(How) can I use VMWare Fusion / XP Pro for more than 1 user on same iMac?

[mshan]

I just installed Windows XP Pro using VMWare Fusion.

It shows up fine in user account it was installed into, but when I open VMWare Fusion in other user accounts, no virtual machine shows up.

How can I enable the same copy of XP Pro to be used by other users on same iMac using VMWare Fusion?

 

[Nothinman]

VMWare Server has an option to make VM's "private" which I believe just sets the rights on the files for you, not sure about Fusion. Have you tried just opening and browsing for the VM under the other user?

 

[mshan]

I shut down Windows, then quit Fusion in my own user account.

When I logged into another account, virtual machine now showed up.

Anyway two users can use same copy of XP Pro on same machine in different OS X user accounts, or does one user have to completely shut down Windows and VMWare Fusion for another user to use it?

 

[Nothinman]

AFAIK you can only run one VM once. If it was a Windows Server VM you could setup TS and both rdp into it but running two copies of the VM won't work.