[macvoiceover] Re: Really need help with VMWare Fusion and Windows on a Mac Mini.
- From: "David Truong" <bnfiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:06:00 +1000
HI Chris,
I've warne out the mp3 file.
-----Original Message-----
From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Wright
Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2008 11:14 AM
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Really need help with VMWare Fusion and Windows
on a Mac Mini.
You also might want to listen to the presentation, just to make sure you
didn't forget anything.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Truong" <bnfiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 8:08 PM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Really need help with VMWare Fusion and Windows
on a Mac Mini.
> Yeah,
>
> Thanks for the helpful message. I already have smile.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Wright
> Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2008 10:22 AM
> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Really need help with VMWare Fusion and
Windows
> on a Mac Mini.
>
> If Gordon gave contact information, you might want to get in touch with
him.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Truong" <bnfiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <mac-access@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 7:59 PM
> Subject: [macvoiceover] Really need help with VMWare Fusion and Windows on
a
> Mac Mini.
>
>
> > HI Guys,
> >
> > For the last couple of days, I've been trying to install Windows using
the
> > latest version of VmWare Fusion on my Intel based Mac Mini following
the
> > instructions provided by Gordon Smith in his main menu presentation. No
> > matter what I do, I don't seem to be able to get speech in Windows via
> > Narrator. In fact I am not even sure if Windows has installed properly
as
> > Fusion does not indicate this and I am unable to install the VMWare
tools.
> > How can I go about fixing this or should I just give up and try boot
camp
> as
> > David suggested earlier. I mean Boot Camp does seem more straight
forward
> > than Fusion. But since fusion seems to be more secure and plus since
I've
> > purchased it, I'd really like to get fusion to work for me.
> >
> > This is how I've tried to install Windows using VmWare Fusion.
> >
> > 1. Started up VmWare Fusion and then VO+space to click new Virtual
> machine.
> > 2. Vo+space again on the continue button - bypassing the intro blurb.
> > 3. Vo+Space again to click continue button as my operating system which
is
> > Windows XP Pro is chosen.
> > 4. Vo+Space to click continue button as I'm happy with the name an
> location
> > of the Virtual machine file.
> > 5. I interact with the edit field which allows one to change size of
> drive
> > and change it to 100GB and then I bypass advance disk options and click
> the
> > continue button with VO+Space.
> > 6. I leave the "use easy install" checkbox checked, I then tab to
> username
> > edit field and fill that out along with password and product id key. I
> > leave the "Make your home folder available to the virtual machine"
> checkbox
> > checked and Vo+space on the popup button which allows one to change the
> > attributes and change them to read and write. Then I click continue
> button
> > with Vo+Space.
> > 7. I uncheck the checkbox that reads "Start virtual machine and install
> > operating system now" as I want to change memory and network settings.
I
> > leave the radio button that says "Use operating system installation
disk".
> > Then I click the finish button with Vo+Space.
> > 8. I make my desired changes putting memory to 1gb, network to connect
> > directly to physical adapter bridge and then I click apply after both of
> > those changes and then I click ok and shut down the guest virtual
machine.
> > 9. I start up the newly created virtual machine after of course putting
> in
> > my legal copy of Windows XP Pro installation CD.
> > 10. My Windows XP Pro installation CD starts going as you can hear it
> > grinding away, I leave it going and monitor and after about 30 minutes
> when
> > I'm sure it has stopped as VmWare does not tell you the progress of
> > installation, I toggle to full screen and click with mouse inside the
> screen
> > although who knows if I've actually done it as there is no speech and
I've
> > tried it with keyboard mouse and real physical mouse, then I press
> Command+u
> > for narrator no go, press option+u no go, let's try control+u no go
> narrator
> > just doesn't come up.
> >
> > Ah well, if there is something I've missed, I'd love to hear it. I've
> even
> > mucked around with different network settings and memory settings and
even
> > let it install with defaults etc. But no go. No windows or speech or
> > anything. Thanks for any help on the above,
> >
> > David Truong
> >
> > EMail and Messenger:
> > davidtruong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Skype: blindboxer1967
> >
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