Thanks for this. The device that I am trying to connect is seen as a keyboard so when you plug it in you get the dialog asking you to configure the keyboard or skip it. In either case, Mac claims the device and it doesn't show-up in the list of USB devices in VMWare. Kind of an odd ball problem to have. If I could have Windows claim the USB ports, this problem would go away. When I would like to connect a USB on the Mac side, I would just shut down the virtual machine.
Best, Earle On Feb 12, 2011, at 5:04 AM, joseph wrote: > hi > > try in fusion window vo m then right arrow to virtual machine then down arrow > to find usb, there, you will see all your devices. check the ones you want > connected and your are good to go. > > hth > On 12 Feb 2011, at 06:19, David Tanner wrote: > >> I wish I could tell you where I saw that choice, but I do know that I have >> seen that choice in Fusion more than once. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Earle M. Harrison" >> <earle.harri...@comcast.net> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 4:35 PM >> Subject: Re: VMWare Fusion and USB Ports >> >> >> I see a USB button in the tool bar of the settings dialog, but the option to >> always let Windows have the USB ports doesn't exist here. Is this the menu >> to which you are referring? Thanks. >> >> Earle >> On Feb 11, 2011, at 4:21 PM, Paul Hunt wrote: >> >>> There is a usb menu in the vm menu. >>> >>> On Feb 11, 2011, at 10:26 AM, "Earle M. Harrison" >>> <earle.harri...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Is anybody aware of a way to have Windows grab the USB ports automatically >>>> when running within a VMWare virtual machine? In previous versions, you >>>> used to be able to connect and disconnect the USB, but in the latest >>>> version of VMWare fusion, it asks if you want to connect to the Mac side >>>> or the Windows side when you plug in the USB device. It also asks you if >>>> you would like VMWare to remember the option you choose, but on my >>>> computer, it doesn't seem to remember. I really would like to give the >>>> USB ports to the Windows side when I launch the virtual machine but can >>>> find an option to do this in either settings or preferences of VMWare >>>> Fusion. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Earle Harrison >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
