Comments on: Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on vSphere http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:34:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steven Rodenburg http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-3935 Steven Rodenburg Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:03:33 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-3935 I forgot. The same problem rears it's ugly head on Win7. Re-installing VMtools fixes the " funky mouse" problem. (the WDDM driver had to be active before. Else it needs to be installed manually like the blog says). I forgot. The same problem rears it’s ugly head on Win7.

Re-installing VMtools fixes the ” funky mouse” problem.
(the WDDM driver had to be active before. Else it needs to be installed manually like the blog says).

]]> By: Steven Rodenburg http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-3934 Steven Rodenburg Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:35:12 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-3934 Luke wrote: "Does anyone know how to handle this after Sysprep on 2008 R2? Every time I run Sysprep with the generalize + OOBE options, this problem recurs and I have to reinstall VMware Tools and fix the driver again" Have the same annoying issue. Have not found a fix besides re-installing VMtools etc. By the way. I have never seen stability issues caused by the VMware WDDM driver and i care about a mouse that responds normally. Luke wrote:
“Does anyone know how to handle this after Sysprep on 2008 R2? Every time I run Sysprep with the generalize + OOBE options, this problem recurs and I have to reinstall VMware Tools and fix the driver again”

Have the same annoying issue. Have not found a fix besides re-installing VMtools etc.

By the way. I have never seen stability issues caused by the VMware WDDM driver and i care about a mouse that responds normally.

]]> By: Troubleshooting SVGA drivers for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 running on vSphere | prowindowz http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-3338 Troubleshooting SVGA drivers for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 running on vSphere | prowindowz Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:11:46 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-3338 [...] http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/ [...] [...] http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/ [...]

]]> By: Windows 7/2008R2 и VMware vSphere 4.X – тормоза в консоли | vMind.ru http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-3330 Windows 7/2008R2 и VMware vSphere 4.X – тормоза в консоли | vMind.ru Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:17:43 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-3330 [...] Джейсон утверждает, что обновление VMware Tools вам не [...] [...] Джейсон утверждает, что обновление VMware Tools вам не [...]

]]> By: Luke http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-3126 Luke Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:53:10 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-3126 Does anyone know how to handle this after Sysprep on 2008 R2? Every time I run Sysprep with the generalize + OOBE options, this problem recurs and I have to reinstall VMware Tools and fix the driver again. Does anyone know how to handle this after Sysprep on 2008 R2? Every time I run Sysprep with the generalize + OOBE options, this problem recurs and I have to reinstall VMware Tools and fix the driver again.

]]> By: PiroNet http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-2947 PiroNet Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:43:19 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-2947 Just tested with an ESXi 4.1 build and the VMware Tools don't install the VMware SVGA driver on a Windows 2008 R2 Std... Just tested with an ESXi 4.1 build and the VMware Tools don’t install the VMware SVGA driver on a Windows 2008 R2 Std…

]]> By: VMware workstation: guest OS becomes sluggish after being idle for 12+ hours? http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-2648 VMware workstation: guest OS becomes sluggish after being idle for 12+ hours? Sun, 28 Nov 2010 08:24:49 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-2648 [...] http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/ [...] [...] http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/ [...]

]]> By: Chad Skinner http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-2273 Chad Skinner Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:00:08 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-2273 Jason, What are your thoughts on this now that 4.1 has been released and you have had a chance to play with it? Chad Jason,

What are your thoughts on this now that 4.1 has been released and you have had a chance to play with it?

Chad

]]> By: Virtual Intelligence Briefing » VMware Tools, Windows 7 and Random Reboots http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-2270 Virtual Intelligence Briefing » VMware Tools, Windows 7 and Random Reboots Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:31:27 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-2270 [...] http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/ [...] [...] http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/ [...]

]]> By: RTFM Education » Blog Archive » VMware Tools, Windows 7 and Random Reboots http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-2266 RTFM Education » Blog Archive » VMware Tools, Windows 7 and Random Reboots Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:09:52 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-2266 [...] http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/ [...] [...] http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/ [...]

]]> By: Megan http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-1858 Megan Fri, 07 May 2010 14:50:18 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-1858 Try this if the wddm driver causes the console to black screen. The wddm driver requires 8MB of video ram to work along with HW version 7. Shut down the problem VM and make those changes to the VM settings, then reboot. The console should function now. Oh, and if the wddm driver doesn't show up, do a reinstall of vmware tools, even if they are up to date, and make sure you select to add the svga driver Try this if the wddm driver causes the console to black screen. The wddm driver requires 8MB of video ram to work along with HW version 7. Shut down the problem VM and make those changes to the VM settings, then reboot. The console should function now. Oh, and if the wddm driver doesn’t show up, do a reinstall of vmware tools, even if they are up to date, and make sure you select to add the svga driver

]]> By: michael http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 michael Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:28:55 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-1803 http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1016770 states: "*Unless there is an explicit requirement for enhanced graphics, the preferred driver for Windows Server 2008 R2 is the Microsoft-provided VESA driver." What do you think about that? http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1016770
states:
“*Unless there is an explicit requirement for enhanced graphics, the preferred driver for Windows Server 2008 R2 is the Microsoft-provided VESA driver.”

What do you think about that?

]]> By: Richard http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-1781 Richard Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:31:20 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-1781 I found these steps to revert back: Try the SVGAII driver from VMware. It worked for me. 1) Open Device Manager from Control Panel 2) Expand Display Adapters entry 3) Right click on VMWare SVGA 3D (WDDM) and click properties 4) Click on Uninstall Button 5) Check the “Delete the driver software for this device” option 6) Click OK 7) Your screen may flicker as the driver is removed. 8) Close Device Manager and reboot. 9) Windows will default to the Standard VGA device 10) Open Device Manager, expand Display Adapters 11) Right Click Standard VGA and select Properties 12) Click on Update Driver 13) Click on Browse my Computer 14) Browse to directory C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\Drivers\video 15) Click Next 16) Confirm driver installation 17) Close window and reboot I found these steps to revert back:

Try the SVGAII driver from VMware. It worked for me.

1) Open Device Manager from Control Panel
2) Expand Display Adapters entry
3) Right click on VMWare SVGA 3D (WDDM) and click properties
4) Click on Uninstall Button
5) Check the “Delete the driver software for this device” option
6) Click OK
7) Your screen may flicker as the driver is removed.
8) Close Device Manager and reboot.
9) Windows will default to the Standard VGA device
10) Open Device Manager, expand Display Adapters
11) Right Click Standard VGA and select Properties
12) Click on Update Driver
13) Click on Browse my Computer
14) Browse to directory C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\Drivers\video
15) Click Next
16) Confirm driver installation
17) Close window and reboot

]]> By: Richard http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-1780 Richard Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:59:50 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-1780 I did two w2008 r2 servers to the new wddm driver. One server worked great, and the other server does not display video(black screen) but RDP works fine as indicated by a previous message. I tried to revert back, but receive message that system has determined the best driver is already installed. Any thoughts? I did two w2008 r2 servers to the new wddm driver.
One server worked great, and the other server does not display video(black screen) but RDP works fine as indicated by a previous message. I tried to revert back, but receive message that system has determined the best driver is already installed. Any thoughts?

]]> By: Joe http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/03/28/windows-2008-r2-and-windows-7-on-vsphere/comment-page-1/#comment-1736 Joe Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:48:00 +0000 http://www.boche.net/blog/?p=2171#comment-1736 Thanks for pointing this out, very helpful and interesting to note. It certainly gives much better experience. I double checked and it's not referenced int the Guest OS guide on (vmware.com/go/hcl see my custom search => http://bit.ly/cvm1Il ). I have suggested via a feedback form on the KB page. Thanks for pointing this out, very helpful and interesting to note. It certainly gives much better experience.

I double checked and it’s not referenced int the Guest OS guide on (vmware.com/go/hcl see my custom search => http://bit.ly/cvm1Il ). I have suggested via a feedback form on the KB page.

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