first last wrote: > Apart from installing the vmware tools, another recommedation I have > read is to disable dual CPU within the VM and use only one. Haven't had > a chance to test it myself yet, my vmware machine is being repaired. I can second this. I changed a Centos VM today back to one CPU from using two. The VM now seems to running much better. I have read elsewhere that virtual SMP exacts a not inconsiderable performance penalty since it only a new feature and is still under development. Jeffrey Bird