I have run VmWare fusion pro 5 on OSX 10.8 for years now with no issues, but there was a performance lag because it was a 2011 MBP 15″ which had performance issues with Windows 7 window dragging, etc.

Problem is that I am unable to use Office 2013 to read any of the documents in my DropBox folder which is on my Mac. Is this a MAC HFS+ issue? Or is it a vmWare issue… no idea whats going on. I cannot save any files, or even open any files. I’ve enabled shared folders for My Documents, My Pictures, My Videos, My Music, etc. Then I mounted the ISO in vmWare and that is how I managed to install Windows 8 Pro, and then Windows 8.1 Pro upgrade within windows 8 itself. So I finally copied to a USB drive (exFAT) and mounted the drive to Mac directly. When I try to mount ISO’s on the VM, it says, “attempted to read beyond the end of the file…” all installs failed.

I have my dropbox folder on the MAC, and it is in my My Documents folder. I installed windows 8.1 and Vmware Fusion 6 pro runs well in unity mode. I have a 2013 rMBP running OSX Mavericks 10.9. Whatever the process, the new installation assistant in VMware Fusion 6 will walk you through the process in no time. Your installation process for Windows 8.1 will depend on whether you’re downloading an update or installing from a DVD. You’ll also be able to launch Windows 8.1 from a Boot Camp partition included on 2013 Macs. Fusion 6 also supports Windows 8.1 application-style startup menu. You’ll be able to start in desktop mode, view Metro applications in Launchpad and the Applications folder, or pin Metro apps in the dock when in Unity mode. However you acquire Windows 8.1, VMware Fusion 6 and Fusion 6 Professional are ready now to run Windows 8.1 Home, Professional, and Enterprise on your Mac. If you have installed the Windows 8.1 Preview, and want to update to Window 8.1, check out this page for more information. If you’re a Windows 7 and below user, you can purchase a Windows 8.1 DVD and have it shipped to you from the Windows Store starting today, October 18 th.

If you already have Windows 8, beginning on October 17 th you can download the Windows 8.1 update for free from the Windows Store. Today Microsoft is making Windows 8.1 available for purchase.

Windows 8.1 pro upgrade