Sep 19 2008

VMware Fusion 2.0 and missing driver for Base System Device

Published by Eric at 4:32 pm under Macintosh, Windows

The upgrade from VMware Fusion 1.x to 2.0 was smooth except for an error from Windows XP’s Device Manager. Before I could install the newest VMware Tools, Windows complained about “missing driver for Base System Device.”

Dismissing the error I installed VMware Tools 2.0 but the error persisted. On this tip I reinstalled VMware Tools using the Custom option. The VMCI driver was already selected (a head scratcher since this would suggest it was previously installed) but I continued the installation. Upon restart the missing driver was found.

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One Response to “VMware Fusion 2.0 and missing driver for Base System Device”

  1. # Jerryon 02 Oct 2008 at 10:15 am

    How/where do I access the custom installation options? All I have in my VM menu is Install VMware Tools and it doesn’t give me any options.

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