vmware fusion 12 player doesn't load bootcamp partition, parallels does, just the way it is?

No it worked even before I applied to kb suggestion, but here it is

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2151780

and a discussion by people who had similar problems to what I had

https://communities.vmware.com/thread/572854

They do advertise the function, https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1014618, and it's an option in their setup wizard, but, it didn't work so it didn't work, I'll just buy parallels standalone if I find myself actually needing to do things in windows regularly.

I checked my bootcamp by loading to it to make sure it's fine and it is. it immediately gives this error then an incorrect description of my system.

https://imgur.com/a/IruXlcV

edit: clicked solved by accident.

You should try it, my system is complex and old, so I can understand if it didn't work, but on newer systems, might work, signing up takes a while but it's free so that's fine. I might use vmware for linux or older osx os', just not windows.

ok, my apologies for posting misleading link, got a little confused I guess between player, fusion, workstation, whatever I downloaded when I signed up as personal use, it's called vmware fusion as an app and in menu bar, and goes as far as this step (for me)

https://imgur.com/a/ErttKkB

but then it says failed, probably because it's player not fusion.

I know, I never downloaded workstation or said I did, my app installed is vmware fusion player version 12

https://imgur.com/a/ea4066C

there isn't support for it, they have an option to pay 29 bucks usd to talk to a tech about it, no thanks, I'll try the 800 number and play dumb and maybe I can get support that way.

I believe so, I installed a few days ago, I shutdown and rebooted several times since, player loads fine. I just tested installing debian 10 and it went along well, I didn't finish though because I didn't want to partition and and give it 20 gb of disk space.

I'll call main 800 number like a confused grandma and try to confirm it won't work that way, not paying 29 dollars to talk to someone to tell me it won't work, that's 1/3 price of parallels in canadian dollars which I know works.

I appreciate they made player free but a support email to contact them wouldn't kill them

macbook air 2012, windows 10 build 2004 bootcamp partition legacy bios install (I think that's what's confusing it), parallels figured it out, but its 100 bucks 🙁

The earliest I could find was vmware fusion 10 from 2017, and that didn't even see my bootcamp volume, so I went back to 12, maybe I'll email support if they have any.