Hello Eric, I run Mac OS 10.7.1 on an iMac with 4 GB RAM. I previously had virtual machines for Windows XP and Windows 7 64 bit running on the latest release of VMWare Fusion 3.x. These have been installed for a long time and the details of how I installed them is lost in the past.
When I heard of VMware Fusion 4.0.1 I downloaded the 30 day free trial which resulted in a DMG file in my downloads folder. I opened this and then did Shift+Command+C in Finder to find the resultant virtual disk. I copied the file VMWare.app from there into my applications folder and opened it. That took me to a dialogue where I had to enter the licence key which after some difficulty I found on the VMWare fusion download page. I then used the file menu in VMWare Fusion to locate and open my virtual machine for Windows XP. That resulted in a dialogue asking if I wanted to upgrade that virtual machine to which I replied yes. I then had to be patient for quite a long time but eventually heard the Windows start up music. After another long delay Window-Eyes started talking. I then shut down Windows XP and using the VMWare fusion file menu opened the virtual machine for Windows 7 64 bit. Again I was asked if I wanted to upgrade that virtual machine to which I replied yes. Again a fter a long delay I heard the Windows start up music and I was on my way. Note that subsequent Windows startups were much faster. I did not change any of the VMWare fusion preferences or any of the virtual machine settings inherited from VMWare 3.x. Note that upgrading your virtual machine for VMWare 4. means it will no longer work with VMWare 3.x. Hope this helps. If you need more I can start my virtual machines and let you know the VMWare preferences and virtual machine settings I use. Like many others I mostly use native Mac OS and only start Windows when Mac OS runs into problems e.g. with some web pages. Best regards..... Paul Hopewell <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
