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I installed VMFusion on my new MacBook and all went well. I then installed an OEM copy of Windows XP and that also went OK but when opened . Windows is asking me for the Administrator password and I was never asked to set one during installation. Any ideas? Do I need to uninstall and do over? Any help greatly appreciated.

Since Fusion is not an Apple product, you might want to ask in VMware Fusion
http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/desktop/fusion

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