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Use the same virtual machine into another computer?

Today, I have created a virtual machine (using VMware player) in my local computer and in the future I need a new laptop or regular computer. Is it possible to use the same virtual machine into ...

KLN

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asked Nov 8, 2015 at 12:19

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restrict shared folders on virtualbox?

I'm a bit rusty on virtualbox. I have a VM with this setup You see an icon to access the Host machine, and the C drive available. I would like to temporarily amend that to just a particular folder ...

barlop

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asked Oct 13, 2015 at 6:11

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1 answer

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How to repair Windows 7 on VirtualBox?

I have a Windows 7 VirtualBox guest installed on my Windows 7 host machine and I cannot boot into it now. A blue screen is followed by a failed auto boot-repair effort. Is there a way to repair ...

peterboston

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asked Oct 11, 2015 at 23:02

20 votes

3 answers

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Should I split VMware virtual disk into multiple files or not?

I'm using VMware Workstation 12 to create Win7 virtual machine that I can use it on Linux for programs like Photoshop and After Effects. VMware is asking for this option to split virtual machine ...

emrecnl

434

asked Sep 22, 2015 at 6:53

7 votes

1 answer

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Windows 7 or Windows 10 as Virtual Machine guest for best performance? [closed]

I'm planning on creating few virtual machines. Each machine is hosted locally on programmers work station in Hyper-V. I would like to know which operating system (Windows 7 or Windows 10) will have ...

Hooch

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asked Sep 12, 2015 at 13:12

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Why won't windows let me have access to these virtual machines and how to get access?

No matter which iso files I download, regardless of the site I get it from, when I make an ISO file, I get this error: Error while powering on: VMware Player cannot connect to the virtual machine. ...

mace

101

asked Sep 7, 2015 at 3:48

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How can I stop the clock on a VirtualBox guest OS install of Windows 7?

I am running Virtualbox 4.3.30 (r 101601) on an Ubuntu 14.04 host and the guest OS is Windows 7 64. Would like to stop the clock in the guest while it is not running. i.e. switch on the ...

Ron

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asked Sep 5, 2015 at 21:35

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Windows 7 64bit ISO can't install in virtual box: Pops up "select driver to install". Why?

Aall three above points are matched with my machine....the problem is that after I boot win7 32bit and 64bit(dual) ISO from virtual box (followed all the required steps to make a virtual disk in ...

user491513

asked Sep 2, 2015 at 14:42

3 votes

2 answers

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Virtual Box OSX host, Windows 7 Guest Host-Only Network appears as Unidentified network

I'm trying to set up communication between my guest Windows 7 and host OSX machines. I have virtualbox configured with a vboxnet0 Host-only network with the following settings: IPv4 Address: 192.168....

Chris

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asked Aug 26, 2015 at 23:22

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How do I use a prebuilt virtual machine?

I downloaded prebuilt virtual machines of Windows 7 and XP. I'm trying to run them in VMware, but I don't know how to use a prebuilt VM. How do I get them to work?

Gary Theurpe

1

asked Aug 24, 2015 at 20:55

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Keys getting stuck in virtualbox 5.0

Sometimes when I hold a key down or scroll too quickly with with my mousewheel, my virtual box VM will lock the key as pressed. The VM will then stop responding to any further input until (usually) I ...

Daniel Ogburn

111

asked Aug 17, 2015 at 19:07

3 votes

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PsExec: Handle is invalid | Error deriving session key

While running some automated scripts I get the following error: Handle is invalid. Connecting to local system... Starting PSEXESVC service on local system... Connecting with PsExec service on XXX... ...

Inbar Rose

133

asked Aug 9, 2015 at 16:03

-1 votes

2 answers

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How do I virtualize a physical machine, and be able to put the image back on the real machine?

Can I convert a physical machine running Windows (XP, 7, etc) to an exact copy virtual machine, make modifications on it and be able to put it back on the physical machine if I need it? The OP adds ...

Eduard Florinescu

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asked Aug 6, 2015 at 22:28

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1 answer

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How to convert Dynamically Sized VirtualBox Hard Drive to a Fixed size?

I have been trying to convert the Dynamically sized hard drive to a fixed size to increase the VM box performance. I tried to follow the instruction on Convert Dynamically Sized VirtualBox VDI Hard ...

Mike A

asked Aug 5, 2015 at 23:16

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how to set environment variables in VM Fusion Windows 7

I have installed windows 7 just fine via VM Fusion, but am having trouble setting environment variables, as i cannot edit files on the C: drive. A specific example is the trouble i'm having with R (...

ricardo

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asked Jul 31, 2015 at 5:44

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1 answer

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VM engine that reuses installed OS

I am running a tripple-booting MacBook Pro. It boots between Ubuntu, Mac and Win7 (likely going to drop Win10 on it asap). Now I would like to do tasks in my Mac, my primary OS, while pulling updates ...

Ingwie Phoenix

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asked Jul 31, 2015 at 5:29

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Mounting non-usb devices on Virtualbox VM

I have Windows 7 running on bare metal. I have a Haupage TV tuner card installed on there that Win 7 detects and runs smoothly. I have now installed Vitualbox on Win7, and created a Ubuntu VM. I ...

Quest Monger

145

asked Jul 25, 2015 at 17:42

4 votes

1 answer

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modprobe vmhgfs gives -- FATAL: Module vmhgfs not found

I'm trying to get shared folders working in VMware Player 6. My host is a Windows 7 box, and the VM guest is Ubuntu 14.x I'm trying to share an external drive on my Windows machine (F:) with my ...

ctote

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asked Jul 23, 2015 at 20:37

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1 answer

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Ubuntu 14.04 guest cannot detect second virtualbox monitor

I have an Ubuntu 14.04 (64bit) VirtualBox setup on VirtualBox 4.3.30. As I understand it, this setup should permit the use of Dual Monitors by the guest OS. The host OS is Windows 7. I have the guest ...

Philip Adler

101

asked Jul 21, 2015 at 20:30

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Virtual Machine to run 32-bit Windows?

I'm trying to run an old game, and oddly the expansion packs to the game only install on 32-bit Windows. I have 64-bit Windows 7, and it won't even let me attempt to install them. If I install a 32-...

NXW

asked Jul 20, 2015 at 19:21

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How can I install 4 VMs on my Windows 7 PC?

I want to install 4 VM on my Windows 7 PC: 1 Linux kali 1 Windows 7 1 Windows 8 1 Windows Server 2012 I've read that I can't use hyper V, because it's not available on windows 7. VirtualBox seems to ...

jayjaypg22

131

asked Jul 17, 2015 at 12:20

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"Borrow Computer"/"Log in to VM" button on Windows Login screen?

My last two workplaces have had a button on the Windows 7 login screen marked "Borrow" or "Use Another Computer". This button allows any user to connect either to their own desktop machine, or to a ...

endian

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asked Jul 15, 2015 at 20:04

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1 answer

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Openssh installed still Putty is not working properly

I have setup 2 virtual systems of ubuntu using VMware player7.1.My physical system is running on Win7. Both the VMs are configured in Bridged Network mode. I am using wifi router in my home. I am able ...

Debashis

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asked Jul 11, 2015 at 14:52

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How to Get an existing Windows XP Mode Virtual Machine on Windows 8.1

I have a new computer with Windows 8.1 From my old PC with Windows 7 I have a folder with "Windows XP Mode.vhd" file ~120GB. I want to run this VM on my new Windows 8.1 Is any way to do it ? UPDATED ...

alexanoid

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asked Jul 8, 2015 at 20:31

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Webcam not working in Ubuntu in vmware virtual machine

I want to use a Logitech Webcam C210 in Ubuntu, using the virtualising system of VMware Player 6.0.5 in Windows 7 but the problem is that although I have the webcam connected and Ubuntu identifies it, ...

pfs

1

asked Jul 8, 2015 at 19:30

1 vote

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Restore Windows bootloader on Virtual Machine [duplicate]

I recently p2v'ed my old Computer into a virtual machine. Since it had a dual-boot and I only copied the Windows partition this broke GRUB. I can still boot Windows with Rescatux though. So my ...

0x539

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asked Jul 3, 2015 at 18:20

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1 answer

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With Linux Mint as main OS, dual boot Windows 7 and have a Windows 7 virtual machine using the same Windows installation

I am about to install Linux Mint 17.1 (Cinnamon) as my main OS. I also want to be able to boot into Windows 7 occasionally. I also want to run a Windows 7 virtual machine inside Linux. Ideally I would ...

still_dreaming_1

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asked Jun 23, 2015 at 18:34

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What is the fastest method of transfering files between a Windows 7 PC and virtual server?

I have 600 tiff files of aerial imagery (180MB each) on an external thumb drive. I need to transfer the tiff files from my desktop PC (Windows 7 pro) to a network attached storage (NAS) device ...

Borealis

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asked Jun 19, 2015 at 22:58

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Why does the EPEL Repo fail on a Centos 7 VM on VMWare Workstation 11?

I created a Centos 7 VM on VMware Workstation 11 on a windows 7 host. I am trying to reach the EPEL repo using sudo yum update -y and I get the following error: [root@localhost vagrant]# sudo ...

antman1p

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asked Jun 15, 2015 at 15:45

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VMWare - Windows Update restarts host, guests lose data. Solutions?

They didn't like my question on Server Fault, so I'm asking here. I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate as both the host and the guest under VMWare workstation 11. I try to keep both host and guest running ...

user1445967

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asked Jun 11, 2015 at 19:50

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2 answers

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Cannot access Win7 Oracle Database from Ubuntu VM

My main (physical) machine is Windows 7. I have installed a "homestead" Virtual Machine using VirtualBox so that I can develop a Laravel application in the VM. Homestead (the VM) runs Ubuntu 14.10 ...

cartbeforehorse

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asked Jun 5, 2015 at 6:33

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firefox 38.0.1 runs slow in virtualbox guest windows

I am making a new windows virtualbox image today, and just installed firefox from https://www.mozilla.org I have used firefox for years, and it has always being very fast and as responsive as my cell ...

tinlyx

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asked May 31, 2015 at 5:24

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Guest OS crashes after installing VMware Tools

I've enabled VT-d in BIOS setting, and run VMware Workstation as root. Everything went well before installing VMware Tools into it. After installing VMware Tools, the guest OS (Windows XP and 7) was ...

Kevin Dong

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asked May 10, 2015 at 2:40

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Java Applet getting blacked out (on VM?)

We have a piece of software that runs (exclusively... I don't know why) in Internet Explorer. This software makes use of several Java Applets (JRE 1.6) to provide additional functionality. I have ...

topherg

1,120

asked May 6, 2015 at 16:37

2 votes

1 answer

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VirtualBox is unable to allocate cached memory on windows (not considering it as available)

Host: Windows 7 64x bit, 6 GB of RAM Guest: Red Hat 64x bit Host machine resources without running any VMs: [Case I] Guest machine with 2 GB memory When I run a memory consuimg process on the ...

M.Allam

101

asked Apr 23, 2015 at 14:26

2 votes

1 answer

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Connecting a LightScribe drive to a VM via Remote Desktop

I'm looking for a way to connect a LightScribe DVD drive (LG GH22LS30 specifically) in an USB enclosure, attached to a physical host, to a virtual machine running on a Hyper-V server. My goal is to ...

Ondrej Tucny

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asked Apr 19, 2015 at 17:12

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Where is Host-only Networks setting on VirtualBox 4.3.12?

I'm using VirtualBox 4.3.12 r93733 (with Ubuntu as guest OS, and Windows 7 as host OS). Trying to configure a Host-only Network, I expected to see the following window (or similar): However, under ...

boardrider

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asked Apr 18, 2015 at 13:53

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How to move a Windows 7 VM's CSC to a network/host volume?

I am running a Windows 7 Pro virtual machine on VMware on Ubuntu 14.04, and would like to move the Win7's CSC (client-side cache, for offline files) to the data partition on the Linux host. This is a ...

ebsf

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asked Apr 12, 2015 at 2:29

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Non-persistence in Windows 7

I have a spare Windows 7 license, and would like to set up a small VM for use as a Jenkins slave. As things can go wrong on build systems, and I'd like to avoid cruft building up in the system, I'd ...

Simon Richter

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asked Mar 30, 2015 at 17:39

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running 16-bit code on 64-bit OS, using virtualization

I have a program called Parsonstech Hebrew Tutor, designed for Windows 98. Evidently it was compiled as a 16-bit program, although it is not DOS, and has a GUI (16-bit Windows program). I have been ...

Nathanael

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asked Mar 27, 2015 at 17:07

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How to make Windows 7 Virtual Machine get an IP address dynamically from another VM in the same VMware workstation 9

I am running an instance of VMware workstation 9, in which I have installed Windows Server 2012 as one VM and Windows 7 as another. I want the Windows 7 VM to get an IP address dynamically from the ...

Shiv

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asked Mar 17, 2015 at 15:26

9 votes

4 answers

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vmWare Workstation - unable to drag and drop or copy and paste

I've setup a CentOS 7 VM on my Windows 7 laptop. In the VM settings I have both boxes checked for "Enable drag and drop" and "Enable copy and paste" and yet I'm still not able to move over even a ...

Scott Rowley

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asked Mar 13, 2015 at 15:31

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running a virtual machine with Cent-OS but problems occur

I have a windows 7 OS on my desktop and I have VMware Player installed. I did not use easy install when I created a VM that has Cent-OS installed. When I reboot the VM, I tend to get stuck in this ...

cyberspace009

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asked Mar 11, 2015 at 17:29

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Having problems accessing the host's hard drive in VMware

I recently installed VMware 10.0.0 in my Windows 7 and created a Ubuntu Gnome 64. I want to set up a shared folder with your host OS, my D:/, so I can work with the projects located there. Searching ...

Momergil

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asked Mar 6, 2015 at 1:40

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Running device firmware on a computer

I was wondering how I would go about running device firmware in a virtual machine on Windows 7 or some other way on windows 7. I am specifically thinking of running the Broadband-Hamnet firmware for ...

NoviceLinux-WindowsGeek

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asked Feb 23, 2015 at 1:44

1 vote

1 answer

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Does Upgrading VirtualBox affect guest OS activation (Windows 7)

I am running a retail edition of Windows 7 as a guest OS in VirtualBox. Windows 7 activation is sensitive to hardware changes. In the case of a virtual machine, the hardware is mostly emulated. In ...

misha256

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asked Feb 17, 2015 at 2:05

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VirtualBox errors out saying it needs more free disk space when space is clearly available

At my work environment we use VirtualBox for testing. It is set up as Windows host and RHEL 6 as client. Now during testing sometimes the error message popping up which says: You need to free some ...

Igor

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asked Feb 12, 2015 at 16:17

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How do I test software on hundreds of Windows 7 VMs? [closed]

I want to make a home lab to test software that interacts with hundreds (maybe thousands?) of nodes, all Windows workstations. Each VM will be spun up for testing purposes, then destroyed. Do I need ...

armani

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asked Feb 12, 2015 at 0:04

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Oracle Virtual Box current version no option for Win8.1

I'm trying to install the Win10 64Bit technical preview in VirtualBox VM, but I keep getting errors. While digging into this I found online many suggestions to set the Windows version of the VM to "...

MAW74656

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asked Feb 3, 2015 at 22:09

2 votes

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VM image inaccessible in Virtual Box

I have Virtual Box installed on base OS RHEL 5.5. I am using Windows 7 as a VM image on Virtual Box. While transferring a folder of 600MB on Windows I got a Virtual Box error saying Memory limit ...

Lucy

121

asked Jan 30, 2015 at 7:48

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