VMWare Fusion Beta 3 out

Apr 6, 2007, 10:06 AM #1
wingdo Senior Member Join: Nov 2006 Posts: 291	VMWare Fusion Beta 3 out from the notes: Improved performance: You now have the option of turning off debugging features in VMware Fusion to enjoy even better performance. Support for Boot Camp: You no longer have to choose between Windows or Mac—run Windows XP side-by-side with Mac OS X off your existing Boot Camp partition. Windows Easy Install: Just answer a few simple questions, insert your Windows CD, and VMware Fusion will automatically create a Windows virtual machine that is optimized for your Mac. Virtual machine packages: Virtual machines are now encapsulated in a single, easy-to-manage package. Move your virtual machines to another hard drive or Mac simply by copying a file. Enhanced virtual machine management: Managing multiple virtual machines and changing virtual machine settings is even easier with the Virtual Machine Library. Improved international support: European and Japanese Apple keyboards now work properly in virtual machines.

Apr 6, 2007, 10:06 AM

wingdo
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VMWare Fusion Beta 3 out

from the notes:

Improved performance: You now have the option of turning off debugging features in VMware Fusion to enjoy even better performance.

Support for Boot Camp: You no longer have to choose between Windows or Mac—run Windows XP side-by-side with Mac OS X off your existing Boot Camp partition.

Windows Easy Install: Just answer a few simple questions, insert your Windows CD, and VMware Fusion will automatically create a Windows virtual machine that is optimized for your Mac.

Virtual machine packages: Virtual machines are now encapsulated in a single, easy-to-manage package. Move your virtual machines to another hard drive or Mac simply by copying a file.

Enhanced virtual machine management: Managing multiple virtual machines and changing virtual machine settings is even easier with the Virtual Machine Library.

Improved international support: European and Japanese Apple keyboards now work properly in virtual machines.

Apr 6, 2007, 10:55 AM #2
stellaclose Junior Member Join: Apr 2007 Posts: 2	Vista Bootcamp Got it working.

Apr 6, 2007, 11:51 AM #3
goudkamp Junior Member Join: Oct 2006 Posts: 4	That's good news! Can you still use Vista when you go native? Any conflicts with Parallels?

Apr 6, 2007, 12:21 PM #4
dkp Senior Member Join: May 2006 Posts: 1,415	Parallels and Fusion have always run well together here. I frequently run them at the same time and can even cut/paste between them. There's a Fusion forum at VMWare to discuss specific Fusion features and performance. Except for coherence there's little functional difference when running XP. Advantage goes to Fusion for Linux/Solaris support. The two companies will no doubt converge on critical supported features and performance at some point, then fluff will be added and then it will be a matter of individual preferences that leans one to one vendor or the other.

Apr 6, 2007, 12:21 PM

dkp
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Parallels and Fusion have always run well together here. I frequently run them at the same time and can even cut/paste between them. There's a Fusion forum at VMWare to discuss specific Fusion features and performance.

Except for coherence there's little functional difference when running XP. Advantage goes to Fusion for Linux/Solaris support. The two companies will no doubt converge on critical supported features and performance at some point, then fluff will be added and then it will be a matter of individual preferences that leans one to one vendor or the other.

Apr 6, 2007, 12:25 PM #5
chrisj303 Member Join: Dec 2006 Posts: 73	Thanks for the heads-up, i'm going to download it now. The amount of times i've heard Fusion being praised over on the ubuntu forums the last couple days is staggering! cheers, chrisj303 __________________ ***

Apr 6, 2007, 01:43 PM #6
idanmashaal Member Join: Sep 2006 Posts: 95	I installed it yesterday (by chance I registered and saw beta 3) and I didn't like it. It felt heavy. When I tried to transfer a windows install to vmware via acronis trueimage (with universal restore) all I got was blue screen. On the ubuntu side, install took forever and hung on 90 percent all night. I know this is beta, but it's just my 2 cents.

Apr 8, 2007, 12:03 PM

Piggy
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Quote:

Originally Posted by dkp

There's a Fusion forum at VMWare to discuss specific Fusion features and performance.

Would you mind providing the link? I can't seem to find it on their community forum page. Also any info about being able to run or convert Parallels VMs to use in Fusion as I'd like to try it out. Thanks.

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