Getting started with the VMware Fusion virtual Machine _ Installation Tutorial

Mac Getting started with VMware Fusion virtual machines

Do you have a Mac, or do you want to use Windows on your Mac? , VMware Fusion is a virtual machine software that runs on a Mac machine, similar to VMware Workstation. This allows you to run the Windows system on your Mac and achieve a perfect combination of Windows and Mac OS x platforms.

People with Mac will certainly want to run Windows systems on Mac too. Because a lot of software is only available on Windows, and the Mac doesn't. Especially at home, everyone is used to Windows. Most of the net silver, games only on Windows there,

With fusion, users can seamlessly use Mac and Windows, in another sense, fusion greatly increased the user's favor to the Mac.

Reading Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Fusion
2. Download and installation of fusion
3. Similar software
4. The advantages of fusion
5. Dual system vs Virtual Machine
6. The use of fusion
7. How to install Windows 7 system in fusion
8. Installing VMware Tools in a virtual machine

Introduction to Fusion

Fusion is VMware Company's products, VMware is the virtual technology software industry leader. Fusion performance is superior, has been trusted by millions of users.

Fusion is not open source software, it is necessary to pay for the installation of the time required to enter the serial number.

Fusion is now a version of 5

Fusion can run a variety of virtual machine operating systems such as: Windows7, Windows8, Ubuntun, Deban and so on. Run very smoothly

Download and installation of fusion

The download address is Https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_fusion/5_0

Need to enter serial number after installation

Similar software

The virtual machines on the Mac platform are mainly two brands: VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop, parallels Desktop is also very useful.

The main use of VMware Fusion in the country, because piracy is more easy to find.

The advantages of fusion

1. The Fusion software itself consumes very little resources.
2. Snapshot function: The snapshot function can save a state of the virtual machine, and when Windows crashes or is compromised, you can revert to the original state
3. It is easy to create multi-core virtual machines.
4. Can run a 32-bit virtual machine, or run a 64-bit virtual machine
5. You can also run other operating systems, such as Debian, Ubantu.
6. Fuson operating system, generally do not need to install anti-virus software, if poisoned, just need to recover on the snapshot can be.
   

Mac using a dual system or a virtual machine

We can use Bootcamp on Mac to install dual system, a Mac system, a Windows system. I personally think it is easier to use a virtual machine, because the virtual machine has the advantages I have said above

Installation of dual systems, switching systems, need to reboot, trouble.

How to install Windows7 system in fusion

Use a Windows 7 iOS image file (a bunch of online searches) or use a CD-ROM to install it.

The use of fusion

The use of fusion is too simple, here is not said.

Installing VMware Tools in a virtual machine

After you install the virtual machines, you should immediately install VMware tools in the virtual machines (strongly recommended), and VMware Tools is a tool for enhancing the capabilities of virtual machines.

1. Allows you to share a clipboard between a physical machine and a virtual machine, copy and paste a file
2. Sharing files, dragging files
3. Update the video drive in the virtual machine
4. The mouse can also move freely before the virtual machine and the host (no more pressing Ctrl+alt)

The installation method is as follows

At last

Now you can easily use the virtual machine.  Of course, there are some tips for using virtual machines. I'll write it next time.

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