Windows 7 – beta on Vmware Fusion as a guest OS
Runs beautifully as a guest OS.
Let us take a step back for a second. What is Windows 7? Think of it as Windows XP (NOT Vista) being cleanedup, patchedup, stabilized, new (long over due) features added with a modest cosmetic change. Yes, it is heavy on hardware resources like any modern day OS that is keen to make a visual impact so do not hold the higher hardware requirements against Windows 7 or its creator.
Setup/installation and running it within Vmware Fusion on a Mac 15″ unibody went smooth. This article from the Vmware blog is a good start. I opted to run the 64 bit version of Win 7 and so far, am a happy camper 
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SIDEBAR – my MacBook Pro is 4gb, 2.8 Core Duo w 500 mb and I run only one guest at a time. At some point, I will upgrade my MacBook to 8gb and 1Tb so as to run more than one guest simultaneously.
Vwmware Fusion – on Mac 15″ unibody (10.5.7) w XP Pro guest OS not reading SD Card
This happened with the newly released Apple Macbook Pro 15″ unibody (10.5.7) with a built-in SD card reader. Mac OS X could read the SD card fine while Windows XP Pro as a guest OS from within Vmware could not read it – after the first time it read it (upon install). Opened support request with Vmware which was a 24 hour delay but, impressive tech person who resolved the issue within minutes.
Device Manager in Windows guest OS had a Yellow question mark next to USB/Card reader. Upon updating the drivers on the guest, the SD card reader was visible again.
So, the simple answer is – troubleshoot the problem as though you were dealing with a stand alone version of the guest OS / Windows XP Pro.
XP Pro works like a charm within Vmware Fusion.
