[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 10:24:36 +1000
HI Mate,
Thanks for the help. I'm only using the built-in sound card that comes with
the Mac Mini as I wanted to keep it as simple as possible. That appears to
be working as I can hear voice-over through it. But I will try command+g.
Thanks for that keystroke.
David Truong
EMail and Messenger:
davidtruong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Skype: blindboxer1967
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From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of vashaun jones
Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2008 10:09 AM
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Really need help with VMWare Fusion and Windows
on a Mac Mini.
Press command plus G to bring focus to Windows and then try it. Also
check your sound options in Fusion.
On Apr 21, 2008, at 7:59 PM, David Truong wrote:
> 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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