April 16th, 2012· A maintenance release that resolves some known issues. It is a free upgrade for all VMware Fusion 4 users.
· Resolved an issue that caused the following message when you resumed a suspended virtual machine: The Virtual Machine is unable to reserve memory.
· The McAfee Virus Scan software is updated.
· Resolved an intermittent problem that caused printing to fail on Mac OS X Lion.
· Resolved an issue that occurred when copying and pasting information from newer Linux distributions.
· Improved compatibility with certain versions of Mac OS X.
· Improved the behavior of the minibar when placed at the top of the display.
· Fixed mapping of comma on numeric keyboard mapping of a French keyboard.
· Resolved an intermittent problem when removing a CD device from a virtual machine.
November 18th, 2011Smart Full Screen - Full screen mode provides better productivity and consistency with Mac OS X Lion than previous versions:
· The Lion full-screen button is used in virtual machine windows.
· The Lion full-screen keyboard shortcut (Cmd-Control-F) is now supported in addition to Cmd-Control-Return.
· Like other full-screen Lion applications, a VMware Fusion virtual machine moves to a new space when all displays are connected to the virtual machine.
· Switching to Full Screen mode on a secondary display uses the whole display but does not create a new space, which enables you to work in other Mac applications while the virtual machine makes full use of the secondary display.
· The VMware Fusion menu bar and toolbar are now accessible from Full Screen mode. A short delay in showing the menu allows access the top of the virtual machine screen, particularly when running Mac OS X Lion in a virtual machine.
· A redesigned, compact minibar that you can drag for quick access to common actions without leaving Full Screen mode.
Automatic virtual machine power on:
· Virtual machines can now be powered on automatically when VMware Fusion starts. You can override this setting by holding Shift when VMware Fusion starts. This feature was removed in VMware Fusion 4 but is now available in VMware Fusion 4.1 in the General settings for every virtual machine.
Improved animations:
· Improved animations for full screen mode, unity mode, library and snapshots.
Fast screen resizing and improved startup time:
· Faster screen resizing (Microsoft Hotfix 2522761 recommended), faster transitions into Unity and Full Screen modes, and improved startup time with Windows 7 virtual machines.
Improved Mac OS X Lion guest operating system support:
· Improved Mac OS X Lion virtual machine support including smoother mouse movements and support for File Vault 2 when using Mac OS X 10.7.2 or later. Upated VMware Tools disable sleep on older versions of Mac OS X virtual machines.
Improved graphics performance:
· Improved graphics performance and correctness for Internet Explorer 9 and Solidworks 2012 and improved graphics performance when using Mac OS X 10.7.2.
VMware Fusion 4.1 also resolves the following issues:
· An intermittent problem when plugging in a new USB device that resulted in error 4.
· Improved support for resizing NTFS formatted disks.
· An intermittent issue connecting USB devices attached via a Thunderbolt display.
· An intermittent issue installing Mac OS X Lion from physical media.
· Improved compatibility of shared folders for many applications.
· An issue installing VMware Tools on Ubuntu 11.10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7.
· A graphics rendering issue on some Mac Pro systems with very large amounts of memory
· A graphics rendering issue specific to some non-English languages.
· An intermittent problem when using the migration assistant on Mac OS X 10.7.2.
· Spurious activation messages when using Boot Camp virtual machines on some systems.
September 29th, 2011New Installation Experience:
· VMware Fusion is now installed by dragging and dropping to the Applications folder. Users of older versions can upgrade using the included utility. VMware Fusion can be uninstalled by quitting the application and dragging it to the trash.
New User Interface:
· VMware Fusion includes a new user interface designed to maximize screen space dedicated to running virtual machines. By keeping the interface minimal, we have improved user productivity for Windows applications. It is now more consistent with the overall Mac desktop experience than previous versions of VMware Fusion.
· The new user interface includes the following key features.
· The Single-window experience is optimized around each running virtual machine, keeping related options and settings together. A new collapsible toolbar provides quick access to common virtual machine actions including switching networks, connecting and disconnecting devices, and sharing options. The Control-Alt-Delete key combination is now available as a menu button.
· The Virtual Machine Library Welcome screen has been refreshed to make it easier to get up and running quickly.
· The Virtual Machine Library is updated with thumbnails of virtual machine desktops and shortcuts to common activities.
· The Settings have been redesigned to make it easier to perform common tasks. New settings subsections for Compatibility, Default Applications and Startup Disk are included.
· The Snapshot viewer provides powerful new features for working with snapshots using a timeline-based view, inspired by Time Machine.
Designed for Lion:
· VMware Fusion 4 is designed for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and includes support for using Mission Control to switch between Mac and Windows applications. Support for Spaces and Exposé has also been improved to make it easier to switch between applications.
· Mac OS X Lion and Mac OS X Lion Server are now supported as guest operating systems. Mac OS X Lion can be installed by dragging the Lion installer icon to the virtual machine wizard.
Virtual Hardware Improvements:
· As always, VMware continues to improve our virtual hardware performance and capabilities. You must upgrade the hardware version of your existing VMs or create a new VM in order to get the best features and performance from your virtual machines. Upgrade the hardware version of your virtual machine from the new virtual machine settings page under Compatibility.
· An HD Audio device is available for Windows Vista and Windows 7 guests. The new HD Audio device takes advantage of the latest sound drivers provided with Windows and produces high sound quality even under heavy load.
· Bluetooth devices on the host can now be shared with Windows guests. Bluetooth devices, such as a Bluetooth phone, are paired to either the host system or to a Windows virtual machine. VMware does not recommend pairing Bluetooth audio devices, such as headphones, or Bluetooth input devices, such as keyboards and mice to a guest.
· Link-state propagation enables applications to seamlessly communicate when using NAT-based networking even when moving between networks. For example, communication between applications will continue seamlessly when you move from a wired network to a wireless network.
· Our graphics team continues to improve rendering correctness and to tune our graphics drivers. VMware Fusion 4 is up to 2.5 times faster than VMware Fusion 3 for some 3D operations. Improved support for AutoCAD, SolidWorks and Altium Designer on Windows XP and Windows 7 is also included.
Encrypted Virtual Machines:
· Fusion now enables security best practices by providing virtual disk encryption using industry-standard AES-128. Encryption can require a per-virtual-machine password whenever the virtual machine is powered on.
Pause State for Virtual Machines:
· The new Pause state suspends the virtual machine while retaining the in-memory state. This state can be useful when system resources will temporarily be taxed and the guest virtual machine is not immediately needed.
Remote CD and DVD Drives:
· Remote CD and DVD drives shared from another Windows PC or Mac are supported for installing operating systems on virtual machines.
Shrinking Disks with Snapshots:
· VMware Fusion now supports shrinking virtual disks without the need to remove the snapshots first. Shrinking virtual disks without removing snapshots allows users to maintain their virtual machines and reclaim disk space more easily than in previous releases of VMware Fusion. Look for the new virtual machine clean up capability under the General section of the virtual machine settings.
Mirrored Folders:
· Downloads and Movies folders are now mirrored from the Mac.
OVF Support:
· Support for creating OVF-format virtual machines is provided by the standalone OVF tool. This tool is available for download from: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/server/vsphere/automationtools/ovf?view=overview
Other Technical Changes:
· VMware Fusion 4 is now 64-bit throughout. In addition, services and kernel extensions are loaded and unloaded on-demand. The application can now be run from non-standard folder locations. The PC Migration Wizard has been updated to provide even faster migration.
· VMware Fusion 4.0.2 addresses an issue starting virtual machines running a forthcoming version of Mac OS X Lion.
September 14th, 2011New Installation Experience:
· VMware Fusion is now installed by dragging and dropping to the Applications folder. Users of older versions can upgrade using the included utility. VMware Fusion can be uninstalled by quitting the application and dragging it to the trash.
New User Interface:
· VMware Fusion includes a new user interface designed to maximize screen space dedicated to running virtual machines. By keeping the interface minimal, we have improved user productivity for Windows applications. It is now more consistent with the overall Mac desktop experience than previous versions of VMware Fusion.
· The new user interface includes the following key features.
· The Single-window experience is optimized around each running virtual machine, keeping related options and settings together. A new collapsible toolbar provides quick access to common virtual machine actions including switching networks, connecting and disconnecting devices, and sharing options. The Control-Alt-Delete key combination is now available as a menu button.
· The Virtual Machine Library Welcome screen has been refreshed to make it easier to get up and running quickly.
· The Virtual Machine Library is updated with thumbnails of virtual machine desktops and shortcuts to common activities.
· The Settings have been redesigned to make it easier to perform common tasks. New settings subsections for Compatibility, Default Applications and Startup Disk are included.
· The Snapshot viewer provides powerful new features for working with snapshots using a timeline-based view, inspired by Time Machine.
Designed for Lion:
· VMware Fusion 4 is designed for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and includes support for using Mission Control to switch between Mac and Windows applications. Support for Spaces and Exposé has also been improved to make it easier to switch between applications.
· Mac OS X Lion and Mac OS X Lion Server are now supported as guest operating systems. Mac OS X Lion can be installed by dragging the Lion installer icon to the virtual machine wizard.
Virtual Hardware Improvements:
· As always, VMware continues to improve our virtual hardware performance and capabilities. You must upgrade the hardware version of your existing VMs or create a new VM in order to get the best features and performance from your virtual machines. Upgrade the hardware version of your virtual machine from the new virtual machine settings page under Compatibility.
· An HD Audio device is available for Windows Vista and Windows 7 guests. The new HD Audio device takes advantage of the latest sound drivers provided with Windows and produces high sound quality even under heavy load.
· Bluetooth devices on the host can now be shared with Windows guests. Bluetooth devices, such as a Bluetooth phone, are paired to either the host system or to a Windows virtual machine. VMware does not recommend pairing Bluetooth audio devices, such as headphones, or Bluetooth input devices, such as keyboards and mice to a guest.
· Link-state propagation enables applications to seamlessly communicate when using NAT-based networking even when moving between networks. For example, communication between applications will continue seamlessly when you move from a wired network to a wireless network.
· Our graphics team continues to improve rendering correctness and to tune our graphics drivers. VMware Fusion 4 is up to 2.5 times faster than VMware Fusion 3 for some 3D operations. Improved support for AutoCAD, SolidWorks and Altium Designer on Windows XP and Windows 7 is also included.
Encrypted Virtual Machines:
· Fusion now enables security best practices by providing virtual disk encryption using industry-standard AES-128. Encryption can require a per-virtual-machine password whenever the virtual machine is powered on.
Pause State for Virtual Machines:
· The new Pause state suspends the virtual machine while retaining the in-memory state. This state can be useful when system resources will temporarily be taxed and the guest virtual machine is not immediately needed.
Remote CD and DVD Drives:
· Remote CD and DVD drives shared from another Windows PC or Mac are supported for installing operating systems on virtual machines.
Shrinking Disks with Snapshots:
· VMware Fusion now supports shrinking virtual disks without the need to remove the snapshots first. Shrinking virtual disks without removing snapshots allows users to maintain their virtual machines and reclaim disk space more easily than in previous releases of VMware Fusion. Look for the new virtual machine clean up capability under the General section of the virtual machine settings.
Mirrored Folders:
· Downloads and Movies folders are now mirrored from the Mac.
OVF Support:
· Support for creating OVF-format virtual machines is provided by the standalone OVF tool. This tool is available for download from: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/server/vsphere/automationtools/ovf?view=overview
Other Technical Changes:
· VMware Fusion 4 is now 64-bit throughout. In addition, services and kernel extensions are loaded and unloaded on-demand. The application can now be run from non-standard folder locations. The PC Migration Wizard has been updated to provide even faster migration.
· VMware Fusion 4.0.1 contains an update that ensures that disk buffering is enabled when set to automatic.
June 1st, 2011Highlights:
· Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1: Support for Windows 7 SP1 32-bit & 64-bit.
· Ubuntu: Support for Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 32-bit & 64-bit.
· Microsoft Office: Fixed a problem opening attachments in Outlook 2010.
· Video: Updated Windows WDDM driver with stability improvements.
· File access: Improved reliability accessing shared files on the Mac.
· Internet: Fixed slow first page loading in Internet Explorer 8.
· USB: Improved handling of smartphones including the Nokia N8.
Fixes:
· The Samsung Galaxy S phone with Android 2.1 is not recognized in an OS X host or in a Windows 7 guest.
· Previously, to use a Logitech HD Webcam C510 in a Windows 7 virtual machine, you had to include the quirks line (Usb.quirks.device0 = "0x046d:0x081d skip-reset") as a configuration option in the virtual machine configuration (.vmx) file. Now, you no longer need to include the quirks line in the .vmx file.
· When you connect a Nokia N8 phone to a Windows XP guest and attempt to connect to it by using the Nokia Ovi Suite, the phone does not stay connected to the guest. The Windows Device Manager in the Windows XP guest reports This device cannot start. (Code 10).
· You cannot connect USB 2.0 devices to FreeBSD guests.
· When you use Suspend Guest and Resume Guest to suspend and resume an Ubuntu 10.10 guest, the network interface is down after the guest is resumed.
· When you run an Nmap ("Network Mapper") scan from a virtual machine that is configured to use Network Address Translation (NAT) networking to an external Windows machine, the NAT service fails and the virtual machine has problems connecting to the external network.
· You cannot use Microsoft Office 2010 in a Windows guest to open an attachment in a shared folder. The guest returns an error message that states the file is not located in a shared folder and cannot be opened by the host.
· A Mac OS X Server 10.6.x virtual machine is unable to access IDE hard disks and CD/DVD drives after the guest is updated to 10.6.5 or newer. If the boot volume is on an IDE hard disk, the guest will fail to boot.
After a Windows 7 guest goes into screen saver mode, you cannot wake up the guest when you click inside the virtual machine. This problem occurs only when the following screen saver and power plan settings are selected or enabled:
· In Screen Saver Settings, a screen saver is enabled, the idle time is set, and "On resume, display logon screen" is selected.
· In Power Options, the Balanced plan is selected and the "Turn off the display" and "Put the computer to sleep" plan settings are set to the same timeout value as the screen saver idle time.
· Previously, when you created a Mac OS X virtual machine in Fusion, the virtual machine configuration (.vmx) file contained an absolute path to the virtual machine disk (.vmdk) file. This setting prevented you from copying the virtual machine because the copy pointed to the .vmdk file for the original virtual machine. Now, the .vmx file contains a relative path to the .vmdk file and you can copy Mac OS X virtual machines.
· When DisplayLink drivers are installed in a Windows 7 virtual machine, the virtual machine crashes when you run it in Fusion.
· Previously, when a virtual machine was configured to use NAT networking, browser performance was slow the first time you launched Internet Explorer 7 or 8 after starting the virtual machine for the first time and after resuming the virtual machine. Now, browser performance has been improved.
December 3rd, 2010· The error Could not publish or run one or more applications. occurs when resuming a virtual machine that has DivX Player installed in the guest.
· Slingbox Slingplayer does not display video in the guest when 3D acceleration is enabled. In addition, very high CPU usage occurs if the guest is set to 1 core.
· Microsoft Office applications do not display as the frontmost window when they are launched in Unity view.
· Sound volume in the guest operating system is reduced after upgrading to Fusion 3.1. The volume observed through the host is not consistent with the guest volume setting.
· In a Windows XP guest, if you connect a handheld device to the host, the handshake application might time out or stop responding due to unhandled USB disable requests.
· While the virtual machine is running, if you switch from full screen mode to single window mode, the virtual machine window disappears and the light underneath the Fusion icon disappears as well. Fusion stops responding if you restart after this issue occurs.
· The guest operating system might fail with a blue screen and the error Multiple IRP Complete Requests if you access a file or folder two or more folders deep into a VMware Shared Folder and are running applications, such as Microsoft Office Powerpoint or Project, that use the byte range locks file system feature.
· Samsung Galaxy S phone with Android 2.1 does not work with Fusion. The phone does not appear in the virtual machine.
· Guest software might use CPUID information to determine characteristics of underlying (virtual or physical) CPU hardware. In some instances, CPUID information returned by virtual hardware will differ from the responses physical hardware might report. Based on these differences, certain pieces of guest software might not behave as expected. In this release, this fix causes certain CPUID responses to more closely match the responses that physical hardware might return.
· If you run Outlook 2007 in Unity mode, the Outlook dock icon might flash, or briefly quit and restart. When this happens the Outlook window also disappears and then reappears.
· Mac OS X Server guests might intermittently fail to boot, displaying a stop symbol on a gray screen shortly after powering on.
Additionally, this release resolves the following security-related issues:
· The way temporary files are handled by the mounting process could result in a race condition. This issue could allow a local user on the host to elevate their privileges. Windows-based host systems are not affected. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-4295 to this issue.
· vmware-mount, which is a SUID binary, has a flaw in the way libraries are loaded. This issue could allow local users on the host to execute arbitrary shared object files with root privileges. Windows-based host systems are not affected. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-4296 to this issue.
· A vulnerability in the input validation of VMware Tools update allows for injection of commands. This issue could allow a user on the host to execute commands on the guest operating system with root privileges. The issue can only be exploited if VMware Tools is not fully up-to-date. Windows-based virtual machines are not affected. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-4297 to this issue.
August 13th, 2010· VMware vSphere 4.1 is now supported as a guest operating system. VMware Certified Professionals (VCPs) and virtualization experts can use VMware vSphere 4.1 to install the latest server virtualization software and experiment with server setup, conduct training, show demos, and test production configurations. Running ESX as a guest eliminates the need to have spare hardware available to run ESX natively and enables ESX to run on systems that are not listed on the ESX hardware compatibility list (HCL). For more information on the supported processors and host operating systems, see see Considerations for Running an ESX Guest.
· This feature is intended for educational and demonstration purposes only and should not be used in production environments. To use this feature, you must download vSphere 4.1 from the VMware Web site and follow the installation documentation provided with VMware vSphere to install ESX.
· Resolves an issue around accessing some iSight cameras.
· Resolves an issue where an incorrect disk error message appeared after a host crash occurs while working in a virtual machine.
· Resolves an issue where audio recording failed when the recording device output was not 44.1 kHz.
May 26th, 2010New Features:
· 8-way SMP
· 2 TB Virtual Disks
· OpenGL 2.1 for Vista
· OpenGL 2.1 for Windows 7
· Support for overlapping Unity windows in Exposé and Dock Exposé
· USB "EasyConnect" to easily assign USB devices to virtual machine or Mac when connected
· OVF Tool for Mac OS X now included as optional install with full download or CD install
· OVF Tool 2: Import and export OVF packaged virtual machines and upload to vSphere with bundled OVF Tool
· Drag a disk image or virtual disk to the installation media pane of the assistant
· Add shortcut for opening a virtual machines configuration file in default text editor for VMware Fusion (Hold down option and right-click in Virtual Machine Library)
· User Experience Improvement Program
Graphics Improvements:
· Aero is much faster on Windows Vista and Windows 7
· Greatly improved scrolling speeds in Windows Vista and Windows 7 with latest Mac OS X release
· Some games up to 10x faster than VMware Fusion 3.0 with VMware Fusion 3.1 and latest Mac OS X release
· Improved performance and better compatibility for both DirectX 9 and OpenGL 3D applications
Boot Camp Improvements:
· Up to 5x disk performance in Boot Camp virtual machines
· New option to minimize prompting for password (authentication dialogs) when using Boot Camp virtual machines
· Handle Mac OS X disk changes better to avoid multiple references to Boot Camp partition in the Virtual Machine Library
PC Migration Improvements:
· Improvements to Migrate Your PC assistant, including better validation of names and better location prompt
· Prompt user if Mac OS X guest account prevents guest access to shared folders instead of failing
· Open new virtual machine on successful migration
Enhanced user interface on PC being migrated including:
· ◦ New progress dialog on the PC being migrated as well as in VMware Fusion
· ◦ Option to show converter logs and troubleshooting steps on PC if PC migration fails
· Avoids port conflicts with Web server software installed on PC such as IIS, Tomcat, and Apache
New Guest Operating Systems Supported:
· Ubuntu 8.0.4.4: 32- and 64-bit
· Ubuntu 10.04: 32- and 64-bit (currently in Beta)
· SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Service Pack 1: 32- and 64-bit
· SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1: 32- and 64-bit
· RHEL 5.4: 32- and 64-bit
Graphics Bugs Addressed:
· Improvements for Autodesk Autocad, Maya, Mudbox applications
· Improvements for TopoGun and Rhino modeling software
· Fixed failure issue with Seeker astronomy application
· Fixed failure issue with ClearView RC Flight Sim game
· Adobe Premiere preview window now renders correctly
· Better support for accelerated video playback, improves audio/video sync in Windows Media Player and Full Screen Quicktime/iTunes
· Cursor is now rendered in Civilization 4, Dragon Age, Crazy Machine 2 and other games
· Microsoft Flight Sim X no longer causes Signal 11 failure
· Google Earth now works correctly in OpenGL mode
· General performance, crash fixes and visual correctness improvements for multiple games
· Fixed a problem in which playing the video sample file Bear.vmv in Windows Photo Gallery would cause the virtual machine to fail
· Fixed multiple problems with Altrium Designer to allow it to render correctly
· Fixed a problem with SketchUp UI graphics corruption
· Fixed a problem with Microsoft Flight Simulator X that caused VMware Fusion to fail
· Fixed a problem with OpenGL performance regression caused by VMware Fusion 3.0.1
· Fixed KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED failure that occurred on certain cases on Windows XP at boot
Boot Camp Bugs Addressed:
· Now supports Office 2010 activation on a Boot Camp partition virtual machine
· Resolved a problem in which upgrading VMware Tools would sometimes cause Windows to reactivate
PC Migration Bugs Addressed:
· Imported Windows virtual machines can now enable ThinPrint
· IP address is kept after clicking Go Back button
· Virtual Machine name field limits names to standard characters
· Does not clear IP/passcode when moving through PC Migration wizard
· Arbitration dialog displays Japanese names correctly
· Windows Server 2008 R2 no longer migrated as "Windows 7" virtual machine
· Can migrate PC without Guest Sharing enabled on the Mac
· Collects support information for PC Migration assistant
· Supports using PC Migration on non-default port, to work around web servers on PC
Unity and Shared Applications Bugs Addressed:
· Launching Adobe Fireworks in Unity view no longer causes the Waiting for Unity window to appear
· Single click on an application in the background no longer causes a double-click event
· Greatly improved performance with Windows Vista and Windows 7 Aero and Unity when running on Mac OS X 10.6.3 and later
· Now supports overlapping windows in Exposé and Dock Exposé
· Fixed a problem in which minimizing a window showed the contents of the Windows desktop
· Fixed a problem in which all new Unity view windows would be white with no available content until a restart
· Fixed a problem in which all Unity view window moves would be wobbly after some period of use until a restart
· Fixed a problem with a black screen appearing on exiting Unity view
· Fixed a problem in which maximized windows in a Windows virtual machine extended 2 pixels beyond the edge of the screen
· Fixed a problem in which applications that require administrative privileges did not show up in the Dock
· Fixed a problem with vmtoolsd failure in vmtools!VMToolsLogFile
· Fixed a problem encountered when entering Unity for Linux guests that caused Linux tools to fail in some cases
· Outlook opening PDF attachments works much better
· Opening an Outlook attachment twice (using host application and mirrored folders) no longer fails with Outlook 2007
· Fixes a Tray Icons Unexplained Signal 11 failure with Fusion 3.0.1
· Open your Mac files and web link using Windows Applications now displays as enabled after clicking Enable Shared Applications
· Publishing dockers for VMware Fusion 2 virtual machines in /Users/Shared/ no longer causes an error
· Fixes an issue in which opening documents with the start menu unnecessarily locked the VMX in some cases
Keyboard and Mouse Bugs Addressed:
· Changing mouse cursor does not cause mouse to be stuck in 64bit Windows virtual machines
· Fixes an issue in which the mouse was skippy in multiple display mode
· Mouse pointer no longer jumps to different display on click
· Fixes a failure issue for Power On/Resume virtual machine with ARD Curtain Screen Locked Host
· Key mapping fixed for Linux guests
USB Bugs Addressed:
· Resolved VMware Fusion 3 failure when a Kobil card reader is connected
· USB audio device/headset can be connected to guest without creating screeching sounds. Requires update to latest Mac OS X release
· Mass storage device (USB 2.0) can be recognized in the NetWare 6.5 operating system
· Promethean Activ USB hub no longer starts blinking in the virtual machine USB devices list
· Palm Zire M150 USB device does not randomly disconnect
· Does not ask users to connect USB printers to virtual machine due to Driverless Printing
· Asks the user to confirm when connecting a USB printer to the virtual machine
· USB device connect checkbox now updates if connect is cancelled
· Fixed a problem in which VMware Fusion would fail with Signal 11 on virtual machine startup with a buggy USB device or hub
Virtual Hard Disk Bugs Addressed:
· Now defaults to buffered I/O for greatly increased disk performance
· Fixed a problem in which VMware Fusion would crash when trying to access a corrupt virtual disk
Auto Update Bugs Addressed:
· Renames Install and Restart button to Install and Relaunch
· Handles reboot case better and notifies user
· Fixed a problem in which VMware Fusion would offer an update to the already installed and up-to-date version
Other Bugs Addressed:
· Resolved synching issue with iPhone to Mac when VMware Fusion is in use
· Improved password validation for Ubuntu Easy Install
· Now warns if you start to save a new virtual machine to a read-only or locked destination
· Can select Mac OS X by default as new virtual machine type if DMG is source image
· Can open CD-ROM with Mac keyboard eject key if CD is autoconnected
· Is friendlier to unrecognized CDs. Shows an unrecognized disc message on the new virtual machine assistant introduction page
· Adds explanatory text for Advanced Settings power passthrough
· When New Virtual Machine Assistant detects an install disc with easy-install-capable Linux OS, the Linux Easy Install item now appears on the navigation pane
· Fixes VMDKMounter so it does not prompt for password on Snow Leopard
· VMware Fusion user interface does not fail when deleting the primary hard disk of a Boot Camp virtual machine
· Makes ESC be the shortcut key for the Cancel button for New Virtual Machine Assistant
· Improves 'Collect Support Information' script
· CD-ROM added to a Mac OS virtual machine is now SCSI instead of IDE
· Updates Solaris10 memory requirements to enable graphical install by default
· Dragging a snapshot vmdk file sets the mode to "copy" because that is the only valid option
· Scrolling through text using the left arrow key or right arrow key is faster, even if the library contains many virtual machines
· No longer an unexpected quit when closing virtual machine window after a suspend / power off and when toggling between Full Screen view and Single Window view
· Thinprint works on Ubuntu 9.10 and Red Hat 5.4 Linux virtual machine
· No longer produces the Boot Camp error "Could not create the virtual disk for your Boot Camp virtual machine" if a partition is in use when the virtual machine is created
· When a virtual machine does not have a CD/DVD device, has the Install McAfee VirusScan Plus menu item enabled and which will work like Install VMware Tools
· Values for File Date & Time do not change while copying from Ubuntu Linux virtual machine to the host shared folder
· Fixed a problem in which a virtual machine would be very slow or unresponsive after a resume
· Fixed a problem in which antivirus software (AVG and others) would be slow after you resumed a virtual machine
· Fixed a problem in which VMware Fusion would fail in some cases with Signal 8 when installing Windows 7
· Fixed a problem in which randomly changing view modes would cause a crash
· Fixed a problem with VMmouse driver for xorg-server 1.7 that caused X server to hang in Ubuntu 10.04 alpha 2
· Fixed a problem in which the VMware Fusion UI would take over 50% CPU time on the Mac in some cases
· Fixed a problem in which the mouse and keyboard would not work on a Macbook Pro primary display but would work with an attached secondary display
· Fixed a problem when adding a shared folder while resuming virtual machine would cause a Signal 11 failure
· Fixed a problem with an Objective-C exception failure on power off on the virtual machine
· Fixed a problem in which drag and drop would to fail when dragging files out of the virtual machine across the right or bottom edge of the virtual machine window
· Fixed a problem in which saving a PowerPoint or Word file twice on a Shared Folder would make it read only and not able to be opened
· Fixed a problem in which a Tools ISO download would be needed during Easy Install in spite of starting with the full VMware Fusion installation
· Fixed a problem in which inserting a physical disc after New Virtual Machine Assistant was started could result in it not detecting the disc
· Fixed a problem in which doing a soft suspend using vmrun would cause VMware Fusion to become unresponsive
· Fixed a problem in which VMware Fusion would quit when closing a virtual machine window after a suspend or power off and when toggling between full screen and single window views
· Fixed a problem in which the VMware Shared Folders drive letter in Windows 7 was not removed when Shared Folders were disabled
February 19th, 2010· A maintenance release of VMware Fusion 3. It is a free upgrade for all VMware Fusion 3 customers, and provides the following fix: Fixes a problem so that the latest release of Mac OS X 10.6 Server (Snow Leopard) can run in a virtual machine.
December 11th, 2009Highlighted New and Improved Features:
· Faster 3D performance, with Windows Experience scores 20-80% faster than before on Mac OS X Snow Leopard
· Reduced time for resuming virtual machines
· Supports import of standalone VHD disks into VMware virtual machines
· Supports import of Parallels Desktop 5 virtual machines into VMware virtual machines
· New 64-bit native networking subsystem to match the 64-bit native engine
PC Migration Agent and Migration Assistant Improvements:
· Adds support for Windows Server 2008 R2
· Installer localized into all supported languages
· Shows progress that VMware Tools are being installed in last step of migrating the PC
· Does not automatically show the PC Migration Agent application in the resulting virtual machine
· Adds only one network adapter to imported PC virtual machines
Unity View Improvements:
· "Always On" Applications menu defaults to the active virtual machine, and if more than one virtual machine is running, the menu defaults to the one that has focus
· Fixes a problem in which the "Always On" Application menu was not populated in some cases
· Improves the Aero-in-Unity experience with better interactive performance and easier readability of window titles
· Improves Unity view interactive performance for 32-bit Windows applications running on 64-bit Windows operating systems
· Ability to dismiss system tray menus in Unity view with only one click
· Small mouse wheel scroll increments work correctly in Unity view
· Fixes keyboard focus issues in Unity view when multiple windows are opened and closed
· Fixes a problem in which Adobe Fireworks, Photoshop, and some other applications would drop out of Unity view, causing the Waiting for Unity window to appear
· Fixes a problem in which VMware Fusion would fail when processing very large icons from Windows applications
· Fixes a problem in which VMware Fusion could not create Windows applications in the dock for those with really long application names
Shared/Mirrored Folders Improvements:
· Outlook 2007 preview works with Mirrored Folders enabled
· Applications no longer crash when saving exceedingly long path and file names with mapped drives
· Saving files in shared folders with a PC using ZoneAlarm antivirus software no longer causes Windows to fail
WDDM (Windows Vista and Windows 7) Graphics Improvements:
· Windows Experience graphics scores are 20-80% better than VMware Fusion 3.0
· Greatly improved HD video playback for Windows Vista and Windows 7
· Older games (including Diablo II, Homeworld, and others) play now on Windows Vista and Windows 7
· Windows Media Player no longer stretches video
· Fuzzy text in Windows Aero is fixed
· Interactive performance on ATI video cards with Aero is greatly improved in combination with Mac OS X 10.6.2
· Windows 7 no longer boots to an incorrect resolution
General Graphics Improvements:
· Fixes fuzzy text in WPF applications
· Improved 3D performance
Linux Improvements:
· Adds support for Ubuntu 9.10 32-bit and 64-bit editions, including Easy Install and Unity view
· Fixes choppy sound problems with newest Linux guests with kernel version 2.6.30+
· Fixes Easy Install problems when double quotes were used in password
· Improves Tools support for latest 2.6.z kernels
FreeBSD Improvements:
· Prebuilt modules for FreeBSD 8.x
Mac OS X Server Improvements:
· Faster boot times for Mac OS X Server guests
Other Fixes and Improvements:
· Multicore support for Windows 7 works correctly for all editions of Windows 7. Previously it did not work for Windows Home Premium, Home Basic, and Starter editions
· Fixes a performance problem in which Spotlight would continually search the Mac for virtual machines when the Virtual Machine Library was left open, causing slow downs
· Fixes a problem in which the VMware Tools included with VMware Fusion 2.0.5 would not be updated correctly
· Fixes a problem in which it was not possible to use a CD drive on certain hardware-specific versions of Mac OS X 10.6.1. This is also fixed by upgrading to Mac OS X 10.6.2
· Fixes a problem in which the ThinPrint driver would cause printing problems in 64-bit Windows Boot Camp partitions
· Favorite virtual machine opens correctly when launching VMware Fusion 3
· Contains a fix for Link State Propagation for bridged networking that previously failed, in some cases, after installing VMware Fusion 3.0
· Fixes a problem in which you could not switch Spaces desktops away from a full-screen virtual machine if the Full Screen view title bar was hidden
· Fixes miscellaneous memory leaks in the VMware Fusion UI and during AutoProtect snapshots
· Speeds up navigation in the Virtual Machine Library when you have 10 or more virtual machines
· Removes console log spew by VMware Fusion Helper
· In the Preview window, the View mode buttons show enabled and selected state
· Fixes black flash when suspending a virtual machine in Single Window view
· Virtual Machine Library and Preview window previously had poor quality for European language users
October 27th, 2009· VMware Fusion 3 is packed with more than 50 new features and enhancements
Optimized for Snow Leopard:
· Support for both 32-bit and 64-bit Snow Leopard kernels
· New 64-bit native core engine leverages power of 64-bit Snow Leopard
· Leverage K64 kernel performance improvements for reduced overhead
· Leverage Snow Leopard changes for optimized disk and graphics performance
Effortless Migration from Windows PCs to Mac:
· Integrated Migration Assistant helps you move your entire PC to a virtual machine on your Mac in a few simple steps
· Connect your PC to your Mac with a simple Ethernet cable – no additional setup required
· Automatically discover your Windows PC on the same network as your Mac using Apple’s Bonjour technology
· Works just like Apple’s Migration Assistant on the Mac
Ultimate Experience for Windows 7 Guests:
· Support for Windows Easy Install
· First virtualization product to support Windows Aero, including Flip 3D and Aero Peek
· Support for DirectX 9.0EX with OpenGL 1.4 with new WDDM graphics driver
· Support for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 on Boot Camp partitions
3D Graphics Now Supports More Applications and Games:
· Support for Windows Aero with WDDM driver for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
· DirectX 9.0c with Shader Model 3 support for Windows virtual machines
· OpenGL 2.1 support for Windows XP virtual machines
Performance. Finely Tuned.:
· New 64-bit native core engine maximizes overall performance for all Macs with 64-bit processors. Works on Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard
· Full support for 4-way SMP
· Virtual SMP is now multi-core aware, providing multi-core CPUs to your virtual machines. This allows Home and Starter versions of Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 to use all enabled virtual processors instead of being limited to two.
· Greatly reduced memory usage when using all Windows Vista and Windows 7 virtual machines. (Applies to Windows XP VMs created in VMware Fusion 3)
· Improved 2D drawing and interactive performance in Unity, single window, and full screen views
· Faster typing in Windows applications within Unity view
· Improved responsiveness of remapped keyboard shortcuts
· Faster disk and graphics performance on Snow Leopard host
· Multiple-display full screen view with much better performance for monitor layouts larger than 4096 pixels wide or 4096 pixels high on most Macs.
Unity More Mac-Like Than Ever:
· Leave the “Start Menu” behind with the new “Always-on” Applications Menu
· Search for Windows apps like Mac apps
· Use a hot key to bring up the Applications Menu at any time
· Find and launch Windows apps even if Fusion isn’t running and they will launch Fusion automatically for you.
· Pin favorite Windows apps to the Application menu in any order you choose
· Access recently opened documents by Windows applications
· Access Computer, Documents, Control Panel, Run, and Power Commands
· Control your virtual machine while in Unity including hardware settings and power states from Applications menu
· Windows applications work more like Mac applications
· Work with application-specific Exposé and Dock Exposé for a specific Windows app.
· Use “command tilde” (`) to switch between multiple open documents in a Windows application
· Quit a specific Windows app with “command Q”
· Access to Windows taskbar tray items in Unity view in the Mac menu bar.
· Run 3D games and play 1080p video in Unity view.
· Preview window allows you to monitor your virtual machine desktop and resize the window, even in Unity view.
Virtual Machine Library:
· Redesigned to make actions more discoverable
Home pane is an easy to use launching point what you need to do:
· Install guest operating systems
· Migrate physical PCs
· Use a Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine
· Download a Windows trial virtual machine
· Easily find and import virtual machines that were created by Parallels Desktop or Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac.
· Live view makes it easy to see what is happening in your VMs and easily switch between all VMs for a quick status
· Much faster to open when multiple virtual machines are in the Virtual Machine Library
Full Screen View Improvements:
· New Full Screen view menu bar gives you full control of your virtual machine, including choosing when the menu bar appears in Full Screen view.
· Move the full screen view menu bar to any side of the screen to avoid blocking guest user interface elements such as taskbars in Windows, the desktop menu in Linux, or the menu bar in Mac OS X Server guests.
· Smooth animated transition when entering and exiting Full Screen view.
User Interface Refinements:
· Redesigned menus make commands more logically organized
· Integrated status in virtual machine window works better with Spaces
· Cancel resume in case you resumed by mistake
· Live, smooth resize when resizing a virtual machine window.
· Live view in the Virtual Machine settings window gives
· Access the Virtual Machine Library from the VMware Fusion Dock icon.
Try Windows for Free:
· Download and import free Windows trials from Microsoft to try Windows before you buy with VHD Test Drive support.
Automatic Updates:
· Built-in software updater that automatically checks, downloads, and installs VMware Fusion updates.
Multiple Display Improvements:
· Multiple-display Full Screen view with better performance for monitor layouts larger than 4096 pixels wide or 4096 pixels high on most Macs.
Shared Folders and Mirrored Folders Improvements:
· Automatically hide common hidden Windows files in a shared folder, for example, Thumbs.db, $RECYCLE.BIN, and so on.
· Open Microsoft Outlook attachments with Mac applications.
· Improved compatibility with third-party applications including Windows Live Writer, Office 2007, and more.
Copy and Paste, Drag and Drop Improvements:
· Copy and paste images between a Windows or Linux virtual machine and the Mac.
· Copy and paste formatted text (RTF) between a Linux virtual machine and the Mac.
· Drag Microsoft Outlook attachments from a Windows virtual machine to the Mac.
· Drag files in a virtual machine directly onto Mac applications in the dock.
Full Support for Mac OS X Leopard Server and Snow Leopard Server as Guests:
· Mac OS X 10.5 Server Guests now full supported
· Support for Mac OS X Server 10.6 Snow Leopard virtual machines running the 64-bit kernel (K64), even on Macs that can’t boot into the K64 kernel
· New virtual EFI provides maximum compatibility with Mac OS X Server and provides more Mac like experience.
Keyboard Improvements:
· Automatically recognizes European keyboards. Sending keys like @, {, }, and others to Windows works just like it does on the Mac.
· Improved responsiveness with remapped keyboard shortcuts
Virtual Hard Disk Improvements:
· Mount a suspended virtual machine's virtual disks as read-only Mac volumes.
Networking Improvements:
· Select a specific network adapter for bridged networking
· Support for IPv6 in bridged networking
· Override the Ethernet MAC address of the virtual adapter on the UI
Shared Smart Card:
· Access supported CAC or PIV smart cards from the Mac and a Windows virtual machine at the same time
Remote Management:
· Manage your virtual machines remotely without installing software into the virtual machine by leveraging VMware Fusion’s built in VNC server. Manage using the VNC client you choose
Select Startup Device:
· Like the Mac’s Startup Disk, choose the bootable device for your virtual machine in an easy graphical interface
October 2nd, 2009· Fixes multiple issues when running VMware Fusion 2.0.x on Mac OS X Snow Leopard (32-bit kernel mode)
· Provides improved 3D performance on Macs with NVIDIA graphics cards running Mac OS X 10.6
· Contains fixes for more than 20 bugs
September 24th, 2009Fixed:
· Mouse losing focus on Snow Leopard hosts.
· Driverless printing fails after an upgrade install of Mac OS X Snow Leopard or Snow Leopard Software Update VMware Fusion 2 claims to be unlicensed after upgrading to Snow Leopard.
· Fix corrupt Windows application icons in Unity on Snow Leopard hosts.
· Slow 3D graphics on Macs with NVIDIA graphics cards running Snow Leopard.
· Installation would fail in some cases due to permissions problems.
· Sound would stop playing after virtual machine is resumed.
June 24th, 2009· Supports Mac OS X Server guest operating systems on Macs with Intel Xeon 5500 and 3500 Series processors (based on Nehalem micro-architecture).
· Provides experimental support for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server as a guest operating system (32-bit only).
· Provides experimental support for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard as a host operating system (32-bit only).
· Supports Ubuntu 9.04 as a guest operating system, including features such as VMware Tools pre-built modules and Easy Install.
· Reduces CPU usage when a virtual machine is idle under VMware Fusion.
· Contains fixes for more than 80 bugs.
April 3rd, 2009· Resolves an issue where driverless printing stops working for users that run Mac OS X 10.5.6, and installed Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2009-001. The shared printers would disappear from Windows. If you configured your printer differently as a workaround, turn on driverless printing feature again by clicking Virtual Machine > Settings, selecting Printers, and selecting the Enabled check box.
· Provides experimental support for Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server as a guest operating system. You can now run the current Snow Leopard Server builds (32-bit kernel) in a virtual machine.
· Resolves an issue with driverless printing, where the Enabled check box on Virtual Machine > Settings > Printers might get deselected automatically.
February 12th, 2009· VMware Fusion 2.0.2 is a maintenance release of VMware Fusion 2. It is a free upgrade for all VMware Fusion 1 and VMware Fusion 2 customers.
· Allows importing Windows virtual machines from both Parallels Desktop 4.0 and Parallels Server for Mac.
· Supports mounting unencrypted .dmg file format as a CD/DVD disk image, in addition to .iso file format.
· Supports Mac OS X 10.5.6 as a host operating system.
· Provides experimental support for Mac OS X Server 10.5.6 as a guest operating system.
· Supports Ubuntu 8.10 as a guest operating system, including features such as VMware Tools with prebuilt kernel modules, Easy Install, and Unity.
· Ships with a 12-month complimentary subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus 2009 antivirus software, with localization support for French, German, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.
· Provides performance improvements when browsing mirrored folders and shared folders in Windows virtual machines.
· Supports display of Windows applications in Unity view as 48 pixel x 48 pixel icons.
· Resolves issues with "Optimize for Mac OS application performance" preference option for Mac OS X 10.5.5 and later.
November 15th, 2008· Contains bug fixes described in Resolved Issues
· Now shows application badge instead of generic document icons when assigning Windows applications to Mac documents
· Greatly reduced initial pause when opening mirrored or shared folders
· No longer disables certain shared folders and mirrored folders that were nested folders. The potential data loss issue with nested shared folders has been resolved
· No longer publishes Windows guest applications to Mac if Allow the virtual machine to open applications on your Mac is unchecked in virtual machine Settings > Sharing
· AutoProtect postpones taking a snapshot when the user is interacting with the virtual machine
· No longer maps Num Pad Enter to AltGr by default for non-European keyboards
· Brings back the Enable Hints menu item in Help menu
· # VMwareUser taking 100% CPU after certain drag-and-drop operations.
· This problem has been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
· A number of performance issues for VMware Fusion 2.
A number of performance issues were identified for VMware Fusion2:
· Guest start menu traversal slow when it contains broken shortcuts (Windows XP and earlier only)
· High CPU utilization by VMwareUser.exe when first starting up
· Slow boot when iSight (product ID 0x8502 as reported by System Profiler) attached to virtual machine
· Load time of the Virtual Machine Library on Fusion startup after the first startup
· These problems have been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
· Running certain video games and other 3D applications in Fusion 2 on the new MacBook or MacBook Pro, or the MacBook Air, can freeze the Mac.
· This problem has been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
· Installing VMware Fusion 2 changes the default browser or other default application.
· In certain cases during installation, VMware Fusion would reassign the first browser it found as the default browser, or reassign another of the default applications for handling URLs. This problem has been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
· Upgrading to VMware Fusion 2.0.1 does not restore already-changed settings, however. You can change the default browser in Safari's Preferences or with the third-party RCDefaultApp. http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/
· Take Snapshot incorrectly enabled for some Boot Camp virtual machines.
· VMware Fusion 2.0.1 fixes a problem in which for certain Boot Camp virtual machines, the Take Snapshot button was enabled, which it should not have been.
· Gray boxes obscure part of window in Unity view.
· This problem has been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
· Daily or weekly AutoProtect snapshots are not being taken.
· VMware Fusion 2.0.1 corrects a problem in which daily or weekly snapshots in AutoProtect were not being taken.
· Drag-and-drop does not work if the color depth is set to 16-bit in the guest operating system.
· Having the color depth in Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Vista set to 16-bit no longer prevents dragging-and-dropping.
· CVSNT and VMware Tools are incompatible.
· The known incompatibility between CVSNT (http://www.cvsnt.org) and VMware Tools has been fixed. You no longer have to uninstall CVSNT if you want to install VMware Tools to use Unity view, and to use cut-copy-paste or drag-and-drop between your virtual machine and your Mac.
· Running Google Earth with 3D acceleration enabled can cause the virtual machine to unexpectedly quit.
· With VMware Fusion 2.0.1, the virtual machine no longer quits unexpectedly when running Google Earth with 3D acceleration enabled, so you do not need to disable 3D acceleration in the VMware Fusion preferences.
· Application Dock tile disappears in Unity view after a snapshot.
· The Dock tile for a guest application no longer disappears if you click on it after you take a snapshot in Unity view.
· Suspending a virtual machine located on a FileVault encrypted volume makes the system unresponsive.
· For non-English Mac OS X users, when suspending a virtual machine that's stored on a FileVault encrypted volume, Mac OS X might become unresponsive. VMware Fusion 2.0.1 works around this issue.
· Drag and drop stops working in a Linux virtual machine after an alert message.
· Previously, if you encountered an alert message while attempting a drag and drop in a Linux virtual machine, you might have had to quit and restart VMware Fusion to get drag-and-drop to work again. This problem has been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
· Downloading files with Safari in a Mac OS X Server virtual machine might fail when using NAT as networking type.
· VMware Fusion 2.0.1 fixes a problem in which using NAT as networking type for a Mac OS X Server virtual machine might have resulted in Safari downloads timing out.
· With a shared file, moving or copying it to its existing location by a different path can cause data loss.
· Previous to version 2.0.1, VMware Fusion attempted to disable shared folders that would create a risk of data loss if you moved or copied a shared file to its existing location by a different path. With VMware Fusion 2.0.1 the risk of data loss is removed, and VMware Fusion therefore no longer disables shared folders in those situations.
· Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 virtual machine hangs during auto update of Tools.
· When powering on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 virtual machine that was created in a previous version of VMware Fusion, it was possible for the virtual machine to hang while in the middle of the tools auto upgrade process. This problem has been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
· Applications that use Multiple Document Interface (MDI), such as Microsoft Excel, might not display correctly in Unity view.
· These applications now display correctly.
· In some cases, setting your Mac to "Mirror Displays" results in windows not appearing in Unity view.
· If one of your displays is rotated to vertical (portrait) orientation, or you use a Mac Pro with multiple graphics cards, setting your Mac to mirror displays could cause windows to disappear in Unity view. This problem has been fixed in VMware Fusion 2.0.1.
September 1st, 2008· To keep your Windows-on-Mac experience as safe as possible, VMware Fusion includes a complimentary 12-month subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus to protect your Windows investment
· Fully Localized in Six Languages
· French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, and Spanish
· Added a toolbar and re-arranged UI controls in this window to be more discoverable
· Now shows more information for each snapshot, such as created date and time, and approximate file size
· Access to AutoProtect settings from the snapshot/rollback window
· Finer control and improved wording for shared applications
· OSX server guest creation now uses SCSI as the default disk bus type, not IDE
· VMware Fusion now ships with a pre-formatted virtual SCSI disk for Mac OS X, so you don't have to go through the disk formatting step when creating the Mac OS X Server guest
· The VMware Fusion default keyboard and mouse profile has been modified to improve the way keyboard and mouse input is transmitted from the Mac to the virtual machine. For example, typing Command-C on the host now passes Command-C to the guest.
· Virtual USB keyboard and mouse performance has been improved. USB keyboards and mice now respond with lower latency and use less CPU processing power when a Mac OS X Server virtual machine is idle.
· VMware Tools installation is improved for Mac OS X Server guest.
· 3D acceleration is enabled by default for appropriate operating systems only
· The AutoProtect snapshot limit can be set to fewer than three without producing excess snapshots
· Dragging and dropping a picture from Microsoft Word or WordPad does not cause VMware Fusion to fail
· Dragging and dropping a file from the guest to the host now works correctly
· Windows Easy Install for Windows Vista now works if the user name on the Mac is Administrator
· The Linux Easy Install option now works with CDs as well as ISO images
· Installing Windows Vista SP1 no longer causes reactivation problems in the native Boot Camp partition and the Boot Camp virtual machine
· Logging out in Unity view no longer causes the log out to stall
· Switching to Unity view does not produce duplicates of each running application
· MacBooks and MacBook Airs with the Intel GMA X3100 video card can now have correct display operation in Unity view
· VMware Fusion no longer becomes unresponsive when a virtual machine is restarted in Unity view
· Changing the setting for showing a shared running application in the dock now works in Unity view
· During a restart to Unity view there is now a visual indication that the virtual machine is loading
· Popup windows in Unity view no longer disrupt the operation of Spaces
· Using "Safely Remove Hardware" within a virtual machine no longer interferes with mouse action
· VMware Fusion does not permit attributing the wrong bus type to a virtual hard disk
· Having the VMware Fusion status bar hidden does not cause VMware Fusion to fail when closing a virtual machine window
· VMDKMounter does not display an incorrect message after a successful disk mount
· Removing a default application setting in the preferences window now works correctly
· Sharing the home folder when sharing is enabled now works correctly
July 31st, 2008· Save your virtual machine in any number of states, and return to those states at any time
· Automatically take snapshots at regular intervals with AutoProtect
· Share applications between your Mac and your virtual machines
· Finder can now open your Mac's files directly in Windows applications like Microsoft Word and Windows Media Player
· VMware Fusion can configure virtual machines to open their files in Mac applications like Preview and iTunes
· Click on a URL in a virtual machine and open it in your favorite Mac browser, or configure your Mac to open its links in a virtual machine
· Map key folders in Windows Vista and Windows XP (Desktop, My Documents, My Music, My Pictures) to their corresponding Mac folders (Desktop, Documents, Music, and Pictures)
· Greatly improved reliability of shared foldersnow compatible with Microsoft Office and Visual Studio
· Experimental Support for Mac OS X Server Virtual Machines: You can create Mac OS X Server 10.5 virtual machines (experimental support). Due to Apple licensing restrictions, the standard edition of Mac OS X 10.5 is not supported in a virtual machine
· Improved 3D support
· Use 1080p full high definition video in Windows XP or Windows Vista
· Freely resize your virtual machine's window and enter and exit Full Screen view while playing games
· Run Linux applications directly on your Mac's desktop under Unity view
· The New Virtual Machine Assistant has Linux Easy Install in addition to Windows Easy Install
· Cut and paste files up to 4 MB, including graphics and styled text
· Status icons glow when there is activity
· A screen shot of the last suspended state of a virtual machine is displayed in Quick Look and Cover Flow
· You can remap keyboard and mouse input
· Keyboard compatibility between the Mac and the virtual machine is improved
· The vmrun command line interface is available for scripting
· VMware Fusion supports Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron
· VMware Fusion supports 64-bit Vista Boot Camp; handles activation for Microsoft Office 2003 and Office 2007
· Experimental support for 4-way SMP (note: Windows Vista and Windows XP limit themselves to two CPUs)
· You can mount the virtual disk of a powered-off Windows virtual machine using VMDKMounter (Mac OS X 10.5 or higher)
· You now have the ability to resize virtual disks
· Keyboard now works (no more "beep") when running Quicken, VPN-1 SecureClient, last.fm, Google Earth, and other software
· No longer fails in Unity view when clicking in the top right corner of a window
· Windows task bar now correctly hidden and shown when entering Unity view
· Unity view now works correctly after taking a snapshot
· Importing a Parallels Desktop virtual machine no longer results in an alert about the virtual machine being locked
· Fixed slowdown and system not responding with "SendToVNet mbuf_dup failed" messages in log in Mac OS X 10.5
· Relaxed false positive warnings about Mac OS X running in VMX non-root operation
· Fixed errors when powering on a virtual machine using Mac OS X 10.6 WWDC developer seed
June 3rd, 2008· Corrects a problem in which VMware Fusion encountered reactivation problems in the native Boot Camp partition and the Boot Camp virtual machine when installing Windows Vista SP1.
· Fixes a problem in VMware Fusion 1.1.2 that caused HGFS mounting failures in Linux guest operating systems.
· Fixes a problem where VMware Fusion did not distinguish between Traditional and Simplified Chinese so that if your system language preference was set to either Chinese version, Fusion would present the Simplified Chinese interface. In verison 1.1.3, Fusion differentiates between the two Chinese systems and enables the user to specify another language as a preference if Traditional Chinese is not available.
· Updates the Simplified Chinese on-line help.
· Corrects a problem in which a virtual machine originally created with a product other than Fusion got the error "Cannot connect virtual device sound" when it tried to play a sound.
· VMware Fusion 1.1.1 incorporated a workaround for Apple bug 5679432 (Mac OS X hang under heavy disk load when unbuffered I/O is in use). That version of Fusion disabled unbuffered disk I/O on Mac OS X 10.5 hosts, even if the user selected Optimize for Mac OS application performance in VMware Fusion preferences. Apple fixed this bug in Mac OS X 10.5.3, so VMware Fusion 1.1.3 removes the workaround when the guest operating system is Mac OS X 10.5.3 or higher.
May 6th, 2008· VMware Fusion no longer cancels restart or shutdown attempts in Single Window and Full Screen views
· DivX-encoded movies no longer play upside down in Windows Media Player
· Timezone and regional settings are now set to the Mac's settings in Windows Easy Install
· Copy and paste no longer get out of sync between the virtual machine and Mac
· VMI-enabled Ubuntu virtual machine no longer freezes MacBook Pro when resumed from suspend state of lid closure
· No longer shows cursor trails in AutoCAD
· CentOS 5.1 64-bit 2.6.18-53.el5 no longer stalls for about a minute at boot time
· Fixed bora/vmx/main/pollVMX.c:2301 ASSERT on suspend or discard snapshot operations on Linux RHEL 5 virtual machine
· Tools correctly install on Vista Home Premium (Error 1920. Service VMware Tools Service (VMTools) failed to start.)
· Leopard Screen Sharing App now can view virtual machines that export VNC connections
· Mac OS X 10.5.3 and later systems can now use the Optimize for Mac OS application performance setting
· No longer results in an unrecognized USB device error when the RAM assigned to a virtual machine exceeds 2 GB
· True Multiple Display Support
· VMware Fusion automatically detects multiple displays by default
· Each display shows up as a separate, distinct display in virtual machines
· Handles changes to resolution and display orientation automatically
· Option to use one or all screens in Full Screen mode
· Unity windows can be dragged between displays, and will maximize correctly to just the display they're on
· Correctly handles plugging and unplugging displays
· 3D supported on primary display when using multiple displays
· Virtual Printing
· Virtual machines automatically detect and map your default Mac printer and all configured Mac printers
· New Virtual Machine Library
· Screenshot of last and active states for each virtual machine in LibraryYou can now move old and unused virtual machines to the Trash directly from the LibraryShow virtual machine in FinderMenus now act on whichever virtual machine is selected in the Library windowDefault virtual machine launches when VMware Fusion doesOn launch, virtual machines now default to view (Unity, Single Window, Full Screen) they had before suspend/shut down
· New Settings Editor
· Provides quick overview of all virtual machine settingsWorks just like System PreferencesWorks in Unity, Full Screen, and Single Window viewsAdd existing virtual hard drives to virtual machines and even optionally copy them into the virtual machine bundleSimplified Shared Folders interface
· Shared Folders Improvements
· Simplified Shared Folders setup in the new Settings EditorShared Folders are easier to discover. New Shared Folders option in Status bar and Virtual Machine menu. Can open all Shared Folders or just a specific Shared Folder in the virtual machineSupport for Home folder (~) shortcut for Shared Folders in VMX settings fileImproved compatibility with Windows applications including QuickBooks and Visual StudioImproved compatibility running Java applications from a Shared Folder
· Integrated VMware Importer and VMware Converter (P2V)
· Just choose File>Import to import your Parallels Desktop and Virtual PC for Mac virtual machines to run with VMware FusionImport your Boot Camp partition to a true virtual machine and take advantage of suspend/resume, snapshots, and virtual machine mobility
· USB Improvements
· Allow USB mice/tablets in a virtual machine without custom configurationFaster USB Storage performanceUSB devices are recognized by type in the Status barImproved USB robustness
· Networking Improvements
· Virtual machines in Bridged networking mode now know when your Mac's network connection is available or becomes unavailable, and will refresh their network address automaticallyDNS and WINS server pass-through with NAT networkingBrowse for Bonjour printers with NAT networkingImproved performance when using NAT networkingManual option to override the MAC address to any MAC address in VMX settings file, previously limited to VMware-specific MAC addressesAutomatically obtain a new DHCP lease when switching between NAT/Bridged networkingWindows guests now able to join Active Directory domain with NAT networking if WINS is enabled on Mac OS XImproved compatibility with wireless bridged networking and certain DHCP/routers (also included with VMware Fusion 1.1.2)
· Unity Improvements
· Virtual machines can resume and start directly in Unity viewUnity windows can now be dragged into additional displaysQuit Windows applications from the Dock iconUnity windows now respect the Dock location and won't maximize underneath the DockExpos now filters out non-application windowsVirtual machine desktop background no longer displayed on Windows apps minimized to the DockDrag and Drop to overlapped Unity windows now worksCursor not hidden while typing in Unity viewHandle Unity windows without titles betterImproved window filtering for Unity view
· Full Screen Improvements
· Virtual machines can resume and start directly in Full Screen viewFull Screen can use one or all monitors on the MacNotification sheets are replaced by standalone dialogsSupport super large displays that are over 2048 (MacBook and MacBook Air) or 4096 (iMac, MacBook Pro, Mac Pro) pixels wide
· Mouse and Keyboard Improvements
· Support advanced USB input devices like graphics tabletsSupport for more than three buttons in the Windows guestsGaming mouse mode: When the OS no longers draws the cursor, VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 1 prevents automatic mouse release along the edges of the virtual machine
April 24th, 2008· Corrects a problem in which the remapping of keyboard shortcuts in Full Screen or Single Window view could not be disabled. Deselecting Enable Mac OS keyboard shortcuts now works as expected.
· Fixes a problem that could arise when the user attempted to run a virtual machine with the virtual CD drive connected but without a drive connected to the Mac. This problem was most likely to happen on a MacBook Air. The virtual machine no longer fails in this situation.
· Adds support for Windows XP SP3 when importing a Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine.
· Fixes a problem that prevented the user from being able to burn CDs with a USB Superdrive on the MacBook Air.
· Fixes a problem that caused VMware Fusion to fail when the user pressed some newly introduced keys on the new slim Apple keyboard, if the Enable debugging checks preference was set.
· Corrects a problem in which VMware Fusion occasionally would not return a USB device to Mac OS control when a virtual machine was shut down. VMware Fusion now makes sure to disconnect the device from the virtual machine, making it available to the Mac.
· Fixes a compatibility problem with wireless bridging and DHCP/routing behavior that could prevent a virtual machine from getting an IP address in certain cases.
· Corrects a sound problem in which only the default speaker worked in certain cases.
· In some cases, VMware Fusion, after being upgraded to Version 1.1.1, would fail with a Signal 10 error when the user tried to use the keyboard. This problem has been fixed.
· Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) no longer causes memory corruption. Version 1.1.2 contains a fix for the problem described in security advisory VMSA-2008-0005.html, section i.
· A bug in the Mac OS X 10.5-10.5.1 operating systems caused the system to fail if Time Machine attempted to back up live virtual machines. To avoid this, VMware Fusion 1.1 excluded all virtual machines from Time Machine backups. Apple resolved the Time Machine bug in Mac OS X 10.5.2, so VMware Fusion 1.1.2 now allows Time Machine backups of virtual machines if the Mac is running Mac OS X 10.5.2 or higher. This may result in larger Time Machine backups. If the backups are now too large, you can manually exclude your virtual machines from Time Machine backup and copy them separately to your backup disk.
October 26th, 2007· English, French, German, and Japanese versions
· My Computer, My Document, My Network Places, Control Panel, Run, and Search are now available in the Applications menu, Dock menus, and the Launch Applications window
· Improved support for Windows Vista 32- and 64-bit editions
· Improved window dragging and resizing performance in Unity view
· Improvements to Boot Camp, including: Full support for Microsoft Vista in a virtual machine, Improved support for preparing Boot Camp partitions, Automatic remount of Boot Camp partition after Boot Camp virtual machine is shut down
· Improved support for Mac OS X Leopard hosts
· Improved 2-D drawing performance, especially on Santa Rosa MacBook Pros
· Intel VT is now correctly enabled on 64-bit Intel Macs when powering on or resuming a virtual machine after the Mac is put to sleep or awakened
· Fixed issue where VMware Fusion would use more memory over time
· Resolved issue where windows would freeze in certain cases in Unity view
· Improved DNS resolution when using NAT networking
· Fixed issue where Caps Lock mapping preference would always be reset after using VMware Fusion 1.1 Beta
· Restored ability to shrink virtual disks lost after using VMware Fusion 1.1 Beta
September 26th, 2007· New and Improved Features in VMware Fusion 1.1 Beta 1
This Beta 1 release of VMware Fusion 1.1 includes the following new features and feature improvements:
· New experimental support for DirectX 9.0 3-D graphics (without shader support).
· Improved USB support for syncing the iPhone in Microsoft Windows virtual machines
Improvements to Unity, including:
· Option to show or hide the Windows taskbar and Start menu in the View menu
· VMware Fusion "Launch Applications" window no longer appears automatically when no Unity windows are open
· Improved support for Windows Vista 32- and 64-bit editions
· Improved support for Windows XP 64-bit edition
· Improved Boot Camp partition detection to work around issue in which the partition type is incorrectly set
· Eject key now automatically ejects the optical drive, even if the optical drive is attached to a virtual machine
· Improved support for running on Mac OS X Leopard hosts
· VMware Shared Folders created with Windows Easy Install now default to "Read Only" access of the Mac's home directory for maximum security
· Option to hide the VMware Fusion status bar to take advantage of more screen real estate
· More obvious status bar indication that VMware Tools are not installed or are out of date
· More obvious indication that virtual machines must be first powered off in order to change most virtual hardware settings
· Bugs Fixed in VMware Fusion 1.1 Beta 1
This Beta 1 release of VMware Fusion 1.1 includes the following improvements and bug fixes:
· Fixed issue in which "Airport" process sometimes takes up to 100% CPU utilization when VMware Fusion is installed
· Mouse scroll wheel scrolling performance in Unity has been improved
· Suspending/resuming virtual machines no longer causes hang when FileVault is enabled
· Unplugging a USB volume that contains the virtual machine no longer causes kernel panic
· VMware Fusion no longer switches out of full screen mode when switching between applications, when the screen saver kicks in, or when opening and closing the lid of a MacBook/MacBook Pro
· Windows Easy Install now works correctly when no password is set for Microsoft Vista guests. Previously, the password was incorrectly set to * when the user selected no password
· Logitech Control Center Caps Lock notification no longer changes when you move in and out of virtual machine windows
· Date and time stamps are now preserved when dragging and dropping files between virtual machines and the Mac
· Device menus now appear correctly on Mac OS X Leopard hosts
· Support Information Script now available from the Help menu
· In addition to the improvements listed above, this Beta 1 release fixes numerous bugs to greatly improve the stability of VMware Fusion.
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