Mine only started going slow when I did the latest update for fusion. Is there a way to go back to the previous version?
skype and aim: CanadianLynx2010 windows messenger: mcdonald....@gmail.com On 2010-02-27, at 1:19 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > Yeah, that's the big problem with vm fusion. > > It slows things down majorly. > > I've got a windows 7 and an xp vm fusion machine setup and they are crazyily > slow. > I do have a virtual box windows 7 machine as well and it's a lot faster > just wish vb was more accessible. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John J Herzog > Sent: Wednesday, 24 February 2010 8:57 p.m. > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: need help: windows 7 very sluggish in fusion > > Hi listers, > I'm having problems running windows 7 under vmware fusion 3.0.1, the latest > version. Specifically, when it's running, windows 7 slows my mac down > considerably. My mac is a 2.4 GHZ core2 duo from 2008 with 2 gigs of ram. > Even with a gig of ram allocated to each system, the performance on both the > mac and windows is very slow. Alex starts breaking up, and it takes much > longer to load applications or even web sites. Also, I have noticed that my > fan kicks on a lot more often, even when doing something simple in windows > like working with a word document or opening an excel file. > What can I do to speed up windows 7, which seems quite bloated to me? I've > already disabled nonsense like system restore, arrow effects, 3d graphics > optimization in fusion, and file indexing. Note, even when I allow the > machine to use 2 processor cores, it seems rather sluggish. > Any suggestions? Or given my machine's configuration, should I just stick > with XP, which is only a temporary solution, as it will be obsolete in a > year or two? > > Thanks, > > John > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
