Aero blurry on VMware 3.0


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Hi guys, I'm testing out Windows 7 on VMware 3.0 and Parallels 5.0, and it would appear that not only is VMware significantly slower, but it also fails to produce a sharp image. I'm attaching a screenshot of the two virtual machines side by side and the difference should be pretty clear.

Both are running at exactly 1024x768 resolution. The machine is a new MacBook Pro with GeForce 9400M and GeForce 9600M GT video cards. Any suggestions?

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Heh, that's strange, everything else is clear apart from the window borders.

Probably due to differences in how Parallels and VMware handle DirectX and their drivers.

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Yes, it is just the Aero elements, as I mentioned in the thread title. I'd like to get to the bottom of it though because it seems like I'm missing something about VMware. Every poll I check people vote for it over Parallels, but my experience is the complete opposite.

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Thanks for the suggestions. I checked the DPI settings but they are default at 100% in both virtual machines. I was running OS X 10.6.1 and updated to 10.6.2 but it doesn't seem to have made the VMware virtual machine any faster or more responsive.

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  • 4 weeks later...
Just an update: This was a known issue with the WDDM driver included with Fusion 3.0. The issue appears to be solved in Fusion 3.0.1.

Yep, I noticed that too. :) 3.0.1 is a great update.

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