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03-06-2011, 11:27 AM
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VmWare Fusion detection
I do have a Mac, but this is a general VMWare question since it can apply to any version of the operating system since the program can be applied to any. I'm planning on getting rid of the disc burner in my computer since it is not working anymore, and installing a 2nd hard drive in there. Now I was going to be splitting this 2 drive into 3 partitions, 2 small and 1 larger. One will be a utility partition, 1 will be Linux, and the other Windows 7. Now my larger hard drive is going to be OSX only. On the OSX disc, i will have VMware fusion installed so I can access the other partitions at once if I need to. Since I would need to install Windows 7 onto the new partition on the new drive and since I don't have an internal drive, and my model of Mac doesn't support USB connected drives to install operating systems; can VMware fusion pick up the Linux and Windows partitions so I can install their operating systems on without having the physical discs? I'll be making ISOs of the discs I have so I can do this, but would Fusion by able to recognize these partitions?
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03-06-2011, 11:49 AM
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Oh, wow .....
First ,break this up instead of a run-on. Second, none of this looks like "network" sense so back track for that as well. Waiting to hear from you when you're coherent (take a deep breath).
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03-06-2011, 12:36 PM
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Ok sorry, where would you like me to start?
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03-07-2011, 07:32 AM
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It may be possible to do what you want with Linux, install it from an ISO file and have it fully functional and recognized, but I don't think it's going to work with Win7.
Optical drives are cheap so why not just buy a replacement? |
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03-07-2011, 08:09 AM
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I honestly don't use it that often, I probably use twice a month, I personally would rather have something useful in that spot.
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