VMware Fusion 1.1.62573

• Popularity:

  #10 in System Utilities (out of 240 products)

• License:

  Free to try; $79.99 to buy

• Editor's Rating:

  Not rated

• Average User Rating:

  2.5 stars (out of 7 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  15,256

• Requirements:

  Mac OS X 10.4/10.5

• Limitations:

  30-day trial

• Date Added:

  January 07, 2008

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version VMware Fusion 1.1.57919 VMware Fusion 1.0 Build 51348 VMware Fusion 1 build 51348 VMware Fusion 4.1 Beta VMware Fusion 2 beta VMware Fusion beta build 36932

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Publisher's description of VMware Fusion

VMware Fusion is a desktop application that lets you create and run virtual machines on your Intel-based Mac. Fusion provides an intuitive user interface for creating virtual machines, and for running preconfigured virtual machines created with VMware Workstation, GSX Server, VMware Server, and ESX Server. You can also download virtual machines from the VMware Technology Network (VMTN) Website, which has a growing library of virtual appliances with a wide range of pre-installed and preconfigured applications and operating systems. Fusion supports all Intel Mac hardware, including the new 64-bit Mac Pro and iMac. Your virtual machines can have multiple virtual processors, taking advantage of the Intel Core Duo chips.

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• Average user rating: 2.9 stars out of 7 votes
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• 4 stars

  Version: VMware Fusion 1.1.62573

  "Works well, but..."

  by erindorn on August 1, 2008

  Pros: I found the software worked flawlessly. I had no problem running windows apps, and even ran Norton Anti-Virus without issue.

  Cons: The only flaw I encountered was when I realized I oversized the partition for Windows. I may have missed it, but I couldn't find an easy way to resize it. I even installed a copy of Partition Magic, but wasn't able to get that to work for me. They need to install a utility that will allow you to vary the size of the Windows partition without data loss. If they can come up with that, it's a brilliant product.

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• 5 stars

  Version: VMware Fusion 1.1.62573

  "I love it!"

  by jbergado on March 16, 2008

  Pros: I love my MAC. but its cool to run windows every now and then on it. This fusion product is awesome!

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• 1 stars

  0 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: VMware Fusion 1.1.62573

  "Jut get a Windows Laptop & and save yourself the Grief"

  by Finland on July 30, 2008

  Pros: For basic this and that it works fine - meaning as long as you (practically) have no interaction with the software (or excuse me before the Vmware Anal,lists come track me down) ?no interaction with the OS inside the Vmware. Meaning if you spend you?re time ?just looking? It works fine (and only if you get MacDrive 7 at that).. Don?t get me wrong - it gets and A for good intentions.... BUT

  Cons: If your looking to have programs run and inter-exchange with your OS inside the Vmwear ?like running in the background? a spell checker, a screen capture program, maybe even firwalls or anything like that (to numerus to think of or know about because I did not try ?first hand? (forget it, IN MY OPINION) it?s a nightmare at least and at best a twilight zone experience. Try viewing their forum for support (before you buy) and get the flavor of their outstanding customer support. Meaning it?s a joy being PUT IN YOUR PLACE... (Who?s the one with the money, right?) So here?s the bottom line: with trying to use it with an OS it?s a ?Zone? but if you were to run just regular run of the mill programs (anything that?s not an OS) it would be (probably) perfect... What are the advantages of doing this? That's for you to decide - but if it?s for Windows that your interested in using it for (as it?s advertized for) you have a certain amount of disposable income (no?) Well just reach in a little deeper and buy a separate laptop (and dispense with the anguish)...

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• 1 stars

  0 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: VMware Fusion 1.1.62573

  "Nightmare with VMWare Fusion"

  by jack05401 on April 8, 2008

  Pros: The software is good (not excellent because of the many bugs) and works adequately when it works. It does allow you to emulate a PC running Windows XP on a new MacBook.

  Cons: However, when it doesn't work you have BIG problems and just try getting support from VMWare. Just finding a phone number to call takes a lot of effort on the web then you discover for the Fusion product you can only get e-mail support at $24.99 per incident even though it's their bugs that caused your problems. I purchased the support because my problem was deadly but then their website malfunctioned and did not allow me to use the Product Key to open an incident support file. I was instructed to send an e-mail which the company promptly lost. Five phone calls later someone in Customer Service took pity on me (they're not supposed to talk with Fusion cuctomers) and opened an incident support file. I hope they solve my problem but I have yet to hear back from them.

  Here is the problem I experienced using Fusion on my new MacBook. 2,1 running Mac OSX 10.4.10 with Fusion 1.1.1.

  The arrangement worked fine for a few months but last week, suddenly, the computer began shutting down automatically.

  I shut the machine down out of Fusion and out of Mac OSX and restarted but this did not correct the problem

  Now, whenever I boot up, the machine will go through a perfect Windows boot, showing desktop icons (which are active and will respond when clicked) but every time after 30 to 45 seconds the machine will automatically shut down (using the usual Windows shut down routine).

  I have tried, but cannot enter safe mode during Windows boot up.

  The MacBook works perfectly in Mac mode.

  The most important thing is to recover the files lodged on the PC side of this Mac which include a 4 GB e-mail library and a 2 GB My Documents file as well as a Filemaker rolodex

  It is not obvious to me from the commands provided in Fusion how to do this from the Fusion envelope. Nor is it obvious how to find these files, except as an image, when browsing the hard drive on the Mac side.

  This Fusion failure mode is horrible because it appears files cannot be recovered once it happens.

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