I did choose the move option, because I read where that was a good idea. I still get no start up music and those notifications that I can’t read under Fusion 6, Windows 7, and Mavericks. Maybe I’ll get my sighted hubby to take a look at it and see if anything crazy is going on. On Dec 6, 2013, at 7:46 PM, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote:
> unity view won't affect anything. However, moving the VM from one machine to > another can be tricky. when I moved my VM from my iMac to my MBA, I was asked > by fusion if I wanted to copy or move the VM. Not knowing what to do, I > selected copy. This caused all my keys to be invalidated - windows, MS-office > and jaws all had to be re-authorized. I think if I had chosen "move", then > fusion would have moved the authorizations along with the vm file, > de-activating the old one and activating the new, but as it was, I basically > created a clone of the VM, so now I have to windows for the price of one. > > P.S. I had to call windows support (accessibility team) for help and they > authorized the new windows7 VM even though I didn't pay for another license . > > I don't think that answers your question though. Sorry I can't be more help > The first thing you need to do I think is to get jaws talking so you can know > whats going on. Try narrator while you're at it. and, if fusion asks if this > is a new file, and you want to copy or move it, try the move option. > > > On Dec 6, 2013, at 6:08 PM, Kimberly thurman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I had Fusion running Windows 7 on my MBP under Snow Leopard perfectly. I >> was running Fusion 4. I got a new MBA and installed Fusion 6. I moved my >> Virtual Machine file from the MBP to the MBA, which I’ve heard can be done. >> When I launch Fusion, iI get no Windows start up music, but I think >> something is going on, because I hear a notification from Jaws and one from >> Free Download Manager, which I was running in windows. >> >> I haven’t used Fusion with Windows on the Mac for a while, so I forget which >> view I should choose? Does unity have anything to do with it? Could >> someone give me an idea about this? >> >> Thanks in advance for all advice! >> >> Kim >> On Dec 5, 2013, at 5:58 PM, Caitlyn and Maggie <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> No, you don’t understand! >>> things were working fine for me under mavericks with fusion for a little >>> while. >>> >>> After a while, though, it seemed like I had to reinstall the OS because I >>> was having problems, but I didn’t do a clean install the first time because >>> the apple person I talked to while back said that wasn’t necessary. So, I >>> redid my OS and then I had to reinstall fusion. After I did that, my copy >>> of xp wasn’t acting right. IE flakes out and crashes, for example. >>> >>> I have tried win 7 ultimate in hopes that it would be better but I’m having >>> problems with that, too. I can’t get it to recognize my super drive so I >>> can install window eyes. I might have to double check and make sure vm >>> tools are installed, though-that just came to me. >>> >>> Windows is basically a big pita for me. I really wish I didn’t need it and >>> am actively looking for ways to just trash it altogether if i can. >>> >>> Just me, though. >>> >>> I hope you get your problem figured out. Fusion is very useable, once you >>> get it configured. it just might take you a while. >>> >>> Good luck! >>> Cait >>> >>> On Dec 5, 2013, at 2:37 PM, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> wow! I'm never upgrading to mavericks! >>>> >>>> On Dec 5, 2013, at 11:00 AM, Caitlyn and Maggie >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Well, that’s the kicker.. Sometimes I can command tab back into mavericks >>>>> and sometimes it doesn’t work. >>>>> >>>>> I’m having a devil of a time with my vmware right now.. nothing is >>>>> working since I had to redo things. neither my xp machine nor my win 7 >>>>> one are functional for any real use yet, unfortunately. >>>>> Sorry.. was just saying what had worked in the past. >>>>> Cait >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 5, 2013, at 10:49 AM, Bill Holton <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi. >>>>>> If you check the box to ignore Mac commands, how do you then leave VM and >>>>>> return to Mac OS? Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bill >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Caitlyn furness >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:44 PM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: Re: VMWare questions >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi alex, >>>>>> I'm going to take a crack at some of your questions. >>>>>> >>>>>> For your problem with vo taking over, and also for some of the key >>>>>> strokes >>>>>> not being recognized, you can either turn off vo while in the virtual >>>>>> machine or go into the vm prefs and then find the tab called keyboard, I >>>>>> think. In there, there is a check box which tells the vm to ignore all >>>>>> mac >>>>>> osx commands. For myself, once I checked that little box, the guest >>>>>> operating system acted better! >>>>>> >>>>>> The volume issue is probably windows volume and you can either turn up >>>>>> your >>>>>> mac or go into control panel and turn up the volume in the other OS. >>>>>> >>>>>> hth, >>>>>> Caitlyn >>>>>> >>>>>> On Nov 25, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> I finally got VMWare Fusion running! I guess I complained enough, >>>>>>> because >>>>>> they called me back within an hour, had me set up a remote access >>>>>> program, >>>>>> and did everything for me. <grin> I'm still not overly impressed with >>>>>> their >>>>>> support, but at least they fixed this. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Now, though, I have some questions. This is on a Macbook Air with 4gb of >>>>>> ram (total, not for the vm only). I will set up Windows on my Mini soon, >>>>>> but >>>>>> want to iron everything out on the Macbook first since my Mini is my >>>>>> primary >>>>>> machine. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1. According to Fusion's preferences, ctrl-cmd should toggle >>>>>> keyboard/mouse control between Windows and Mac, but that does not always >>>>>> seem to be the case. Voiceover usually grabs keystrokes, almost randomly >>>>>> at >>>>>> times, and the caps lock modifier does not work at all. In addition, >>>>>> keyboard commander keystrokes are grabbed, so windows-b executes my >>>>>> battery >>>>>> script instead of jumping to the Task Bar. This, of course, means I >>>>>> cannot >>>>>> reliably control Windows, and cannot access the NVDA menus. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2. The default behavior for closing Fusion is to suspend open VMs. Is >>>>>>> that >>>>>> okay, or is it recommended that I shut them down instead? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 3. Windows seems quiet relative to OS10. Is there a way to turn it up? >>>>>>> It >>>>>> may well be Windows' volume, I haven't managed to check yet (see #1). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you in advance, and I am sure I will have more questions as time >>>>>> goes on. As I said, I really want to nail down any possible problems >>>>>> before >>>>>> trying this out on my main machine. However, I am demoing Windows to a >>>>>> client tomorrow, using the Macbook, so it would be nice to have better >>>>>> control over Windows before then. (Yeah, I put this one off, but in my >>>>>> defense I never expected so much trouble with VMWare). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Have a great day, >>>>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups >>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>> an >>>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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