On 9 Oct 2011, at 10:22, Bryan Horstmann <bah8@newl...> wrote:

> On 09/10/2011 09:39, Dave Walker wrote:
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ql-users-bounces@list... [mailto:ql-users-
>>> bounces@list...] On Behalf Of Bryan Horstmann
>>> Sent: 09 October 2011 08:51
>>> To: ql-users@q-v-...
>>> Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Dilwyn's scanner
>>>
>>> On 08/10/2011 12:10, pjwitte wrote:
>>>> On 07/10/2011 17:38, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
>>>>> <>
>>>>> But first, I have to find new drivers for my old Benq5000 scanner.
>>>>> The manufacturer's site lists no drivers for Win7 64-bit and the
>>>>> driver on CD does not work either, even using the compatibility
>>>>> assistant for drivers, so I may have to do this using the old PC :-(
>>>> You may be able to load drivers and run your scanner in a virtual
>>>> machine. I did that successfully with a device attached to  USB, for
>>>> which there was no 64bit driver, in a VirtualBox machine sporting
>>> W2k.
>>>> Per
>>>>
>>> That's interesting. I tried the same trick with VMware for my scanner,
>>> but it wouldn't work and I was told that VMware relies on the host
>>> machine for peripheral drivers and other services.
>>>
>>> Bryan H
>>> UK
>>>
>> That is true for non-USB devices and also where you have USB devices that
>> you let the host OS take control of rather than the VMWare guest OS.
>>
>> The VMWare USB support allows for a transparent "pass-through" mode and in
>> that mode you can normally use anything that the guest OS has drivers for.
>> To use this mode you need to be running the guest OS and it must have the
>> current focus when you plug the USB device in.
>>
>> Dave Walker
>>
>> Tel:  +44 (0)1707 652791
>> Mob: +44 (0)7999 218953
>> Web: http://www.itimpi.com
>> Skype:  itimpi
>>
>>
> Thanks Dave.  But I don't understand "current focus".  Can you explain a bit please as I struggle with the techhie bits.  VMware was set up for me and I hardly understand it except that it gives me Kubuntu and W2000 (or did until the latter failed)
It simply means the vmware is the current selected window.

Tony

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