HI Simon, I know you can import a Bootcamp installation into fusion. I installed Windows from a CD and VMWare Tools was installed automatically after Windows was installed, so I think it would work the same way when importing the installation from Bootcamp.
Best, Anna On Aug 23, 2009, at 3:26 AM, Simon Cavendish wrote: > > Just a side question regarding vmware tools. I've downloaded vmware > fusion from the internet. Are the mvware tools a part of this > downlload by default, and consequently vmware will install them as > needed during the Windows installation? Or do I need to get vmware > tools as a separate download or disc? I am currently running Windows > on a separate partition under bootcamp but I am planning on importing > this partition into vmware and getting rid of the partition by running > Windows virtually. If anybody can think of any dangers of doing such > an import, do let me know please. > > With best wishes, Simon > On 23 Aug 2009, at 03:24, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > >> >> Hi Anouk, >> >> In order to run Windows via Fusion, you need a Windows CD. This can't >> be an upgrade CD or a recovery disk. You then install Windows using >> that CD within Fusion. Once Windows is installed, Fusion loads the >> drivers you need automatically through something called VMWare tools. >> >> HTH, >> Anna >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
