Running Windows on a Mac with VMWare Fusion

[1stDalek]

how do you install vmware tools?

[crazypenny94]

whats the password because my mac is asking for a password for windows

[surfingtube]

this seems a bit slow. however, pretty amazing. what are you're specs?

[tayj530]

@surfingtube this video was made in 2008, it runs much much more faster now

[jernizzle4591]

Hello,does running a windows program using vmware.com on a mac operating system like apple cause any proplems like virus's, spyware, malware ect. ect. on a mac operating system?? I want to make sure because mac operating systems like apple basically cannot get any type of virus's of any type so I dont want to harm my computer. Please message me back.

[gone414]

Macintosh :)



[6bernardo6]

Does this work on PowerPC?

[pokemonman64]

link please

[TheBlacksarrow]

I cant play games on my VMware Fusion it says your graphics card or video card has properly stopped working even though on my mac it works properly please help!

[AustinAlive1]

how much does this cost. do you have to buy each operating system you put on or do you just buy VMware fusion.

[q8fhdblue]

here is a question can u connect to the internet from mac only ????

[eternaltwlight]

can u run xp Parallel with os x LIKE IN Parallels

[babicz]

Does it run it well virtually? Talking XP Pro, of course.

[bradskate14]

well thx but i figured it out. but when i did it i just went to use without a disc and just loaded it off of my system but thx

[bradskate14]

how would i do this if i have window 7 downloaded and i have not opened vmware fusion 3 yet like how do i set it up????

[markdotnet]

@bradskate14 Your Win7 download may have come as a disk image... like an ISO file. You can "mount" the ISO file as a drive with VMWare. Then, when you start your virtual machine, it will detect it and boot from it. Then, it should proceed as a standard install. If your Win7 download didn't come as an ISO, you'll need to convert it to an ISO file. There are lots of tools available that will help you with that.

[AkisKiraleos]

for all you ppl who dont know a thing, this is a full windows os, that can play everything that windows would normally play, so yes, it can play all your puny games and stuff. PERIOD. also ur pc wont be slowed down. so yes, parallels is the best option.

[TheRickychengshow]

Hey guys please answer thus question!! If I have a disk of a pc game like call of duty. Can I install the game on it. And play it? Please answer

[BananagunStudios]

can you full screen the windows window?

I wanna double screen my mac and have windows on one and mac on the other

[markdotnet]

@BananagunStudios Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. Yes... you can run your virtual machine full screen and on a second monitor. It's a great option that I use frequently.

[MultiJohnD]

A Mac user installing Windows, of course they will all claim that it's just out of curiousity hehe

[snoopster2009]

To show off the dominance of mac, if anything. Both OS's have their strengths and weaknesses, so being able to run both on one machine is extremely convenient.

[jabberwolf]

"To show off the dominance of mac"

The convenience of running XP on most hardware and as a VM is the dominance of XP.

The INABILITY of OSX to to this is Apple's weakness and INABILITY!

Why Apple tards think otherwise .. well... their stupidity is just amazing.

[jsharp1701]

Not me. I have to test software on both platforms and some administrative functions where i work are in PC-only web apps. If I didn't have to do those things, I'd never use Windows at all.

[BananagunStudios]

noo, my excuse is that not all applications work with mac os. So having windows makes your computer almost universal

[GFrei02]

Where is XP Pro on the website for the VMWare applications.... at the moment i have Centos 5.2 and i cant seem to run .exe files on it... I have a mac book and all i really want is to download .exe files

[opusman2]

You can't download operating systems from their website...

[TheNewShowToday]

duh mac uses .Dmg i dont have mac i know that OMG

[coetzee92]

that is sloooooooooooooooow

[Jameswho123]

dude you have just broke your Mac

[lbkiml]

Does vmware make the laptop overheat like how bootcamp does?

are there any downsides compared to bootcamp besides being a little slower?

[jabberwolf]

Nice but your better off getting all the features on a cheaper, better hardware PC... and run OSX as a VM session on it instead.

Windows can run things in SLI or CS4 in 64 bit mode, OSX cannot. (yes goobers go look up autodesk and see that it cant! - only on Vista 64)

[blaste]

Bootcamp...

[jabberwolf]

again why?

When most used programs are on XP anyway?

You are better off using a PC, used saved money getting a new OCZ solid disk drive, and running OSX in a VM on XP.

Doing it the other way around on a mac is more expensive ans slower.

[markdotnet]

I wasn't aware you could run OSX in a VM on XP; not without hacking it anyhow.

[ninjakind]

And why should it be slower?

[jabberwolf]

Because at the same price point that you bought a mac...

With a PC and a SSD hard drive

its quicker - MUCH!

And you can always run a hacked VM version of OSX on your PC - ( and again at same price point faster).

[iPayton785]

in my opinion boot camp is alot better to use than these virtual machines. boot camp runs windows at full speed and it seems that these virtual machines lag quite a bit. and the only reason i want a windows partition on my imac is to play games.

[mantaray8144]

Very well done video. Thank you. I've just switched from Parallels to VMWare Fusion on my Intel Maccook nad am much much happier with VMWare. It runs much smoother and faster and printing on my USB HP Photosmart is a breeze from Windows-unlike Parallels.

[SwEEtPuRpLeHaZe]

Your video is great, but i have a question. I have xp pro and vmware fusion on my mac. I have an external hard drive that my husband was using on his pc that i would like to backup my mac to. when i go to do so it says that i need to reformat it. If I do this will i loe all of the info on it and if so, can I backup my mac through the windows side? Again, if so.. how do I do that?

[markdotnet]

I am fairly certain you'll have to reformat the drive as the computer says. When you reformat the drive, all data on it will be gone.

I don't believe you'll be able to back up your Mac via Windows/VMWare. You might be better off picking up another external drive for backup.

You might be able to back up just your documents via Windows/VMWare, but not a full system backup.

[SwEEtPuRpLeHaZe]

Thnx.! I did the reformat and all that and started to do the backup. I left and came back and it said there was an error or something and stopped. Now it's not even coming up as an option to backup to. if the S.M.A.R.T says "not supported" does that mean I can't use the hard drive or is something wrong? Boo, I'm so lost.

[lolderder]

u need windows xp instalation cd..???

[Djsm00]

Yes

[rapazn]

So you just need to install this Fusion in and your good to go ? Or do you still need to install the Xp operation just like Bootcamp ? And can this Fusion thing run Autocad ?

[markdotnet]

You need to install XP as well. Fusion give you a "blank" virtual PC with no operating system. After Fusion is installed, you can install any x86 operating system you want.

As for running Autocad, I'm not really sure. I would think it would be okay since VMWare claims they support high-end gaming and such. I have no experience with it thought.

Good luck

[Jaggabone]

Excellent question!!

Mark I love this video and great explanation on USB connected devices. I do a LOT of tech support for BlackBerry and as you know BBDM is only for Windows. When I get the MacBook will VMWare/Parallels running XP will recognize my BB via USB in virtualization so that I can SYNC & Charge it. I figure that Outlook on a LAN & connected via MAPI service to Exchange server will work correctly so this will be a hurdle I'm going to face.

More videos like this PLEASE! Great Job!

[danchiken]

how u do that????????? can u sent me the websites so I could download it??? plzzzz

[Mankster101]

You need to buy the program.

[Lei1408]

what kind of vmware version do u have? great vid, very1000x education! thanks....

[electricbrandon]

hey can VMWare fusion work on my emac g4 ppc 1.25 ghz 768 megs of ram with 40 gig int. and i'm going to buy 1 tb external.

it runs OS tiger.

[markdotnet]

I'm not sure of the hardware requirements necessary for Fusion. I can tell you that the RAM on your system is shared with the Fusion machine. You could set it up so that your virtual machine has 512Mg of ram with the rest left of OSX. The hard drive space isn't all that important but the RAM and clockspeed is.

Also, Fusion might require an Intel processor in which case your system won't do it. You'll have to check the Fusion site for details.

[spritemoney]

you have to have an intel mac os x 10.4 tiger mac. Now if u want something for the non intel macs, try looking for Microsoft Virtual PC.

[mishiah7]

So I got a question: Do you need a pc computer to run vmfusion? What if u just got a mac and not a pc?

[markdotnet]

That's what VMWare Fusion is for... You only need the Mac Hardware. I am using an iMac. Fusion is a program that runs on the Mac to emulate a computer. You can install any "Intel" operating system on the emulated computer. In my demo, I show Windows. I know other people that run Ubuntu as well.

[daand12]

you should to try windows 7 beta build 6801 i have run it on vmware ver.5,8

[crazy360playa]

Thanks for this video :D

[JacobJetto]

Yeah, he does sound like a mark.

[ravasarala]

this presentation helped me a lot to get up to speed on fusion. thanks man,

[reinhardt3293]

Im surprised you didn't show everybody that files can be dragged and dropped from Mac to Windows and vice versa. Much easier and quicker than dealing with the shared folders.

[TheTipShow]

you sound a bit like the joker i the dark night :P

good vid

[timur4445]

does i neen somthing withaout vmware-fusion?

[YessicaB7]

the real games run on this??? i mean 3d games.

[city310city]

Wow........ Your boot up took for ever.....

The way I did it......

I Installed Xp with bootcamp first... then I installed the vmware software....

Bootcamp will show under the virtual drives....

It wouldn't run RUMBLE FIGHTER game with the vmware software only..... 1gb of ram too... but mine is MUch Much Faster....

2.4mhz.....4gb of RAM  Black Macbook....

[SoftwareTutorial]

the xp in the virtual machine for u looked really slow and u gave it 1gig ram and 2 processors i give mine 256 ram and 1 proceser and it faster

[markdotnet]

I think that's because of the screen capture software I was using. I have recorded other things with some newer software and it's much better now.

[izmaluv]

hey where can i get the serial number ?

[halo9184]

um would the switch over thing with bootcamp better?

[anonymous1237]

Do u have to have an actual version of windows xp installed?

[fizzstyles]

Hey how does diablo run on vmware?

[spritemoney]

u know what is a good idea, try making the windows look like a mac, then ppl will really think it is for mac

[emusheen]

Thanks man that's great!

[f4r20]

cool so it means i can run games designed for windows???

One more question, if i have windows on a mac, it means that im vulnerable to viruses for windows?

thanks

[markdotnet]

They claim that you can run games for Windows in Fusion but I haven't tried it. When I want to play games, I just use my XBox.

As for viruses, yes... your Virtual Windows system is still vulnerable to viruses, spyware, etc... It's pretty unlikely that anything you picked up in Windows would cross over into your Mac though.

[f4r20]

ok Thanks

[topsyandpip56]

Yes, I run COD 4 and COD 2 and Vice City AND Sims 2 with no problem in VMware Fusion. Just renember to turn on 3D Acceleration before you do it though!

[mrpeevy9]

what are the specs of your computer and and how much memory and drive space should you have to install it.

good video

[starlightmishi]

You cant play all games. It has problems with Direct X

[Ldotplop]

how did u get windows xp on Vmware?

[Gerardosalasp]

u just insets the cd when configuring, and vmware makes things easier for you, it installs the Mac drivers auto, and i like it, do you know how expensive it is?? thanks!

[BenBoy77]

its like £40 or 70 dollars around that but windows xp or vista is more expensive

[roodyz]

Hi lovely vid. My question is, how did you configure the share folder part. I can't seem to find it anywhere.

[markdotnet]

On the Virtual Windows Desktop, there was a folder called Shared folders or something like that. Opening that folder gave access to the Mac filesystem. You can also just drag a file from the Windows desktop to the Mac desktop and back.

[MesaLX666]

it shouldn't be more then 3-4 years before memory becomes so large and cheep that these programs run so fast and efficient windows machines will be a thing of the past.

[xAppleFanx]

i'm from germany sorry for my english!

Can i drag the file Windows Media Player to Mac and opened it there! Without open Fusion!

Thanks

[xAppleFanx]

Can you drag and drop xp things to mac?

example: Microsoft Office 07

[markdotnet]

You can drag and drop files but not programs. For example if you created a Word Document in Office 07 on XP, you could drag and drop the file from the virtual PC to the Mac. You can NOT drag and drop Word, Excel or Powerpoint though... just the files.

[sunxxl01]

Do you have to have a FULL version copy of Windows to use wtih VMWare Fusion?

[markdotnet]

I'm not sure what you mean by FULL version of Windows, but yes, you do have to have a Windows install disc. As long as the disc you have will install on a standard x86 Intel machine, it should install just fine with Fusion. Just getting fusion does not automatically give you Windows. It just gives you a virtual machine that you can install any x86 OS on. You could install Linux or Windows or OS/2 or DOS or whatever. But you have to have the install source for the OS you want to install.

[crippanda6]

what do you mean by full version

[minichez]

PART1: would that be able to happen with programs that are installed using XP on VM, and i would be able to use them by just running mac?

eg. you moved the document you created in Windows, would it work if i install a WINXP program onto Winxp using VMWARE Fusion, would i then b able to Run it in MAC without having WINXP openeg. View > Unity, meaning if i copy the program folder using the unity onto MAC would it be able to be run it without having to open WINXP in a seprate window after that?

[markdotnet]

No... you'd still have to start up the Virtual Windows machine. After the virtual machine is up and running, then you can fire up the programs in the Unity View. But without the virtual machine running, there is no Unity view. I think it might be time for another video!

[markdotnet]

In addition to the Unity view, there's also a Full Screen view. When running in full screen view it looks like you're just running a PC with Windows. The only difference is that when you hover your mouse up at the top, you get the Mac Menu bar.

[minichez]

so what your saying is that Windows would run seperatley in another window on your screen, and not add window program capabilities to your MAC, i thought fusion would let MAC run windows Programs without having to have a small box in the middle?

Cheers,

Hope to hear from you mark

[markdotnet]

Your assesment is right. You have to be "running Windows" in order to run windows programs. There is a mode you can use called "Unity" which allows you to move the windows programs out into the OS X environment, but you still have to have that virtual Windows box running.

It would be amazing if Fusion would allow you to run Windows programs without having to fire up the Virtual Windows box in the middle, but alas... that's not the case.

[minichez]

and does it have to be small like that, or can you have it as you would have actually on a xp machine?

because if you run programs ie: music programs that were for windows you would bw able to see anything?

would it be the same size as MAC OS X is shown eg. Full Screen without window?

[Pinwormx]

So would you say that Windows is Mac's bitch?

[richgilb]

Microsoft BOB on a MacBook Pro?

[markdotnet]

That would FRIGGIN' ROCK!! I'd like to see OS/2 on a MBP too.

[SoulStax]

I'm not much of a Mac Fan but recently heard of VMWare. To my understanding there are quite a few virtual machines out there(this is probably incorrect but not the point) and I have a couple of questions about this software.

Wouldn't there be some lag if you do start using this quite often on your Mac System?

How would some features work out such as right-clicks?

Would much room would it take up on your PC? I know that Windows XP has couple of gb worth of space.

[markdotnet]

In general, the computers have more than enough power for whatever you're running (unless it's gaming or video encoding, etc...).

The mac can handle right clicks in a few ways. You can either Ctrl+click or you can set OSX to pick up right clicks. The Apple Mighty Mouse can detect if you right click vs. left click.

You can set your virtual machine to have a dynamically sized hard drive. I have mine set to 20Gb to account for the OS and applications. It's ample.

Good luck!

[LiveColorado]

Can you play PC games on your mac using this software?

[markdotnet]

I'm not really much of a gamer. When I do play games it's usually on my XBox360. My understanding is that you can play games in your virtual machine.  I guess it works well but I can't really vouch for it.

[neolightproductions]

Cool vid. Thanks. Been wondering what it would be like. Now windows users can't use that excuse "it won't run on a mac"

[crammage]

looks pretty sweet with i could run leopard on my dell lolz

[badrunescape12]

stealer! well this is microsoft virtual pc

[johnnyblaze104]

have you used parallels? if so whats the different between that and VMWare Fusion? like give me the Pros and Cons of both. and which is better?

[markdotnet]

Before I bought VMWare I downloaded and tried the 30 day demo of Parallels. I had lots of problems with it in Windows. The Windows install would blue screen and crash a lot. When I switched over to VMWare things were okay. I must have done something wrong in Parallels, but one way or the other, I'm running Fusion.

One thing I noticed about Fusion is that you can set your virtual machine to use two CPUs. Under Parallels, you can't do that. Or at least you couldn't when I tried it.

MCN

[johnnyblaze104]

thats really nice vid of showing how fusion works. now im gonna get a mac real soon and i heard you can run windows on it. so now when i do want to install windows, do i have to use bootcamp? and do i have to use bootcamp to use fusion? thanks!

[markdotnet]

Running Bootcamp is a "free" way to run windows on your mac (provided that you already have a windows install disc). However when you do that, you boot right into windows. Running VMWare allows you to do what I show in the video. You have to buy VMWare but then you can switch back and forth like I show. Bootcamp and VMWare are mutually exclusive... you run one or the other. It is just a question of do you want to have to reboot to fire up Windows?

Good luck.

[johnnyblaze104]

lol thanks. if i have more questions ill ask you. you seem to be a mac pro man XP

[Dominic705]

thanks so much

[Dominic705]

hey i have vmware fusion but where do i get Windows XP for it?

[markdotnet]

VMWare gives you the virtual hardware. For the operating system, you need to have the install CDs. I have an MSDN subscription that gives me the install CDs but you could also buy a copy from Best Buy, Circuit City or Amazon.

[okrelayer]

hey mark maybe you could help me. i set the partion in Fusion for 10 gb. could i make that bigger without having to reinstall windows and such inside of it?

[markdotnet]

I didn't notice a way to increase the size of the partition, however you can add another virtual hard drive. If you go to the settings for the VM, you can click the little [+] sign and add a new hard drive.

Hope this helps.

MCN

[okrelayer]

thanks alot, i will give that a try. also. I run a program called SOULSEEK. and two issues with it. The program will not stay minimized in the dock, even if i lock it in the dock. it will stay there then. but it wont open normally. i wonder why.

Its getting very little search results where as my PC DESKTOP of the same program gets loads. I can assume it has to do with the UPNP or the router of sorts. Do you know how i can fix this issue?

thanks alot for helping

[markdotnet]

I'm sorry but I'm not familiar with that application.

[markdotnet]

Each instance of the virtual machine gets it's own "hard drive" so you can have three virtual machines, each with it's own hard drive. You can install XP, Vista, Linux, or any X86 operating system on the virtual hard drive. The size of the virtual hard drives are in your control and exists as a file. The bigger the virtual hard drive, the bigger the file. If you create a 20Gb virtual hard drive, the file will be around 20Gb.

[archbrain82]

Dear Mark, I have a very silly question. Should I install windows OS first before intalling VMware Fusion, or the other way round? Thank you.

[markdotnet]

No worries about being 'silly'.

The way it works is this:

* You install VMWare Fusion. That allows you to start up a virtual computer with no operating system.

* You "connect" the CD drive of the virtual computer to your physical CD drive. Then the virtual computer can read from the CD

* You insert the Windows install CD/DVD and then start your virtual machine. It takes off and installs Windows.

Voila! Done and done.

[crazychris3992]

i rather run boot camp. i know being able to run both at the same time would be cool. oh i forgot to tell you mark, i finally got my imac. i got the 24" 2.4 ghz. i'm working on getting the macbook air next.

[j2tran77]

hey Mark, can you install 3rd party pc applications when you have vmware (XP) running?

How the networking when Win XP is running through VMWARE? Can you access other shared PC?

Thanks,

[markdotnet]

When running VMWare Fusion (or Parallels for that matter), you can install anything you want. It's literally running Windows so you can do anything you could do on a normal Windows system.

The networking works just fine. What happens is that the virtual machine shares your Mac's network. It gets it's own IP and such. The virtual Windows can access all of the Windows machines and printers on your network.

[Blackuyuyi]

Nice vid, well made. Really looking forward to the office for mac video..

[stevechesney]

nice, Thanks Mark.