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shugo16
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29. August 2008 @ 10:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have recently installed Windows XP Professional to my Mac Leopard using VMware Fusion.Everything went well and I managed to install it properly, thus taking me to the Windows Desktop, so i decided to test it out by trying to install the MapleStory full game client.However, when I double-clicked the install file, nothing happened.The timer appeard by the icon for a moment or two then disappeared.I then tried to run setup.exe from the Run function in the Start menu. There was then, a pop-up saying ,"Please go to the Control Panel to install and configue system configuration." I tried playing around in the control panel and gave up in trying to resolve this problem myself.So can anyone here please help me or offer suggestions? It will be greatly appreciated.Thank you for your time.
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shugo16
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29. August 2008 @ 10:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Just to add on, I could install my Creative Zen V Plus stuff from the software CD.
susieqbbb
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29. August 2008 @ 19:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yea i am sorry to say.

Vmware fusion doesn't run games worth a doorknob.

You need boot camp and the latest drivers for your graphics card from your manufacture.
shugo16
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29. August 2008 @ 22:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
but i'm sure i saw someone playing on vmware on mac.also, i do have a video card in my laptop...or else how the heck was i supposed to be able to play runescape HD?
shugo16
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30. August 2008 @ 00:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I found the problem!Apparently, the installer file was incomplete.Sorry guys, I know this is kinda dumb but thx for helping me out :)Case Closed!
susieqbbb
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30. August 2008 @ 08:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Cool have fun though vmware fusion has it's limitations.
armyman45
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6. September 2008 @ 18:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
im curious why you dont just use boot camp it comes on macs with leopard (unless you dont got that) and it does what vmware does only ive had better experience with it
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16. October 2008 @ 07:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
man, everytime I read susie post, I cringe because her posts are always just filled with terrible amounts of misinformation.

VMWare works great on macs. Especially with VMWare Fusion 2s recent release, it works spectacular, and it is certianly capable of playing video games. It has the directx support now, I just don't understand why you post when you don't know exactly what you're saying. Please review facts before you answer incorrectly.

I was going to say, (to the thread started) it is most likely something wrong with your disc, not VMWare, turns out that was right and you figured it out, so that's good to hear.

@ armyman

I personally use vmware over bootcamp because I don't like having to partition a specific amount of space immediately for the to OSs. I like in VMWare that I can also resize the virtual hard drive at any time, and that all the space isn't immediately allocated over to the virtual machine, but only as the space is used.

Plus with the "Unity" mode fusion offers, it works and looks great.
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16. October 2008 @ 16:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah i have an old version of vmware workstation and it cant resize so thats why i though boot camp was more convenient but thats cool i might think about investing in vm fusion because i could use the resizing feature
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16. October 2008 @ 22:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah. You can say you want it to start off with like a 50 gig hard drive, then if that gets too close to being full, you can change it to 80. It's pretty convenient. I use it and definitly I'm an advocate of it.
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