You can verify you have the correct system requirements for VMware Fusion here: www.vmware.com/go/fusionsystemreqts

VMware Fusion supports more than 200 x86 operating systems from Windows 3.1 through Windows 7, various flavors of Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, and Novell Netware.

Does VMware Fusion support:

• Windows 7 and Windows Vista?
  Yes, VMware Fusion supports all versions of Microsoft Vista from 32-bit Home Basic to the 64-bit Ultimate edition with full support for Unity, copy and paste of styled text, drag and drop of files, shared folders, and screen resizing.
• Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD?
  Yes, VMware Fusion offers full support for more than 60 operating systems including a wide variety of Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris distributions. See the Getting Started Guide for more details.
• Mac OS X Leopard Server virtual machines?
  Yes, VMware Fusion 4 now supports Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard in a virtual machine.
• Mac OS X (client) virtual machines?
  Yes, OS X Lion client and server can now be run as a guest in a virtual machine with VMware Fusion 4.
• Mac OS X Snow Leopard?
  Yes, VMware Fusion 4.0 is fully optimized for Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

A complete list of supported host and guest operating systems can be found at www.vmware.com/products/fusion/resources/

You can convert your physical PC to run as a virtual machine using VMware vCenter Converter. Whether you can legally use a copy of Windows from an existing physical machine depends on the licensing surrounding that copy of Windows. Please consult the license agreement that came with the version of Windows included with your PC for more details.

Many OEM Windows CDs are tied to specific hardware and will not work. Whether you can legally use a copy of Windows from an existing physical machine depends on the licensing surrounding that copy of Windows. Please consult the license agreement that came with the version of Windows included with your PC for more details.

The included McAfee VirusScan Plus complimentary subscription is for one virtual machine, for one year. If you want to install it in more than one virtual machine, you can purchase additional licenses of McAfee VirusScan Plus by visiting the McAfee-VMware Fusion web site.

Your complimentary subscription covers one McAfee VirusScan Plus install on one virtual machine, for one year. You can purchase more licenses of McAfee VirusScan Plus for your additional virtual machines by visiting the McAfee-VMware Fusion web site.

Yes, VMware virtual machines are fully compatible across the product line. Virtual machines created with Workstation, Server or VMware Infrastructure can run on VMware Fusion.

VMware virtual machines created with VMware Fusion 4 are fully compatible with VMware’s latest products including VMware Workstation 7, VMware ACE 2.5, and VMware Player 3.

Yes. VMware Fusion allows you to run any of the over 700 virtual appliances available in the marketplace. Virtual appliances are pre-installed and preconfigured applications that are packaged along with an operating system in a self-contained virtual machine that is ready to run on any hardware.

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You can locate the all the product documentation for VMware Fusion from this page: www.vmware.com/support/pubs/fusion_pubs.html

1. About VMware Fusion
2. How to Move to a Mac
3. VMware Fusion Support Center
4. VMware Fusion Resources
5. Communities

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