Hi, Well, VMWare Fusion 3.1 which I just noticed today allows you to assign USB devices.
"USB EasyConnect: Easily assign USB devices to virtual machine or Mac when connected to the computer." I'm hoping that is actually what I think it is. I have no idea how it works, though, but probably self-explanatory. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: [email protected] GoogleTalk: [email protected] Facebook Twitter Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: [email protected] Yahoo! Messenger: cin368 AIM: cincinster On May 26, 2010, at 10:27 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Yes, Nic that is muy experience too. But I can't always sync my windows > phone as it keeps rverting to the bluetooth and I keep having to change it. > I know I can sync via bluetooth but thus far it's not worked for me. I hope > someone will write back and help us to configure things manually! > > Kawal. > On Wed, 26 May 2010 07:41 +0200, "Nicolai Svendsen" <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Hi, >> >> >> Well, it seems to be automatically done for me at this point. Every time I >> connect the machine but not the device, it tells me it couldn't be connected >> because it isn't plugged in. I believe it recognizes it automatically after >> connecting it once and telling VMWare FUsion to pass on the connection to >> the virtual machine. At least, that's what happens here. >> >> >> I've been looking for a way to manually configure this, but I don't see one. >> I'm hoping I'm just missing it because I'm tired or something, so hopefully >> someone can point us both in the right direction. :) >> >> >> Regards, >> Nc >> Mobile Me: [email protected] >> GoogleTalk: [email protected] >> Facebook >> Twitter >> Skype: Kvalme >> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >> Yahoo! Messenger: cin368 >> AIM: cincinster >> >> On May 26, 2010, at 7:29 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >> >>> Hi. >>> >>> I'm particularlyinterested in your message Nick where you say the virtual >>> machine can get hold of a device and connect it automatically. If you can >>> tell me how to do that please? I have to connect my windows mobile to it >>> regularly as I have to beta test for a company on rare occasions and to >>> update my contacts in it regularly as that is my primary phone until I can >>> use the Iphone in conjunction as well! >>> >>> Kawal. >>> On May 26, 2010, at 12:23 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Well, as a matter of fact, I'm going to be trying this very soon. It's not >>>> actually my computer, or at least, it's not in my ownership, but I just >>>> have this urge to break computers when it arrives with the mail on a cold, >>>> Tuesday morning. So yep. I'll let you know how that goes if no one answers >>>> before then, but I'm sure it'll go smoothly. >>>> >>>> Windows essentially does boot. In a sense, anyway. So the install would >>>> probably work. If not, the importing should take care of that problem for >>>> sure. Of course, you want to make sure you connect the device and allow >>>> your Virtual machine to take hold of it. This doesn't always happen >>>> automatically, though I believe you can configure VMWare Fusion to connect >>>> something automatically upon bootup when it detects it. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Nic >>>> Mobile Me: [email protected] >>>> GoogleTalk: [email protected] >>>> Facebook >>>> Twitter >>>> Skype: Kvalme >>>> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >>>> Yahoo! Messenger: cin368 >>>> AIM: cincinster >>>> >>>> On May 26, 2010, at 1:00 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello all, >>>>> Mac Mall is running a special on Fusion 3 today. One thing that intrigued >>>>> me about the description of this product is the statement that you can >>>>> import your entire windows pc to your Mac wirelessly or via a lan >>>>> connection. It claims you can use your windows devices and software, >>>>> which is when my ears picked up. I have a scanner that does not have Mac >>>>> drivers, and I have K1000 for scanning and ocr. And I also have Office >>>>> 2003 and a screen reader. Now if the next version of office for the Mac >>>>> turns out to be vo-compatible, then maybe losing out on Office 2003 won't >>>>> be a big deal. But since there is no scanning solution for the mac that >>>>> meets my needs, I plan to keep using what I have, but would love to >>>>> consolidate everything onto the Mac. So, has anybody actually done this >>>>> importing of their windows system over to a Mac and did your device >>>>> drivers come along andlive happily ever after? Or did you have to end up >>>>> reinstalling device drivers? My scanner's driver does not install in the >>>>> usual way. that is, in order to install it, you must connect the device, >>>>> boot up the machine and let Windows do the rest, rather than installing >>>>> the drivers first. So I was thinking Fusion wouldn't work because you >>>>> don't actually boot Windows, as I understand it, thus the driver install >>>>> would quite probably not go well. Any experiences you care to relate >>>>> would be most welcome. >>>>> >>>>> mary >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >>> ____ >>> Kawal Gucukoglu >>> >>> (E-mail/MSN): >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> (Skype ID): >>> >>> kawalgucukoglu >>> >>> (Mobile/Text): >>> >>> +447905618396 >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > ____________ > Kawal Gucukoglu > [email protected] > > (MSN): > [email protected] > > (Skype User ID): > kawalgucukoglu > > (Mobile/Text): > > +447905618396 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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