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 > > > > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > > > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >