|
VMware Fusion complains "cannot connect to the virtual machine"?I just upgraded VMware Fusion from 2.0 to 2.0.2 and now when I try to run my Microsoft Windows XP virtual machine, it doesn't run, it first tells me that I have an old virtual machine and need to upgrade it, then tells me that VMware Fusion cannot connect to the virtual machine. What's wrong and how do I fix it? I'm a big fan of VMware Fusion, which lets you run any Intel-friendly operating system within its sandbox on your Macintosh system. From Windows XP to Linux and more, there are quite a few different systems you can run on your Apple hardware with VMware Fusion. The problem? Sometimes these upgrades hiccup and things glitch. The error you've seen is the same error I saw when I recently upgraded VMware Fusion, so I know what you're talking about, and know how to fix it too. You were seeing this:  The solution? Believe it or not, you need to uninstall and reinstall VMware Fusion. Start by clicking on the "uninstall" icon on the virtual drive:  It warns you about what you're about to do:  Notice that the virtual machines are untouched. That's good. Continue and you'll be asked to enter your admin password:  Do that correctly and it'll start uninstalling:  Shortly thereafter (it really doesn't take long) you'll find that you've uninstalled VMware Fusion:  Now go back to the virtual disk and click on "Install" again. Agree to the license terms and default configuration and you'll be installing yet another version of VMware Fusion in no time:  Once it's installed, if you try starting up the virtual machine again you'll still see that warning about the virtual machine being out of date, but this time when you click past the window you'll see:  A few seconds later, voila! You're running your virtual machine, just as you desire. Disclaimer: The link to VMWare Fusion is an affiliate link. Your cost for the product is identical but they pay me a commission that helps us keep the lights on. Thanks!
Categorized:
Mac OS X Help
(Article 8789,
Written by Dave Taylor)
Tagged: microsoft windows xp, parallels desktop, vmware fusion Previous: What is a CAPTCHA anti-spam system? Next: How can I stop spammers friending me on MySpace? Subscribe!
I appreciate your blog, and for this I'm buying you a cuppa. So far, I've just listened in the background, but I feel compelled to comment on this post. I'm surprised to read you are such a big fan of VMWare Fusion. I've been a software developer for many years, and I keep my husband's attorney practice running on a small network of Macs. A few pieces of software for attorneys run only on PCs. So, a year ago, I purchased a couple copies of VMWare Fusion. It caused us nothing but headaches. On one machine, the virtual machine repeatedly became corrupt. I can't tell you the number of times I reinstalled before I gave up. The clincher for us was that not all of the windows software we needed to run would run under Fusion. When I called for support from the software company they said, "You must be running under fusion, it offers us no end of headaches." After much frustration I switched to Parallels and we've never looked back. All the software I have ever tried runs, and we've never had a problem with corrupt virtual machines or problems with upgrades. Everything I read also indicates that the performance of Parallels is superior to Fusion. So I'm curious, what makes you a big Fusion fan. Am I missing something? Posted by: Winnie Williams at March 11, 2009 2:01 PMThanks for your note, Winnie. I've had good experiences with both VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop, so I guess I'm rather agnostic. I know of others that swear each is far better than the other, too. In fact, I have two laptops, and run Parallels on one and VMware Fusion on the other... Posted by: Dave Taylor at March 11, 2009 3:38 PMThanks for this information but it did not work for me. I still get: VMware Fusion cannot connect to the virtual machine. This is for v2.0.6 Posted by: ricbax at October 19, 2009 6:40 PMHi dave, thanks for your note it looks easy :), i have the same problem but i'm using vmware Workstation 6.5.3 i did try it but didn't works with vm-workstation :(. may you have an idea what can i do? to solve this. Many thanks to you Dave. This got me back up and running. Oddest thing. Posted by: Sven Rafferty at January 7, 2010 12:07 AMI followed your instructions and i uninstalled the program but one thing happened when i wars in the process of re installing it it wouldn't install due to errors in the installation if anyone can hep it would be much appreciated. Posted by: Sean at January 24, 2010 11:21 PMPerfect. Thanks Dave. I have something to say, now that you mention it, but ...
I do have a comment, now that you mention it!
|
Recommended
Recent Entries
Search
I Need Help!
Apple iPad Help
Articles and Reviews Auctions and Online Shopping Blogs and RSS Feeds Building Web Site Traffic Business and Management CGI Scripts and Web Site Programming Computer and Internet Basics d) None of the Above Facebook Help Google Plus Help HTML and CSS Industry News and Trade Shows iPhone and Cell Phone Help iPod, Sony PSP and MP3 Player Help Mac OS X Help Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Shell Script Programming Tech Support Video Help The Writing Business Twitter, LinkedIn and Social Network Help Unix and Linux Help Video Game Tips and Help Windows PC Help WordPress Help |
Note: This web site is for the purpose of disseminating information for educational purposes, free of charge, for the benefit of all visitors. We take great care to provide quality information. However, we do not guarantee, and accept no legal liability whatsoever arising from or connected to, the accuracy, reliability, currency or completeness of any material contained on this web site or on any linked site.
![[whiteboard marker tray]](/Graphics/marker-tray.gif){kind=small}
