Cannot install VMware Tools on Windows 10

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• Cannot install VMWare Tools for Windows MCE

  Previously, I had Windows MCE installed and running on the VMware 1.x tools.

  I upgraded to VMware 2.0 and now I can't get the tools to install. When I click on "Install VMWare Tools", it brings up a window with the following in it:

  VMWare tools is not supported on this operating system.
  Check
  configuration of the virtual machine to make sure that the settings match to the
  operating system installed. See the documentation for more details
  on the guest operating systems supported.

  I checked the configuration of the virtual machine and this shows that the Windows operating system, as selected.

  I am running VMWare on Ubuntu 8.10, if that matters.

  Any suggestions?

  Thank you

  David

  Hello

  I compared it with mine and there are 2 major differences.

  First of all, I use older virtual material (version 4 instead of 7) but I do not expect that this is relevant to this problem. In addition, it makes little sense to use older virtual hardware unless your virtual machine must be compatible with VMware ESX. For example the old version of HW I use excludes the directx features, and you probably want to use.

  The other main difference is guestOS, in my version, it has the following value:

  guestOS = "winxppro"
  

  Could you try that and see if it helps?

  If this does not help then I'm afraid, we're going to need more details. In this case it might be useful to the vmware.log file loading

  One thing you might try must in any case completely re - install VMware tools in removing it first.

  In order to do not find themselves trapped by the windows activation logic or other inconveniences while experimenting, I recommend taking a backup of the virtual machine when it is completely stopped before doing anything else.

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  Wil

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• Cannot install VMware Tools.

  Hello

  my client have esx1 and esx2 - vSphere vCenter device 6.0 and 6.0 knots. When I try to install VMware tools on Windows Server vm = error:

  VIX 21001 = error code

  Cannot install VMware Tools. An error occurred trying to access the image file ' / usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/windows.iso ' to install VMware Tools: 2 (no such file or directory). If your product comes with the module of VMware tools, VMware ESX to reinstall, then try again to install the VMware Tools package in the virtual machine

  When I connect to esx1 via Putty and check ' usr/lib/vmware /-the 'isoimages' folder missing.»

  Please, what is faster solution?

  CZ THX

  Hello

  problem solved...

  I don't know why, but on esx1 - Local Direct USB access - declined, I restarted esx1 and now works perfectly

  so, I lost my network settings

  THX

  Tom

• Cannot install VMWare tools on first installation of VMW Player for Windows

  Y at - it a tip to install VMWare Tools on VMW Player for Windows.  Tried as a Player 7.1.1 and 6.0.5.

  I downloaded the "darwin" and "windows versions" of tools with version management for versions of reader (for Player 6.05 6.05 tools).  But I don't know how to get VMWare to see downloaded files.  I connected the darwin.iso in the folder of the payload for the CD/DVD drive under settings of the virtual computer.

  I always get a dialog box with this message when I select install VMWare Tools in the menu:

  "Cannot find component on the update server. Contact VMware Support or your system administrator. »

  If you have the appropriate iso image attached to the guest, you have no need to use the "Install VMware Tools" menu - it's all that.  Go to comments and run the installation from the CD-ROM drive.

• Cannot install VMWare Tools on virtual Mac

  I created a virtual instance of a Mac (Mountain Lion) on my Windows 7 system.

  I click the button on the drive, select manage and then install VMware Tools. I get an error: component not found on the update server. Contact VMware Support or your system administrator.

  I have confirmed that I can browse the Internet from the virtual system. What other steps should I take, so that I can install the tools?

  Thank you

  Virginia

  Post edited by: BigSam1 Thanks to each of you for the information. I was curious to know if this could be done, so I searched and found a blog with instructions. Now that I know it's not cool to do, I have deleted the virtual Mac.

  Because MAC OS on an Apple brand hardware not violates Apple EULA, this is not supported by VMware Player, which is the reason why there are not VMware Tools available for it.

  André

• Install VMWare tools on Windows 8 (x 86) - kill comments

  I'm a consumer of Windows 8 Preview x 86 VM (built manually as 'other', since easy install did not work - http://communities.vmware.com/thread/392887).

  It would be good to install VMWare Tools on this and it seems mentioned as a success, install so - of windows.iso:

  

  and then the comments screen goes... broken:

  

  At this point, it does not. Reset the prompt, it will boot (with splash screens, etc.), but then switch to a blank screen - then... not very interesting.

  VMWare Tools works on Windows 8 Preview of consumers (x 86)?

  Don't use 'other' for Windows 8 - that makes no sense - use rather Windows 7.

  And next time just jump the video driver and install vmware-tools with "custom option.

• Cannot install VMware tools - "cannot find the component...". »

  I created a Windows XP Pro VM under a host Windows 7 Pro using Player 4.02. When I try to install VMware tools I get the message "can't find conponent on the update server. Contact VMware support or your system administrator. "The host and guest both can work a network connectivity and the internet. I saw at least another poster on another forum mentioned this error message and told him to install by mounting the ISO and install it manually. I looked in every subdirectory of the installation of the reader and any windows.iso file could not be found. Is it supposed to be there in this version of the player? If this is not the case, how can I get the iso? Any help is appreciated.

  This question will probably be corrected in the next few days and I see this with other versions.  Right now the last repository showing is: http://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/player/4.0.1

• Cannot install vmware tools on the guest operating system ubuntu!

  Hello

  I could ' t install vmware tools for ubuntu on my vmware workstation 13.04(64 bit) 9... the problem is I'm against a command prompt on which i could login successfully and the insatll frm tools virtual drive I typed the following codes

  1.sudo mkdir/mnt/cdrom

  and as expected, he asked the password afterwards, it showed the following error

  sudo:mkdir/mnt/cdrom: command not found

  .. .pls help me through

  
  

  According to the guidelines of the screenshot, you typed

  sudo mkdir/mnt/cdrom

  The correct syntax is

  sudo mkdir/mnt/cdrom (note the space after mkdir)

  For details see VMware KB

• "Easy Install cannot install VMware tools"

  As I began to create a virtual machine for Ubuntu 12.10, VMware Player displays a message indicating that it recognizes this OS and install it and VMware Tools with Easy Install. "Good idea," I thought to myself 'I am all in favor of easy'.

  And the installation went great, until VMware Player try to install VMware Tools. This is where the process has frozen and not exceeded. Now, whenever I try to start my VM the screen says "install VMware Tools... Please wait. »

  How can I fix?

  Personally speaking General and I use Easy Install, especially with the Linux Distros!   With some Easy Install distributions do not properly size the volume/boot, causing issues later during the upgrade of nuclei.  I don't like what he does with it two CD/DVD of configuration and how it leaves things when doing even if it can be cleaned manually to the top.

  I recommend not to use is installed and instead select "I will install the operating system later" and then create a manual installation of the Linux operating system and then install VMware Tools then.

• Cannot install VMware Tools on Ubuntu VM

  I'm not having any success installing VMware Tools on a Ubuntu VM.

  If I try to use the GUI and click twice on the

  8.8.2 - VMwareTools - 590212.tar.gz file, I get "the content of the folder could.

  not be displayed. Operation not supported".

  I don't remember what I used in another attempt, but got, 'Extraction do not run. You

  don't have the appropriate permissions to extract archives in the folder

  ""file:///media/VMware%20Tools"

  If I right click on VMwareTools - 8.8.0 - 471268.tar.gz I choose "Open".

  With Archive Manager' which takes me to the vmware-tools-distrib

  file, where I can double-click that expose the content. There I

  see the vmware - install.pl folder and double-click the same, but nothing seems to happen.

  I tried to use the CLI, and I saw so many different suggestions

  (tar - xvf, - xvzf with and without the "-"). I get "Archive not found."

  If I opened a terminal in the folder/media/VMware Tools and enter:

  sudo tar - xvzf VMwareTools - 8.8.2 - 590212.tar.gz

  then it looks like it all begins is extracted for almost a

  minutes and then I get:

  "Smoothly with State failure due to previous errors"

  and if I scroll to the top news, the screen is loaded with ' no file or.

  Directory"(many times) to what whatever in the vmware-tools-distrib

  folder.

  I'm new to Linux and VMware... Please be gentle.

  Thank you.

  See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware/Tools

  Bye!

  --

  Rocco Sicilia

  http://www.roccosicilia.it

• Cannot install VMWare tools for linux

  Hello

  I use VMWare player 3.1.4.

  I have a machine, Ubunto 11.04 on which I'm trying to install VMWare tools.

  However, the download process always stops with an error: "not recognized update server data (4007). Try again later... »

  I tried to download from two PC different and two different networks.

  Any idea?

  Thank you

  Jonathan

  Try disabling the web Updater by going to Preferences > uncheck the "check the Web for updates at startup".

  You can uninstall and then install vmware player.

  You can also get the tools using Apt - get, instead of by the bias of the player interface. See this page:

  https://help.Ubuntu.com/community/VMware/tools

  ---------------------

  #install kernel headers so modules will work
  #needed this on a 10.04 guest running in a Fusion 3 host
  apt-get install linux-headers-virtual
  
  # install kernel modules
  apt-get install --no-install-recommends open-vm-dkms
  
  # EITHER: install tools for an xorg install
  apt-get install open-vm-tools
  # OR: a headless install
  apt-get install --no-install-recommends open-vm-tools
  

• OSX Lion 10.7.3 cannot install Vmware Tools

  Hi guys im running windows 7 with Vmware Workstation 8 virtual machine of OSX Lion 10.7.3 all works well except that I can't install the tools when I click on installation tools I get this error "cannot find compononent on the update server. Contact VMware Support or your system administrator. "I searched and couldn't find a useful link. Can someone help me please?

  If you contact VMware support they will tell you that OSX running inside the workstation is illegal because it violates the MAC OS x EULA.

  We are also unable to address this issue in the forums so please understand that I have to lock your post

• How to properly install VMware tools under Windows Server 2012 RC

  After you have installed Windows Server 2012 RC VM works very well.

  After that, I installed the VMware tools-> result-> black flashing screen.

  Boot in F8 mode-> try to remove tolls-> not installed VMware?

  What can I do to retrieve this black flashing screen.

  Not sure at 100%, but I'd say you check/download the vmtools package here: http://packages.vmware.com/tools

  HTH

  Sam

• Cannot install vmware tools for xp vm

  Player 3.1.3 on Ubuntu 10.10

  Installs a XP VM to this platform - formerly hosted by VMWare Server 1.x on XP also. It works! Installation of the Vmware tools just leads to the 'there was a problem updating a software component. Try again later and if the problem persists, contact your system administrator or the VMware Support. "So I... Help, please!

  By the way... German XP inside the VM!

  Herbert

  You must first extract the files in the archive, then use sudo in the command line in a Terminal.

  An example would be in a Terminal...

  sudo vmware-installer --install-component=vmware-tools-linux-8.4.4-301548.x86_64.component
  

  To display the GUI installer and then you just follow the instructions.

  

  For VMware Windows tools that you have downloaded the command line should be as follows.

  sudo vmware-installer --install-component=vmware-tools-windows-8.4.5-324285.i386.component
  

• Cannot install VMware Workstation on Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit 11.1.1 - Please help

  You want to install VMware Workstation 11.1.1 on new 8.1 Windows Pro 64-bit PC.

  I had VMware Workstation 11.1.0, and deleted the original installer but did not finish the installation of the new version

  The installer gets about 2/3 way (progress bar) and then crashes, Windows Installer says Event Viewer hung.

  Race tried without firewall and AV, always not install question

  A ran the installer with / clean option and then tried again, but still he did not finish the installation process (crashes at the same place)

  Noticed in the Manager tasks that VMware Installer runs at about 14% of CPU, but nothing happens

  I'm really at a loss as to why I can't install VMware Workstation 11.1.1, all the other soft\ware settles very well.

  Please could someone help me?

  Thank you

  Peter

  Ran Windows Update Troubleshooter

  It fixed a number of things

  I could then install VMware Workstation

  No idea but why the installer got himself in this State