Instant Getting Started with VMware Fusion
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This book is a must for every Mac user out there who is in the process of transitioning from Windows to OS X. Whether you’re new to Fusion or you’ve been using it for years, there’s something new for everyone to learn.
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Instant Getting Started with VMware Fusion - Michael Roy
Table of Contents
Instant Getting Started with VMware Fusion
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
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Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Errata
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Questions
1. Instant Getting Started with VMware Fusion
Installing Windows 7 and upgrading to Windows 8 (Simple)
Getting ready
How to do it...
Step 1 – installing Windows 7
Step 2 – upgrading to Windows 8 or 8.1
Step 3 – changing the OS type and installing/upgrading VMware Tools
See also
Keeping your old PC alive! (Intermediate)
Getting ready
How to do it...
Running the Migration Assistant
How it works...
There's more...
More information
Much ado about snapshots (Intermediate)
Getting ready
How to do it...
Launching the snapshot window and examining the tree
Restoring a snapshot
How it works...
There's more...
More information
Keeping Your VM and Your Data safe (Simple)
Getting ready
How to do it...
Backup Your VM
Enabling Mirrored Folders
How it works...
Printing from Windows – how easy it is! (Simple)
Getting ready
How to do it...
Option 1 – Printer Sharing
Option 2 – USB pass-through
Option 3 – network printer
How it works...
Network adapters – what's the difference? (Simple)
Getting ready
How to do it...
Option 1 – Internet Sharing/NAT
Option 2 – Bridged Networking
Option 3 – Private to my Mac in Custom
How it works...
Connecting peripherals to Windows – bringing the outside world in! (Simple)
Getting ready
How to do it...
Connecting the FaceTime camera to Windows
Dedicating an external keyboard exclusively to Windows (Advanced)
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
I'm stuck, now what?
(Simple)
Getting ready
How to do it...
Summary
Instant Getting Started with VMware Fusion
Instant Getting Started with VMware Fusion
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First published: February 2014
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Credits
Author
Michael Roy
Reviewers
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Foreword
The essence of VMware Fusion is to empower people to do incredible things with their Mac. Michael's guide distills years of experience and insights into this practical book so as to get more work done using VMware Fusion, Microsoft Windows, and the Mac.
Simon Bennett
Product Manager, VMware
About the Author
Michael Roy is a virtualization expert working for VMware, the world’s leading virtualization and cloud computing company used by 95 percent of Fortune 500 companies to manage and virtualize their data center infrastructure.
He currently specializes in technical marketing for hybrid cloud services, but started