing wrong...
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Reset the password of a VM in vSphere Client 6.5.0 (Web)
Hello,is it possible to reset the local administrator password of a VM by the vSphere Client?(The VM is cloned from an image.)
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Dual Display Windows 10
OS: Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 10.0.17763 Build 17763ESXI Host: Dell PowerEdge R720 ESXi 6.5, 13932383VMWareTools: 11.1.0 build 16036546 Notes:this exact setup worked just fine with Windows 7 Guest...
View ArticleDownload HEIC - Horizon VDI without Microsoft Store
Is it possible to download an installer for HEIC without using microsoft store? We have used the fling VMWare OS Optimization tool in our golden image, and Microsoft store is then disabled... so i'm...
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VMWare Workstation 12 guests constantly drop network connection
Running 12.5.9 build 7535481I have 2 instances of Windows Server 2016 that continually lose their network connectivity. The intermittency of it has not been solved. Either instance might work fine for...
View ArticleVMware tools for Windows
Author : URL : http:////docs.vmware.com/it/VMware-Tools/11.1.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vmwaretools.doc/GUID-391BE4BF-89A9-4DC3-85E7-3D45F5124BC7.htmlTopic Name : Installazione manuale di VMware Tools su una...
View ArticleFailed login from VMware tools
Hi I see the following errors on all my VM servers that have VMware tools installed User sacnmclpvc001@cnm.lan logon attempt into computer '127.0.0.1' failed due to 'Unknown user name or bad password.'...
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Roll Back virtual SQL server after domain change?
It was hard to find a Heading for this question. I have a running SQL server / Windows 2019 Standard. We are changing domains (from a .local to our proper domain name. I will clone the running SQL...
View ArticleWindows 10 2004 customization failes
Hi,I have updated a Windows 10 template to 2004. When I try to deploy it VMware guest customization get stuck when I start the VM. Message (something like): "VMware Guest OS Customization Task" is not...
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Is VMware tools 10.3.5 compatilble with ESXI 5.5u3 ?
In the VMware Product Interoperability Matrices is shows that VMware tools 10.3.0 is compatible with ESXi 5.5u3But VMware Tools 10.3.0 is deprecated, however it says to use 10.3.2 or higher. I was...
View ArticleCreate a VM from a unix hard drive
Hello all, I'm new at everything related with VM and I beg for your help. In our factory we have a really old computers (using a kind of UNIX system) used for controlling processes. It is common that...
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Windows 10 Store apps not fully deleted
I have used powershell to remove windows 10 store apps from -allusers on our Parent Image of Windows 10 Enterprise and it still shows the apps on our instant clones. Some apps will just bring you to...
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VMware Workstation 15.5 Expand Disk Places Space in Wrong Location
I just tried expanding a Windows 10 2004 VM in Workstation 15.5 and when i go to expand the disk in Disk Management the extra space is in the wrong location and you can't expand the C drive. The space...
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Upgrading Windows Server 2016 to 2019 in vCenter 6.7
In the future I'll need to upgrade all my server 2016 to server 2019. What would be the best way to go about doing this? Either I would do an in-place upgrade or backup the data create a new VM w/...
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Heat up problem
Macbook Air 2017 heats up very quickly and starts making noisewhat is the reason? and what is the allowable temperature?
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CentOS 8.2 Installation Challenge(s) (Error setting up base repository)
I downloaded a new 8.2 CentOS iso and am deploying it on ESXi 6.5. I have plenty of resources (cpu, memory, hdd space) on my ESXi server I think/know. however, I'm getting this error(s) during the...
View ArticleHow to access USB stick content from VMWare running Windows 7?
I am running Windows 7 via VMWare under Ubuntu 18.04. I have followed the procedure to install the USB stick. It is now connected to the host.However, I don't know how to access the content of the...
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Order of NICs/IPs and its VM DNS name in VCenter
Hi Experts!I'm not sure what determines which IP correspond to DNS name when i have more than one NIC on my VM, what is the order that vCenter displays and respond the IPs for each VM?Sorry for the...
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i am trying to install macos on my pc and it is stuck on the logo
i am trying to install macos on my pc and it is stuck on the logo on vm any ideas
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Why my vm full disk capacity
Dear all I got a problem with my VMware full disk store capacity so I can not store my work because of disk full. at the first time, my VMware is 60GB, I install OS is W7 pro64 bit, TIA portal, and...
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Setting Jumbo Packet with PowerCLI
Is there a way with PowerCLI to set Jumbo Packet size?
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Expanding disk on virtual Ubuntu server running on ESXi 7
Hello, I hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy. I have a VM running Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS on VMWare ESXi. There are two volumes one running as boot (backed by HDD) and one is mounted (which...
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Repair Win10
Hey, I am trying to repair my win10 installation. I read I have to get into advanced boot menu for this. How do I reach this? Somehow F11 doesn't seem to work for me. Any idea?
View ArticleAfter hoping between session usb randomaly drops anyone ever experienced this...
After hoping between session usb randomly drops anyone ever experienced this it is affecting Physical Microphones Olympus device it happens ocassionally nor every time but is frequent enough that users...
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Stop code: Critical Process Died (blue screen error) - ESXi 6.6 virtual machine
Hi everyone, Virtual machine was working perfectly since long. Suddenly restarted and start giving this blue screen error. My server has following configuration. What could be possible fix for this ?...
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sql server 128GB memory - maxed out
I got a sql server with 128GB memory. in the OS SQL server is using up 110GB of it and 94% utilized what can i do to resoilve this?
View ArticleA Web Browser for Windows XP?
So I recently got over a problem with VMware tools on Worstation Player 16 and could finnaly use shared folders. The main reason I wanted to use them is so that I could install a browser, since IE does...
View ArticleCorrect way to increase VM swap file
Hi, I have Ubuntu 16 (X64) as Virtual Machine. I want to encrease Swap file.Now my /etc/fstab look as : # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump>...
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Migrated to new Macbook, now want to update from Windows 7 to Windows 10
Hi, I managed to migrate VMWare Fusion to my new Macbook Pro, but am still not sure how. I encountered "broken pipe" errors and googled how to fix that, and it worked, as far as I can tell. What I...
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Creating Multi-Partition on a disk space - VM Workstation 16.0
Hello,I'm having difficulty creating more than one partition on a disk space. I have Windows Server 2019 OS and using VMware Workstation 16.0. I've created a MS-DOS VM with 6GB fully allocated disk...
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Windows 10 pro guest on ESXi 6.7 loses network connectivity with static IP
Hello all, I recently installed Windows 10 Pro on a VM hosted on ESXi 6.7.The new machine gets an IP address from DHCP as followed, running ipconfig: IPv4 10.1.12.129Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0Default...
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INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE for Windows 2012 Server vm
iMac 2019 running Fusion 11.5.6 on macOS Catalina. Windows Server 2012 vm that had been working just fine for a long time. VM lives on a Drobo Mini RAID attached via USB-A. Was removing some not often...
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vmware workstation pro 16, windows 10 host, fedora 33 guest, KDE
i just upgraded a fedora 32 guest to fedora 33. the v32 guest was working flawlessly. the in-place upgrade was smooth. but the v33 guest is a *disaster*. so many KDE programs fail or crash it is...
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