Setting the default path in windows 7

I use VMware Player 3 in a box of Windows 7.

I need to set a default path for my virtual machines.

With Windows XP, I used to edit the %USERPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\preferences.ini file and insert a line that looks like defaultVMPath = "C:\work\vm".

In Windows 7, I found a file whose name is C:\users\ < username > \AppData\Roaming\VMware\preferences.ini but I can't find the exact syntax for the string, I have to add.

Is this the right file to edit?

Can someone please provide ther good syntax of the string to add?

Can I change the registry instead?

Concerning

Marius

The line that I have in my file is...

prefvmx.defaultVMPath = "C:\VMs".

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