[Macpartners] VM Fusion frequently suspending

[Carolyn A Fuller]

Steve,

Thanks! 

Windows had come pre-installed on the "Administrative Staff Virtual Machine" and the screen saver and power-management function were set to unreasonable short times. I've now turned them off.

Thank you!!!!

Carolyn
On Jan 24, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Steve Landry wrote:

> Hi Carolyn,
> 
> When you install windows as a VM (or any operating system), it's best to turn off screensaver and power-management functions in your control panels. 
> 
> ~ Steve Landry
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: macpartners-bounces at MIT.EDU [macpartners-bounces at MIT.EDU] on behalf of Carolyn A Fuller [fuller at MIT.EDU]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 2:41 PM
> To: macpartners at MIT.EDU Partners
> Subject: [Macpartners] VM Fusion frequently suspending
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm running VM Fusion Version 4.1.1 on an iMac running Mac OS X 10.7.2. VM Fusion seems to suspend frequently when I switch from it to another Mac OS application for more than a couple of minutes.
> 
> Is there any way to suppress the suspensions or delay them? Every time the VM is suspended, the Windows network connection is disconnected which forces me to quit all my Windows applications and restart Windows.
> 
> ---
> Carolyn Fuller
> Senior Analyst/ Programmer
> Information Services and Technology
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> Room W92-215A
> Cambridge, MA 02139
> (617) 253-6213
> http://fuller.mit.edu/
> 


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