Vista and VMWare Fusion 3 problem of shared folders

Installation of the VMware tools and program 3rd party on Vista with VMWare Fusion 3 I get the message "" could not access network location //VMware-host/shared folder / "missing - Error 1606"

Hi Vibmai,

This behavior can occur if there is an incorrect setting in the following registry entry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Common Administrative Tools

You can try the steps below to make changes to the registry and get rid of the error.

  1. Click Start, type regeditin the search box start and press to enter.
  2. Locate and then click the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

  1. In the right pane of the registry editor, double-click common administrative tools.
  2. In the value data box, type the following line, and then click OK:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative of Directors

  1. On the file menu, click Exit to quit the registry editor.
  2. Restart the computer.

See the following reference links.
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/886549

http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1011717

Note: Serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Back-up-the-registry ) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows)

Try these steps and let us know the answer.

Kind regards
Bindu S - Microsoft Support
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