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Converting Physical PC is hell! 
- Version: 3.0.1, 12/29/2009 09:34AM PST
Steve Frawley
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- Converting Physical PC is hell!
A suggestion - Version: 3.0.1, 12/12/2009 12:03PM PST
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awilcox
Way back when Fusion first came out for the Mac, I tried it, and it didn't shine a light to Parallels. And from that point on, I've been using Parallels.
FWIW, with Parallels, I've not had any of the grief you're having with Fusion. Networking is a non-event, and I can copy/paste clipboard between Snow Leopard and Windows XP too.
This is my personal experience, and I'm not putting this out to start a religious war. I've used VMware products for Win and for Linux, and they did the job for me. They're just behind the curve competing on the Mac platform.
Alan
FWIW, with Parallels, I've not had any of the grief you're having with Fusion. Networking is a non-event, and I can copy/paste clipboard between Snow Leopard and Windows XP too.
This is my personal experience, and I'm not putting this out to start a religious war. I've used VMware products for Win and for Linux, and they did the job for me. They're just behind the curve competing on the Mac platform.
Alan
Latest VMware Fusion - Version: 3.0, 11/21/2009 05:07AM PST
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heikot
I've loved versions 1-2 of this virtual machine software. Windows ran with blazing speed, all apps ran as expected and network drives/folders were accessible without issue. Well, all of this has changed with 3.0. Startup times are reminiscent of running Virtual PC - we all know what a disaster that was. I've lost connectivity to all of my network folders and some programs simply won't run. The overall system responsiveness is horrible. I would return this product in an instant, but as others have commented, finding where to get technical assistance or customer service is virtually impossible. I'm going to switch back to version 2 until VMware fusion 3 is stable, responsive and doesn't cause me more post-traumatic stress.
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Searching for solutions on the support site and forums was not helpful but showed many others had the same problems.
When support responded to my problems, they never addressed the problems with the software that came with the product, but suggested a backdoor method that would be difficult for all but gearheads.
I finally got the PC converted without having to reinstall over 50 programs again; not with VMware help, but with Parallels help! I used the Parallels Transporter to convert the physical PC over Ethernet, completed the transfer with Parallels on the Mac and then converted the VM to Fusion. Parallels could do the conversion but VMware could not.
It runs OK finally, but I will never recommend it to a friend or customer again (one I like anyhow).
Steve Frawley
Tax, Accounting and Computers Services since 1984