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VMware Fusion 1.1.2 Adds MacBook Air and Time Machine Stability

By Chris Thomson ⋅ April 28, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

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VMware has released version 1.1.2 of their VMware Fusion software for Mac. Version 1.1.2 adds Time Machine support and MacBook Air stability.

Previous versions of Fusion would not back up virtual machines correctly with Mac OS X Leopard’s Time Machine. This was a problem encountered when Time Machine would try to back up a running virtual machine. However, Apple has fixed this issue in Mac OS X 10.5.2, making it possible to back up your virtual machines with Time Machine. Keep in mind, virtual machines are generally very large files, so you might want to consider disabling automatic Time Machine back up of those virtual machines in Time Machine’s system preference pane.

VMware has also addressed two issues with the MacBook Air. In previous versions of Fusion, the MacBook Air would crash if a disc was inserted using the MacBook Air’s remote disc functionality. Also, version 1.1.2 allows MacBook Air users to burn CDs or DVDs using the MacBook Air’s separate USB Superdrive.

The Fusion team has also added Simplified Chinese to the localized languages that VMware Fusion ships with, and they added support for Windows XP SP3 bootcamp partitions.

VMware Fusion version 1.1.2 is a free update for all VMware Fusion customers. If you don’t already have a copy of VMware Fusion, you could buy it for $79.99.

[via Team Fusion]

Tags: macbook air, time machine, vmware, windows