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VMware Fusion - 1.1.1

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All Time:	(4.2)
Version 1.1.1:	(4.0)
Selected Version:	1.1.1
Release Date:	2008-01-29
License:	Update
Downloads (version 1.1.1):	10,612
Downloads (all versions):	120,762
Price:	$79.99

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Product Description:

VMware Fusion is the most seamless way to run Windows applications on your Mac. VMware Fusion combines a clean and intuitive Cocoa-native interface that Mac users expect with a virtual platform trusted by millions of users today. VMware Fusion allows you to launch your Windows applications from the Dock and switch between Windows and Mac applications using Expose. With the industry's most advanced virtualization technology VMware Fusion lets you leverage all the hardware available on your Mac to simultaneously run 32- and 64-bit operating systems, use two processor cores at the same time, run select 3D games and utilize USB 2.0 devices.

What's new in this version:

VMware Fusion now transparently remaps keyboard shortcuts when the user goes back and forth between applications in the guest and in the host. For example, VMware Fusion remaps -X to Ctrl-X in the guest. The same remapping happens for -Z/-C/-V/-P/-A/-F.
The number pad Enter key on European keyboards is always treated as AltGr. NumLock no longer disables this feature.
This release fixes host and guest connectivity problems that could arise when using wireless networking.
VMware Fusion 1.1 contained a fix so that suspending a virtual machine located in a FileVault folder no longer makes the system unresponsive. The problem reappeared with Mac OS X 10.5.x (Leopard), and this release fixes it in this version of the OS as well.
Print jobs sent from the guest to a Kodak AiO 5100 series printer are now successful.
When the user starts up a Boot Camp virtual machine, the password prompt now has focus, so that the user can type in the password without first having to move the mouse over the dialog box to select it.
A problem causing the application to hang at launch, and for which the workaround was to delete the plist, has been fixed in this release.
In some instances users with Mac OS X 10.5.0 and 10.5.1 could get a soreceive corrupted . . . kernel panic. Version 1.1.1 fixes this problem.
Version 1.1.1 corrects a problem in which VMware Fusion was producing an error message when a user attempted to enable promiscuous mode for an Ethernet adapter in Mac OS X 10.5.
The SRS iWOW plugin no longer breaks the sound in VMware Fusion.
This release fixes a problem with the internal microphone when VMware Fusion runs on Mac OS X 10.5.
Version 1.1.1 corrects a caps lock LED synchronization problem that could lead to a kernel panic in vmioplug.
This release fixes problems with using the mouse after installing VMware Tools on a Ubuntu 7.10 guest.
This release fixes a problem that resulted in a hang when certain volumes were accessed from an HGFS share.
Having a Digidesign CoreAudio plugin no longer causes a bouncing vmx icon to appear in the Dock with a "Not Responding" label in Activity Monitor.
In some cases, a VMware virtual machine would not recognize a hardware breakpoint set in an application and would not stop the code execution. This problem has been fixed.
As a workaround for Apple bug 5679432 (Mac OS X hang under heavy disk load when unbuffered I/O is in use), VMware Fusion 1.1.1 disables unbuffered disk I/O on Mac OS X 10.5 hosts, even when the user selects Optimize for Mac OS application performance in VMware Fusion preferences.
A bug in the operating system would, in some cases, result in all applications running with root privileges following a upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5.1, instead of how the user originally set them. This would prevent VMware Fusion from reading its own files. This has been reported to Apple to be addressed in a future release.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel

Additional Requirements:

Intel-based Mac
Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later

Feedback Summary:

Version 1.1.1:
Overall Rating:	(4.0)	Features:	(4.2)	Support:	(2.8)
Ease of Use:	(4.2)	Quality / Stability:	(4.3)	Price:	(4.3)

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Latest VMware Fusion - Version: 3.0, 11/21/2009 05:07AM PST

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.

Breaks Print Spooler in Boot Camp - Version: 3.0, 11/8/2009 01:57AM PST

satcomer

In Windows 7 64 Bit when I installed fusion 3.0 tools and then booted back into Boot Camp (to play a game & work site webmail) i discovered after installed the VMware Tools into Windows 7 the Print Spooler would not start, so I couldn't print the only fix was to go back into Snow Leopard and run Fusion, deinstalling the VMware tools (when finished with Fusion) to natively boot into Windows 7. I sure hope VMware fixes this Print Spooler issue.

VMWare Fusion Helper & Start Menu 32-bit only! - Version: 3.0, 11/3/2009 12:45PM PST

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libertyforall1776

Don't be misled, the whole software suite has not made it to 64-bit yet. VMWare Fusion Helper & Start Menu 32-bit only!

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The 64-bit town crier.