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Table Of Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Fusion
- Introduction
- What You Can Do with VMware Fusion
- System Requirements for VMware Fusion
- Install or Upgrade VMware Fusion
- Start VMware Fusion
- Getting Up and Running
- Create a Windows Virtual Machine with Windows Easy Install
- Create a Virtual Machine from the Boot Camp Partition
- Import an Existing PC to a Virtual Machine
- Import an Existing Parallels Desktop or Microsoft Virtual PC 7.0 Virtual Machine
- Download a Virtual Appliance from the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace
- Using Mac Keyboards in a Virtual Machine
- Correct Sound Problems in Virtual Machines Running Vista 32-Bit Edition
- Quit Your Virtual Machine
- VMware Fusion Resources
- Supported Guest Operating Systems
8 Getting Started with VMware Fusion
VMware, Inc.
Mac OS X version 10.4.11 or higher
Operating system installation media (disk or disk image) for virtual
machines. Windows operating systems available separately from
Microsoft and your favorite retailers
Install or Upgrade VMware Fusion
If you are upgrading VMware Fusion, you do not need to uninstall the version
installed on your computer. VMware Fusion upgrades the existing version
automatically. Installation and upgrade does not modify existing virtual
machines.
To install or upgrade VMware Fusion
1 If you are upgrading an existing VMware Fusion installation, make sure
that no virtual machines are open and that VMware Fusion is not
running.
2 If you are installing from a CD, insert it into the drive, and skip to Step 5.
The contents of the CD appear in a VMware Fusion Finder window
3 If you are installing from a download, first download VMware Fusion
from the VMware Web site at http://www.vmware.com/mac/.
Click the Download link and follow the subsequent links for an
Electronic Download Distribution. Click the download link and save the
application to your Mac. The VMware Fusion disk image is saved to your
default download directory: VMware-Fusion-<2.x.x>-<xxxxx>.dmg,
where <2.x.x> is the application version and <xxxxx> is the build
number for the download release.
N
OTE You must have enough memory to run Mac OS X, plus the memory
required for each guest operating system and for applications on the Mac
and in the virtual machine. See your guest operating system and application
documentation for their memory requirements.