This setup was working perfectly in XP:
XP64 host
WIn7x64 VM(guest)
Guest would load/mount the USB webcam and/or hard disk that I had plugged into the host.
Same VM -
I just re-built my computer and bit the win7 bullet (still prefer XP user interface by a THOUSAND miles, but that's a different discussion..._!)
Set up VMware, attached my old "virtual machines" directory to the "store", and bingo - I could ADD those old VM's to to the web console.
But they don't detect the USB devices, at all.
I've googled my eyeballs off - and read other similar threads here - but none of them seem to apply exactly.
The VMware web-page (where you start your VM's from, see the summary tab, console, etc...) shows the USB dropdown after the VM is started, but it's entirely blank. No devices at all are detected.
All devices are detected and useable from the host.
any help?