host: Ubuntu 7.10:Linux xxxxxxx 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 02:46:46 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
guest: Windows XP sp2
VMware Server Console 1.0.4 build-56528
Hi,
I've been running fine for a while, great system, but about an hour ago I lost (gave up) mouse/keyboard focus in the VM guest, and I can't get it back. The guest is still running, I sent the ctrl-alt-del and the windows task manager comes up and it updates cpu usage etc. I can see the mouse that was in the guest, still where it was located when I last left the guest, to work in the host. I've tried resetting all the preference->input options (turning off and back on), the "VM->Grab Input" menu item is greyed out, and Ctrl-G does nothing that I can see. Unfortunately I have unsaved work in the guest, so it would be nice to recover without rebooting the guest. I'm new to VMware - only about 2 months of use now, and try to avoid windows when possible, so could be doing something wrong in either.
Thanks