Unable to bind tcp/ip to netvmini driver in Windows 7 ?!?!

[Skybuck Flying]

Ok,

I think I figured it out now.

1. The vm network connections need to be enabled in the host operating
system to avoid the pop-ups.

Supposedly this would be safe as long as "vm bridge protocol" and "virtual
network connection" (virtual pc) is "unchecked/disabled".

(I use host only networking for the virtual machines).

2. Click never show warning message again for "CPU Clock" warning (power
saving related nag message).

3. Now simply let windows boot... as soon as the VMware bios message is gone
press F8 just once... maybe twice... maybe 100 times.. it probably can't
hurt...

But just press F8 and nothing else...

Now the windows boot menu should appear.

So under these conditions the boot menu will work.

But if I disable all kinds of stuff again... then it will be hell again.

But for now it's ok.

Bye,
Skybuck.

 

[Skybuck Flying]

Lessons to be learned for VMware's developers:

"pop-up/hint messages are evil !".

"Use a nicely integrated status or hint bar... that doesn't get in the way !
"

Bye,
Skybuck.

 

[Skybuck Flying]

Also,

I as user have to click into the window when I start it...

Hmmm...

I missed it again so have to reboot again.

Bye,
Skybuck.

 

[Maxim S. Shatskih]

The interface is far from a jump if you have become used to Windows Vista
(definitely not as much of a jump as the interface from XP to Vista was.)
It has been extremely stable

Long walk over Win7's control panel with extensive use of Back button causes Explorer to crash.

It was not so in any Vista.

There will be driver issues as it becomes public

Hardly. Most Vista drivers are OK for Win7, if not even _practically all_ Vista drivers.

Win7 and Vista differ the same way as XP and 2003. Most XP drivers were OK for 2003.

 

[Maxim S. Shatskih]

Apperently windows 7 has strong enforcing rules for drivers.

If a driver is unsigned it won't load.

On x64 versions only. It is also this way in Vista.

I tried this... (in VMware)...

IT DIDN'T WORK.

I also tried this. It works always.