VMware Workstation 9.0.2 Build 1031769

VMware Workstation is one of the most popular and widely used application for running and managing virtual operating systems via remote connections. By offering broad operating system support, industry leading feature set, high performance tools, and rich user experience, VMware Workstation represents the perfect companion for serious PC enthusiasts, technical professionals and businesses who wants to have access to the best possible tools in the world.

By using VMware Workstation and its many included tools such as totally free to use VMware Player, you will have complete control over your remote operating systems and virtual machines that provide full access their storage devices, USB drives and access their local network connections.

The full version VMware Workstation even gives you the opportunity to connect and completely control virtual machines that were created with other programs (Microsoft, Workstation, ESX Server, GSX, etc.). If you are person who likes to run virtual machines that execute Microsoft Windows, Linux or BSD, then VMware Workstation is the perfect hypervisor program for you.

What’s New in Workstation?

Best in Class Windows 8 Support
To help you and your organization evaluate Windows 8, master the Metro UI and test your applications, VMware Workstation 9 is optimized for running Windows 8 virtual machines and running on Windows 8 PCs. Easy Install simplifies the task of creating Windows 8 virtual machines, Unity mode will intelligently scale windows with Metro applications and multi-touch support will ensure you get the true Windows 8 experience in a virtual machine.

Access from Almost any Device
Workstation’s new web interface allows you to access your virtual machines running in Workstation or vSphere on a tablet, smart phone, PC or any device with a modern browser. No plugins necessary. Now you can power on, off, or suspend your virtual machines and interact with them from almost anywhere.

Set It and Send It
Create virtual machines that are encrypted, block USB devices, require a runtime password, and another password to change virtual machine settings. Once set, send the virtual machine to anyone to run on their Mac, Windows, or Linux machines by using VMware Fusion Professional.

From PC to Datacenter and Back Again
In Workstation 8 we introduced the ability to upload a virtual machine from your PC to vSphere. Workstation 9 takes the next step and allows you to drag and drop a virtual machine from vSphere to your PC. It’s the easiest way to move virtual machines between your PC and your internal cloud.

Better 3D Graphics
With faster 3D graphics and support for DirectX 9.0c Shader Model 3 and OpenGL 2.1 3D graphics in a Windows and now Linux virtual machine, VMware Workstation easily handles demanding 3D applications like AutoCAD, Solidworks, and many current games.

Title: VMware Workstation 9.0.2 Build 1031769
Filename: VMware-workstation-full-9.0.2-1031769.exe
File size: 429.91 MB
Requirements: Windows XP / 2003 / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8
Languages: en-US
License: Commercial Trial
Date added: March 9, 2013
Author: VMware, Inc.
www.vmware.com
Homepage: www.vmware.com/products/workstation

Change Log:

- On a Windows 7 host, when you plug and unplug a headset several times, the audio card of the guest would not work. This has been fixed in Workstation 9.0.2.
- When installing VMware Tools in Linux virtual machines, the The default screen resolution options have been standardized to 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, or 1280x800 for the initial login. After login, resolution can be set to any value the user desires or Autofit can be used.
- You can now create full clones from a snapshot of a Windows XP Mode virtual machine.
- Image copy/paste now correctly function with Solaris 10 and 11 guests.
- In VMware Player, the list of available NICs in the Automatic Bridging Settings dialog window is now refreshed without restarting Player.
- A virtual machine created using Use a physical disk (For advanced users) from the new virtual machine wizard may display the following error when powering on: A fault has occurred causing a virtual CPU to enter the shutdown state... The cause of this issue has been fixed.
- More detailed PCI information has been added and a potential problem that resulted in risk of rebooting the host when selecting Collect Support Data has been fixed.
- Previously, when you manually disabled networking in the Network Manager and then attempted to suspend the virtual machine, the operation would fail and Workstation would show thean error The request to suspend this virtual machine failed because the corresponding VMware Tools Script did not run successfully.... This has been fixed.
- A memory leak that impacted Windows hosts and guests has been fixed.
- When running in a Linux distribution using the GNOME 3 desktop environment, Desktop folders now open as expected.
- The OVFTool has been updated to version 3.0.2.
- Disk cleanup for encrypted virtual machines has been disabled until VMware can further investigate reports of encrypted disks being damaged by this operation.
- Autostart virtual machines now power on automatically after upgrading Windows hosts to Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012.
VMware Tools no longer crashes on Windows 2008 Server Core x64 SP2 operating system, with the following error:
- VMware Tools unrecoverable error: (vthread-3)
- Exception 0xc0000005 (access violation) has occurred.
- However, Windows 2008 Server Core x64 SP2 is not a supported operating system for VMware Workstation.
- Scrolling with a Lenovo ThinkPad UltraNav scroll button no longer requires excessive force.
- From the Linux version of Workstation, the Description field for a remote virtual machine now captures all characters entered.
- When editing Workstation preferences on Windows hosts, occasionally a permissions error would be displayed. This issue has been resolved.
- It is now possible to create a linked clone from a read-only template virtual machine.