[SOLVED] VMWare Virtual Machine cant move mouse within mac OSX from win 7 host

[T0mmiB0i]

Hi guys,

I am having real trouble here, I have installed macosx, or am at least trying too, only to find I am unable to move the mouse from within the vmware workstation window. I have tried everything I can think of but with no avail! Please help

Thanks allot - Tom

 

[MacTech]

Did you install the VMware Tools?

https://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/new_guest_tools_ws.html

 

[McHenryB]

I don't think the Windows version of VMWare supplies Tools for OS X guests, does it? AFAIK they only support OS X guests on OS X hosts.

 

[MacTech]

McHenryB: I think he's using a mac though he said: " I have installed macosx, or am at least trying too, only to find I am unable to move the mouse from within the vmware workstation window." This leads me to believe he's on a Mac.

 

[McHenryB]

Check the subject line

from win 7 host

I can assure you from experience that he would have no problem, with or without the Tools, running OS X under VMWare Workstation (though it's actually called VMWare Fusion on a Mac) on a real Apple computer.

 

[cwoodhouse]

Try this first: Turn off all mouse features in Windows guest OS, especially "mouse trails", and uninstall any 3rd party mouse software like Logitech Setpoint. These seem to mess up the "ungrab" function in VMWare.

 

[MacTech]

Check the subject line

from win 7 host

I can assure you from experience that he would have no problem, with or without the Tools, running OS X under VMWare Workstation (though it's actually called VMWare Fusion on a Mac) on a real Apple computer.

Nice catch @McHenryB!