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VMware Fusion 1.1.1 released

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VMware Fusion now transparently remaps keyboard shortcuts when the user goes back and forth between applications in the guest and in the host. For example, VMware Fusion remaps -X to Ctrl-X in the guest. The same remapping happens for -Z/-C/-V/-P/-A/-F
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Doesn't seem to work for me.
 
How's the speed? VMWare seems to crawl using Win XP, whereas Parallels is blazing fast.
 
deputy_doofy said:
How's the speed? VMWare seems to crawl using Win XP, whereas Parallels is blazing fast.
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i've never had speed issues running xp pro or vista 32 ultimate with fusion... were you allocating the same resources to the virtual machine with fusion and parallels?
 
I use fusion/xp for business use and I am a glutton every time when it comes to updates!
I just install then deal with the consequences later (wrong I know)
Anyway, it installed and has been running fine.
 
I saw a piece that said Parallels was faster for XP, whilst Fusion was faster for Vista. I think that is about right in my experience.
 
When the user starts up a Boot Camp virtual machine, the password prompt now has focus, so that the user can type in the password without first having to move the mouse over the dialog box to select it.
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Finally they fixed that.. really annoying
 
I provide both "machines" the same amount of resources. However, Parallels flies, whereas VMFusion is sluggish.

When in Coherence/Unity mode, VMFusion slows down even more. I wish I knew how people were getting crazy fast speeeds from it. However, Windows 98 runs MUCH faster in VMFusion for me.
 
but what about reliability and support?

pastrychef said:
Here are 3 links that compare the two products. Again, I've always felt that Parallels is faster on my machine.

http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.24/24.02/VirtualizationBenchmark/

http://www.computerwiz.com/?p=49

http://www.computerwiz.com/?p=104
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I have both. I only use one or the other. Swapped back to parallels based on the above reviews. Heading back as fast as I can to Fusion due to reliability and support issues.

There will always be folks who care only for how fast it feels, and damn the reliability, and that is fine for them, but not for me.
 
I might be the only one, but Fusion always crashes on me after running continuously for several days. On the other hand, Parallels just keeps on running and running (and faster, too).
 
Fusion

Fusion 1.1 slowed XP down a LOT for me. I downgraded to the Vmware tools video driver from Fusion 1.0.

1.1.1 seems to have really sped things up, and more importantly Vmware is using dramatically less CPU than 1.1, and way way less than Parallels.
 
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