VMware Server 1.03 on Vista Ultimate 32-bit host with a Windows 2003 Server guest.
I can't get USB to work, anyone else with Vista able to get it to work? I realize Vista is an unsupported host, no need to remind me.
I DID add USB Controller to the VM and it is listed as "Present".
The Guest finds a USB controller, "Intel(R) 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller" and also "USB Root Hub".
Here are the issues I am having:
1. Very often, VMware does not see my USB devices. Under Removable Devices->USB Devices is a grayed out "Empty". To make my USB devices show up requires shutting down the guest, and restarting it.
2. Once I have restarted and my USB devices show up in the VMware menu, nothing happens. I go to Removable Devices->USB Devices and then select "Cambridge Silicon Radio USB Device" for example. Nothing happens. No check appears to the left of it. Nothing happens on the Guest. I can do it over and over or select any of the 4 other devices in the list and also nothing happens. There is an empty space to the left of the device that looks like a checkbox should show up there, but it doesn't. When I click on one, the menu just goes away.
Is this a known issue with Vista, am I doing something wrong, did I miss a step, or something else?