Can you elaborate on that please? I was planning on importing the 8.1 VMDK into either Parallels or Fusion, doing the upgrade, extracting the Windows 10 key, deactivating that particular Parallels/Fusion installation and then using the extracted Windows 10 key for a clean installation into a new 10 VDMK. As I use only the VDMK Windows.
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VMware Launches Fusion 8 and Fusion 8 Pro With Windows 10, OS X El Capitan and Cortana Support
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Can you elaborate on that please? I was planning on importing the 8.1 VMDK into either Parallels or Fusion, doing the upgrade, extracting the Windows 10 key, deactivating that particular Parallels/Fusion installation and then using the extracted Windows 10 key for a clean installation into a new 10 VDMK. As I use only the VDMK Windows.
I really hate the fact that every time a new Windows OS comes out, VMWare charges me $50 to update just so I can use it. If I didn't have to use Windows programs for my work I wouldn't even bother.
So that Windows feature that will turn everything into a bot net and waste everyones internet usage.. the local network option allows updates to be shared between multiple devices on your network without downloading the files from the internet, thus saving you bandwidth. Turns your PC into a caching server for your local network. Thats a nice feature.
Another year, another VMware Fusion update. I have been using Mavericks as my host and Yosemite guests have regularly frozen for random periods then worked again. No updates to fix that but now a new version that will work with El Capitan. Fishy.
Another year, another VMware Fusion update. I have been using Mavericks as my host and Yosemite guests have regularly frozen for random periods then worked again. No updates to fix that but now a new version that will work with El Capitan. Fishy.
That will not work. Updated Win10 licenses are tied to the machine you updated on (this is enforced server-side when activating). They don't have a key that can be used to install the OS on another machine. You can wipe the virtual disc and clean install into the same VM you used for updating though.
I think that sums it up very nicely.
My biggest thing is smooth scrolling in Parrallels. Kind of gives windows a nice Mac feel.
It depends on what you want to use it for. Parallels has had a.reputation for faster graphics, Fusion has one for stability.
You can try both for free for a few days with no obligation.
They both get updated every year and if you're an existing customer it will still cost you to upgrade. So they can be expensive products to use.
Oh yeah, you should be fine - my Win7 VM has been nagging me about upgrading to Win10 for weeks
Now I will say that I ran the upgrade validator and it squawked about a video related issue, but this is apparently the fix:http://kb.parallels.com/en/123053
Beware of past performance differences between Fusion and Parallels typically Fusion is 1 or 2 whole versions of Parallels behind in terms of performance... Also, i've found that upgrading EVERY version of Parallels is only great for Parallels pocket books but just like every other version of Windows is crappy the same could be said in terms of Parallels where upgrading every other major version sees enough speed or other improvements to justify the price...
I upgraded a couple clients from Parallels 9 to 11 and saw a NICE boost in speed in every area... as for 10 to 11 - not soooo noticeable but still a bump.
Cheers,
Emmanuel.
P.S.: and no I don't work for Parallels, I even started with VMWare Fusion as I know the guy who wrote the first 500+ lines of code for it... VMWare just hasn't consistently kept up with Fusion as Parallels as with their product line...
For some reasons both VMWare and Parallels have been stuck in Direct X 9 and 10 for a long while - it seems particularly difficult for them to get past even Direct X 10 support has been long time coming and partial... I assume it must be in how DirectX 11 and 12 talk directly to the hardware ?
That might be true of some companies, but it totally sucks for startups like mine. I have to fight pretty hard to get budget for software upgrades, and VMWare is one of the worst offenders for us.
From what I've seen in the past, Parallels performs a little better however working with VMWare products at work and at home, it's far easier to migrate a VM to many platforms with VMWare. I'm also not a fan of how many changes Parallels does to you Mac. So overall I prefer Fusion but it's kind of hard to make that decision for someone else.
Bad comparison because although both of those products were better, they weren't outselling their competitor, unlike PS4 which is greatly whopping the Xbox One. So it's a win win for Sony and it's customers, better machine and better seller.
Machine maybe physically better, however feature wise I still think the Xbox One is ahead, the ability to snap between apps, TV control and the Xbox pad still lead it ahead for me.
Although I would have both if my wife wouldn't scream at me for buying another ha ha.
Wait Parallels 11 came out already? I hate yearly paid updates. Personally, I prefered the performance of Parallels 11, but it might be because I had an old computer, I dunno.
In Canada, some companies give no unlimited bandwidth (Videotron), only on 150$ plans (Bell), or something which doubles your monthly bill (everything else). I wish these ass-f***** monopolies would stop existing and die already.
Interesting that the article was updated in August 2015 but OS X Yosemite 10.10 is not mentioned. Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9 is the highest version. Wonder if Yosemite will work or if it's been intentionally left out.
Read the article again; among its links are "Installing OS X 10.10 Yosemite as a guest operating system in VMware Fusion (2082109)".
Did the Pro version go up in price for both full and upgrade or is it just me? I remember paying like 60 bucks to upgrade my pro when I got version 7.
Does 8 Pro allow you to control esxi servers yet? I thought 7 did but it was just the ability to power up and down VM's. vmware did a ****** job explaining it.
Does 8 Pro allow you to control esxi servers yet? I thought 7 did but it was just the ability to power up and down VM's. vmware did a ****** job explaining it.
I paid $70 to upgrade to version 7 less than a year ago, and paid to upgrade to version 6 less than 6 months before that. Now they want $49 for me to upgrade to version 8 and are offering... very minor improvements and (hopefully) bug fixes to the issues that are driving me nuts in 7.
Looks like I have to pay but I'm extremely unhappy. Looks like VMWare wants to become the next Adobe. Make a good product, stop innovating, and start shamelessly milking your customers for every penny you can.
Looks like I have to pay but I'm extremely unhappy. Looks like VMWare wants to become the next Adobe. Make a good product, stop innovating, and start shamelessly milking your customers for every penny you can.
Can someone explain this to me? Does that mean that text and images will be the normal size on a Retina Mac, but with crisper, denser clarity? Or does it mean that you'll get tiny text and a gazillion rows and columns in Excel?
Fusion 8 and Fusion 8 Pro are optimized for the latest Macs, including the iMac with Retina 5K Display and 12-inch MacBook. DirectX 10 support enables Mac users to run Windows virtual machines with native resolution on a 5K display,
