VMware Fusion
Run windows & other x86 systems side-by-side with os x.
Version: 3.0
STAY AWAY FROM THIS SOFTWARE
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: thestuntman Wednesday, September 26 2007 @ 01:58 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: NO
I have been using BootCamp for a solid year without a single problem. I installed VMWare Fusion today, and my BootCamp partition is now completely useless. Windows dies immediately on startup and says that it can no longer be used with my hardware. This happens in VMWare Fusion, and it happens in a direct BootCamp startup. In desperation, after a few hours I even tried to rescue it all with Parallels. Same problem. Nothing works anymore and the Help offers no troubleshooting tips of any use. So now, I have to reinstall Windows, redownload everything, redo all of my settings, reimport my files and bookmarks. Yes, time to rebuild everything I had done to Windows over an entire year's time. So, thanks VMWare for time and money I will waste trying to get back what I already had.
Comments
Using BETA with no Backup? - Wiz
At least now you have been offered a lesson in best practices - BETA software is very risky - always back up anything you don't want to lose.Wednesday, September 26 2007 @ 06:32 AM PDT
Using BETA with no Backup? - slboettcher
Wow - no kidding?I can only hope you guys aren't working in hospitals on real live people...
Wednesday, September 26 2007 @ 11:24 AM PDT
STAY AWAY FROM THIS SOFTWARE - MikeBentley
Hola friends,It is known in the blogosphere that you can't use a single Boot Camp partition with both Fusion and Parallels, you have to pick one or the other and go with it. They're both fine products, but there's no established standard or history for dealing with two core (2) virtualization technologies on the same partition.
Friday, October 26 2007 @ 01:39 AM PDT
It's a beta version - mmmgood
There's always a risk.Reply to This
Wednesday, September 26 2007 @ 02:55 AM PDT