Windows 7 works with VMware Fusion?

[Miquel]

I am not having much knowledge about the fusion compatibility with the Windows 7. I have used the fusion (VMWare) with the Windows XP but don't know anything about the working of Fusion in Windows 7, never tried it practically. Recently I have heard that VMware Fusion 3 supports Windows 7.!! Since I was not having enough idea about it, I thought to post it over here. Please provide some information about the working of fusion with Windows 7. I am sure that you members will help me soon. Also it would be much appreciable if you provide some other information related to the topic.

[Aabheer]

Now available the new version of the popular VMware virtualization application. With Fusion 3, the company gets back to the top of the competition by offering the best solution (to date) to use operating systems like Windows or Linux without leaving our beloved Mac OS X. Other major highlights Fusion 3 supports Windows 7 and an intense work of optimization and improvement that affects virtually all areas of the application:

• Optimized for Mac OS X Snow Leopard, especially running in 64 bits.
• Quick Migration Wizard for Windows using a single Ethernet cable support.
• Support for Windows 7 including Flip 3D and Aero Animations in Windows Aero Peek, OpenGL 1.4 DirectX 9.0EX with through a new WDDM driver and facilities for 32 and 64-bit Boot Camp partitions.
• Advanced support for 3D graphics: OpenGL 2.1 and DirectX 9.0c Shader Model 3.

[Barsha]

The following are some features of VMware Fusion 3 :

• Improved performance by advanced memory management and CPU. Furthermore Fusion 3 supports multiple cores even in the Home and Starter versions of Windows XP, Vista and 7, allowing to overcome the limitation of two virtual processors.
• Even better integration with Mac using Unity view.
• Several refinements in the user interface and complete redesign of the library of virtual machines to make it easier to use.
• Improved full screen mode using multiple screens, workspaces now permit higher than 4096 × 4096 pixels.
• Improvements in the shared folders, increasing the compatibility with applications such as Office 2007 or Windows Live Writer and hiding common Windows files automatically as annoying Thumbs.db or $ RECYCLE.BIN among others.

[Kalanidhi]

Big update for VMware Fusion: The virtualization software is now available in version 3.0, for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is optimized, purpose has been newly designed from the ground up to this and the 64-bit mode supported. Fusion also brings with 3 full support for Windows 7. As an additional feature Fusion 3 provides the option of the built-in migration wizard, the data of an old PC to the Mac to transfer - so perfect for switchers, the transition a little easier to want to do.

[Osman84]

Vmware Fusion software vendor has published 3. The virtual environment supports the 64-bit mode under 6.10 and the 64-bit versions of Windows (Windows Vista 64 and Windows 7 64). In addition to Fusion 3, the Windows Aero technology, Windows 7 3D, Flip 3D and other support. Users can import the system, the data and the programs of their PCs via a network cable or wireless to the virtual machine their Macs. In this case, Windows must be activated again, however, because the operating system to another system is installed one now. Fusion 3 features with Direct X 9.0c and OpenGL 2.1, according to its own words best graphics performance under virtualization. Still, there is no current PC games all start. Windows 7 has already arrived with Direct X 11, Windows Vista, it was under new version 10. New games, more and more often requires these versions.

[Maadhav]

Parallels Desktop 5 permits users to use some of Apple's own Mac OS X features such as gestures, even with Windows applications. Applications which, thanks to Crystal technology can "blend in" with the normal Mac applications, without showing the underlying Windows interface and integrated into the dock system. The file management is now more simple and intuitive, with the ability to perform operations such as drag and drop and copy and paste between Windows and Mac windows or vice versa. Similar features are also offered by VMware Fusion, which instead uses the technology of Crystal Unity and the new version has improved application integration with the Windows desktop and interface of Mac OS X. VMware Fusion 3 is proposed in the downloadable version at a price of 62 euro for the Standard License and 77 Euros for the license also includes one year of updates. The software can also be downloaded from Internet for the 30-day trial version.

[Arumugan]

Mac users do not have to give up their Windows software and devices. Give your PC the country pass and run your favorite Windows programs alongside your Mac applications. Also, only Windows-compatible devices are supported on the Mac. VMware Fusion has been optimized to provide optimal Windows application performance without sacrificing performance for the Mac, and offers advanced graphics support for Windows, including the latest Aero Animations in Windows 7 and 3D graphics acceleration for quick games. With VMware Fusion, you benefit from the experience of the undisputed virtualization market leader, millions of users worldwide trust. View Windows and Mac OS X applications side by side on the main screen, full screen or on your Mac connected to multiple display devices. As an additional security given new VMware Fusion customers 18 months free support by e-mail and a free 12 month subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus. The following are some more features of it:

• Improvements in the 'copy and paste and drag and drop (paste images between virtual machines on Windows or Linux and Mac formatted text between Linux and Mac, Outlook attachments ...)
• Full support for virtualizing Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server and Leopard Server. We can even run a virtual machine using the Snow Leopard 64-bit kernel that do not support Macs.
• Remote management of our virtual machines without installing any additional software through the integration of a VNC server.