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    rbuchana
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    I'm running the VMWare player & have an XP image, however the VM doesn't see my local USB ports. How do I make the VM see my USB ports?

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      I'm running the VMWare player & have an XP image, however the VM doesn't see my local USB ports. How do I make the VM see my USB ports?

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      Miszou
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      If you're using Virtual PC, I don't think it has USB support. If you want to attach USB drives or something like that, you have to attach it to the host PC and then map it as a shared folder in the VM. Oh, I just noticed you said VMWare, so in that case I have no idea. :-O

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        I'm running the VMWare player & have an XP image, however the VM doesn't see my local USB ports. How do I make the VM see my USB ports?

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        John M Drescher
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        It may not support that. I know that virtualbox binary version (limited for personal use) does but their open source (use it how you want) does not support USB at all.

        John

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          I'm running the VMWare player & have an XP image, however the VM doesn't see my local USB ports. How do I make the VM see my USB ports?

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          Member 96
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          Why was your first thought to ask here instead of on the vmware player community forum?


          "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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            It may not support that. I know that virtualbox binary version (limited for personal use) does but their open source (use it how you want) does not support USB at all.

            John

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            Lost User
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            John M. Drescher wrote:

            I know that virtualbox binary version (limited for personal use) does but their open source (use it how you want) does not support USB at all.

            Hmmmm... I seem to recall using the open source version on an Ubuntu host and having USB support. I'll have to re-check when I get home.

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              John M. Drescher wrote:

              I know that virtualbox binary version (limited for personal use) does but their open source (use it how you want) does not support USB at all.

              Hmmmm... I seem to recall using the open source version on an Ubuntu host and having USB support. I'll have to re-check when I get home.

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              John M Drescher
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              Its probably the PUEL version: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/VirtualBox_PUEL[^] http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Editions[^]

              John

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                Why was your first thought to ask here instead of on the vmware player community forum?


                "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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                Jim Crafton
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                Because we're a supportive, nurturing, and caring group, committed to interactively enabling the best efforts of all, and delivering nurturing value-add through non-confrontational synergistic buy in.

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                  Because we're a supportive, nurturing, and caring group, committed to interactively enabling the best efforts of all, and delivering nurturing value-add through non-confrontational synergistic buy in.

                  ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! VCF Blog

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                  Dr Walt Fair PE
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                  Jim Crafton wrote:

                  Because we're a supportive, nurturing, and caring group, committed to interactively enabling the best efforts of all, and delivering nurturing value-add through non-confrontational synergistic buy in.

                  So, in other words, you're in sales and marketing now?

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                    Jim Crafton wrote:

                    Because we're a supportive, nurturing, and caring group, committed to interactively enabling the best efforts of all, and delivering nurturing value-add through non-confrontational synergistic buy in.

                    So, in other words, you're in sales and marketing now?

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                    Jim Crafton
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                    No, just a painful bit of gas left over from a big lunch. I'm feeling better now. :)

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                      No, just a painful bit of gas left over from a big lunch. I'm feeling better now. :)

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                      Dr Walt Fair PE
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                      :laugh:

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                      • R rbuchana

                        I'm running the VMWare player & have an XP image, however the VM doesn't see my local USB ports. How do I make the VM see my USB ports?

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                        Snowman58
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                        You might check to see if USB hardware is listed in your VM machine hardware list. I don't know about VM Player, but in VM Server USB support is an option during setup of the VM. It can be added/removed from the hardware list after setup as well.. My personal experience has been that the VM machine picks up the USB hardware fine, but I have also read forum posts saying you had to plug into the USB after the VM machine was started. Perhaps it is hardware dependent.

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                          Because we're a supportive, nurturing, and caring group, committed to interactively enabling the best efforts of all, and delivering nurturing value-add through non-confrontational synergistic buy in.

                          ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! VCF Blog

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                          The dark side! :~

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                            Because we're a supportive, nurturing, and caring group, committed to interactively enabling the best efforts of all, and delivering nurturing value-add through non-confrontational synergistic buy in.

                            ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! VCF Blog

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                            Marc Clifton
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                            Jim Crafton wrote:

                            Because we're a supportive, nurturing, and caring group, committed to interactively enabling the best efforts of all, and delivering nurturing value-add through non-confrontational synergistic buy in.

                            Which explains why I broke up with my girlfriend. CP is so much more supportive! Marc

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                              Jim Crafton wrote:

                              Because we're a supportive, nurturing, and caring group, committed to interactively enabling the best efforts of all, and delivering nurturing value-add through non-confrontational synergistic buy in.

                              Which explains why I broke up with my girlfriend. CP is so much more supportive! Marc

                              Available for consulting and full time employment. Contact me. Interacx

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                              Jim Crafton
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                              Just don't write a bad article.... :)

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                                I'm running the VMWare player & have an XP image, however the VM doesn't see my local USB ports. How do I make the VM see my USB ports?

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                                rbuchana
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                                It can be done by adding the line... usb.present="TRUE" to the *.vmx file

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                                  Because we're a supportive, nurturing, and caring group, committed to interactively enabling the best efforts of all, and delivering nurturing value-add through non-confrontational synergistic buy in.

                                  ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! VCF Blog

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                                  Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                                  Completely true and yet a big mouthful...

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