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Anyone have much experience with VMWare virtual machines?
ChadTower:
Have you tried taking an inventory of processes running when it's like that? If you can narrow those down to the optional processes, and then eliminate them one by one, that might reveal if it's the VMware, the OS, or something you can swap out like the JVM or antivirus.
drventure:
Another thought. Do you have another VM Guest image (or maybe grab a linux image off the web)?
Just wondering if any other VM would demonstrate the same freeze. If so, that might indicate a prob with VMware or it's installation, rather than the VM itself.
MonMotha:
What you are describing is EXACTLY what will happen if your system is stopping timers when the CPU is in idle mode. I had to bang my head against this problem on my laptop when trying to use "Windows XP Mode" (which is hardware VM based) until I finally found that BIOS option. It's apparently somewhat common but generally undocumented.
Unfortunately, I know very little about VMWare to try to help you. If you were using Xen, I might have some tips.
ark_ader:
Shmokes try defragging your host HDD. Typically Win7 64 needs 4gb but you can get away with 2gb if you strip it down or use the 32 bit version. I have 16gb on the server but I like to ration it out to the VMs.
I sometimes get lag when I run 5 VMs running Win7 but I tend to keep them using one processor than two. I also get lag with the Virus scanner too which can be a bit irritating.
I got 15 VMs running MicroXP, the the host was like a zombie. So it is not all about memory just your bottleneck.
Try those tips and lets see your resource log after running a VM with an intensive APP like Word 2012.
Hope it works out for you! ;D
kahlid74:
I'd be interested to know what your host operating system is as far as specs and whether you experience any stuttering when running without VMware Workstation running in the background. I've some many interesting things when it comes to virtualization. Check anti-virus and windows update to see if either is working. I would also run disk/memory diagnostics to verify both of these subsystems are without issue.
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