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2 Use one of the controls in the window to perform an action with an existing virtual machine, or to
create a virtual machine.
Option Action
Start a virtual machine
Click the play button on the thumbnail image of the virtual machine.
Suspend a virtual machine
Select the thumbnail image of the virtual machine and click the suspend
button in the toolbar.
Add notes about a virtual machine
Select the virtual machine and click Virtual Machine > Get Info. Type
notes in the Notes field of the General settings for the virtual machine.
Rename a virtual machine
Double-click on the name of virtual machine and type a new name.
Determine the location of a virtual
machine's files
a Control-click the virtual machine.
b Select Show in Finder.
Change the settings for a virtual
machine
Click Settings to open the Settings window for that virtual machine. Some
settings can be changed only if the virtual machine is powered off.
Add a virtual machine to the Virtual
Machine Library window
Drag the virtual machine package icon or the virtual machine's .vmx file to
the window.
Remove a virtual machine from the
Virtual Machine Library window
Shut down or power off the virtual machine. Select the virtual machine
and click Delete.
Removing a virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library window is
not the same as deleting the virtual machine from your hard disk.
Create a new virtual machine,
import a virtual machine, or migrate
a physical computer
Use the File menu to create a new virtual machine, import a virtual
machine, or migrate a PC.
Using the Home Pane to Create a Virtual Machine or Obtain One from Another
Source
You can create a virtual machine, or migrate a physical PC.
Power On the Boot Camp Partition as a Virtual Machine
You can use the contents of your Boot Camp partition at the same time that you are running your Mac
operating system. To do so, you use Fusion to power on the Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine.
Boot Camp is Apple software that enables an Intel-based Mac to run Windows operating systems. Boot
Camp requires you to choose between Mac or Windows at boot time. Boot Camp creates separate Mac and
Windows partitions on your hard disk to create a dual-boot environment. When you use your Windows
Boot Camp partition as a Fusion virtual machine, you can perform the following tasks:
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Use your Boot Camp virtual machine and your Mac without rebooting and switching between them.
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Share files between your Boot Camp virtual machine and your Mac, through shared folders, dragging
files, or cutting and pasting text.
NOTE Windows reactivation complications can occur if you do not install VMware Tools. In such a case, if
you reactivate Windows in your Boot Camp virtual machine, and subsequently boot your Boot Camp
partition natively, you will be prompted to reactivate Windows. Reactivating Windows in your native Boot
Camp partition will result in your Boot Camp virtual machine requiring reactivation the next time you
power it on, and so forth. Installing VMware Tools solves this problem.
Prerequisites
You must have a Boot Camp partition in place before you start this procedure.
You must have administrator privileges to use the Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine.
Using VMware Fusion
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