In VMware settings -> sharing click the plus sign and add your htdocs or sites folder to allow VMware access to those files.

and

In VMware settings -> Network select the option
"connect directly to the physical network (bridged)

Find your macs address
About this mac -> More info -> Network
IPv4 Addresses: 192.168.(your address)

In wordpress

Settings->

Replace the localhost url
WordPress Address (url)
Site Address (url)

http://192.168.(your address)/(your site)

And in your IE browser put
http://192.168.(youraddress):8888/(your site)

Other notes:

Code to view / edit your Host files

CODE TO USE IN MAC'S TERMINAL
sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/hosts

Path to the PC's HOST FILE (note: you will need to change permissions to be able to save this file)

Click Start – search for “Notepad“, right-click and select “Run as Administrator“. This should launch notepad with elevated privileges. Now, open the host file from the File menu, edit and save.

computer->local disk(c:)-> windows->system32->drivers-> etc

More notes to come (editing host files / Parallels )