VMWare Fusion and your Mac
Each of our Mac computers (iMac, MacBook) has a copy of VMWare Fusion on it so we can run Windows and Windows programs. Until Mountain Lion OS X it worked well.
I have support questions in to VMWare but don't really expect any useful answers. Here's the deal:
my wife tries to print in Windows or OS X when VMWare Fusion is open. Best case scenario she cannot do it automatically. Rather, she has to use a setting in VMWare Fusion to connect or disconnect the printer. Otherwise the whole computer, Windows side and Mac side, spontaneously reboots, wasting time and losing any files she has not saved.
Not good.
I upgraded Fusion so I could upgrade to Windows 8. Their web site says the new upgrade, version 5, supports Windows 8. But they give me a message that Windows 8 cannot be installed on this computer.
Hmmm. I am looking into Parallels.
Sadly, until Mountain Lion, Fusion 3 and 4 worked just fine.
Tip: just because they say you can do something doesn't mean it will really work. Check out the support options in any software package before paying for the software. Even "reputable' companies will bilk you if they get a chance.