VMX Extras Makes it easier to edit VMX files by providing a GUI for some common options
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Makes it easier to edit VMX files by providing a GUI for some common options VMX Extras is a simple editor for the virtual machine configuration files (.vmx files) used by VMware Fusion. While it's perfectly possible to edit vmx files with a normal text editor, VMX Extras does a little bit more - it prevents you from entering the same key twice, fixes line endings, and most importantly, contains presets for a bunch of useful options. Note that these features are already present in Fusion, VMX Extras just makes it a little easier to access them.Preconfigured Option Explanation:BIOS DelayYou don't normally need to interact with the BIOS, so Fusion gets it over with as quickly as possible. However, on those rare cases you do want to fiddle with it, it can be very hard to get in because it flashes by so quickly. This option adds a delay to the boot process.PromptsFusion lets you know about some conditions that might affect your virtual machine, such as if you have multiple virtual machines running. If you want to start your virtual machines unattended, however, these messages can get in the way since the virtual machine does not turn on until you close all the prompts. This option automatically answers such prompts for you.ParavirtParavirtualization is a technique to improve guest performance. As of this writing, the only off-the-shelf guest I know of that benefits from paravirtualization is Ubuntu 7.04 (and derivatives), although it's possible to compile a custom Linux kernel that uses paravirt ops. This option enables VMI support.VNC ServerVNC is a way to remotely control a computer over the network. Instead of having to be at your Mac to interact with guests through Fusion, the VNC server option in Fusion lets you interact with the guest from a different computer. Although you could get the same effect by installing a VNC server in the guest, using Fusion's VNC server requires no extra software and can be used with guests that are otherwise isolated from the network. This option enables the Fusion VNC server for the virtual machine (you may have to change firewall settings on the host to use this feature).MouseSome applications (mostly games) require a different type of mouse to function properly. This option will tell Fusion to use a relative mouse. Note that with a relative mouse, drag-and-drop, Unity, and smooth motion in and out of the virtual machine will not work.CLIHLTNon-ACPI guests are not able to fully shut down a machine, and you might see messages during shutdown such as "It is now safe to turn off this computer". This option attempts to detect such cases and finish powering off a non-ACPI guest.Advanced Preconfigured Option Explanation: (These options can have a major impact on performance or usability. Make sure you know what you're doing before enabling them.)Buffered I/OThis option overrides the user-wide preference. USB DebuggingThis option logs lots of USB-related information, but can degrade performance and create large log files.USB HIDNormally USB input devices are not shown in Fusion. If you connect an input device to the guest, commands are sent directly to the guest. This is great for devices like tablets or more-than-2-button-and-scrollwheel mice, and enabling this option (and connecting them to the guest) allows full use of the device in the guest. However, the tradeoff is that OS X doesn't get a chance to deal with the input from that device, and so can't process ungrab commands such as Ctrl-Cmd or moving the mouse out of the virtual machine window. If you connect all your input devices to the guest, you might have no way to get control back to OS X. Don't do this.NOTE: Be sure to back up your vmx file(s) before using this program. Also, VMX Extras is not a VMware product so you will NOT get any support from them. What's New in This Release: · Initial release.

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