Hi Carl,
It does look promising as you seem to have had the same issue with the display driver.
I'm pleasantly surprised at how well the Intel HD 3000 performs on your macbook according to your Windows 7 guest.
Makes me want to force VMware Fusion to select my intel GPU instead of the NVidia one when I'm on battery and have a longer time being able to use the laptop when travelling.
Safe travels and hope it all works when you get back home,
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Wil