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GeezerAl
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Contributor
‎09-25-2010 12:22 PM

Chrome does not let me escape

I have XP, Vista, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, and Chrome on a x64 Windows 7 running the latest edition of VMWorkstation. I have 12GB of RAM and an I& processor. All is well, except that when I try to move my cursor out of Chrome to the Sidebar or to my Windows 7 desktop, it will not come out unless I press Ctrl Alt. The other virtual OS's allow me to move freely.

Is their any settings or other solution? Is this a VMWorkstation bug?

Thanks.

Al

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WoodyZ
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Immortal
‎09-25-2010 12:36 PM

You need to have VMware Tools installed in the Guest OS to move freely out of a VM otherwise you need to press Ctrl+Alt. This is the normal and expected behavior without VMware Tools installed.

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GeezerAl
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‎09-25-2010 12:43 PM

You are right, the VMware Tools is grayed out and unavailable. It is set, however, to automatically update. How do I install it?

Thank you.

Al

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WoodyZ
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‎09-25-2010 12:57 PM

AFAIK Chrome is not a supported OS nor do I believe there is a version of VMware Tools for it.