VM_STATE_INVALID_CONFIG after installation CD with vmware-tools + snapshot

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  Hello

  I installed the test version of "Workstation" and installed a windows 7 x 86 non-virtual DVD drive mapped, which is mounted on D:\.

  Subsequently, I installed all Windowsupdates and after that I tried to install the VMWare Tools.

  But every time I get the message that I should look on the 'virtual' drive on D:\.

  But there is no virtual drive, it is my DVD of the hostsystem.

  Is there a way to mount a virtual drive with tools or install them in another way?

  Thanks in advance

  Taldrit

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  You can directly install the VMware tool configuration by copying the setting in the machine and manually install the same.

  Try VMware on another machine tool in which you will get the installation... Copies on disk and then move it to your new VM and do a manual configuration.

• Installation of the VMware Tools 2.02 - error 2229

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  Started WIN XP SP3, tried to update the VMware Tools.

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  Several reboots and reboots - still the same error...

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• Installation of the VMware tools on PCLinuxOS comments

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  I started to play with VMware player (version 6.0.3). I made a new virtual machine and install PCLinuxOS on it. I now want to install VMware tools on this comment, so I click on the drive-> manage-> install VMware tools. However, nothing seems to happen, and I've waited more than an hour. When I click on the drive-> manage according to me, it is said (download VMware tools). The host and the VM guest have access to internet. Could be blocking download, or in any way I can solve the problem? Thank you very much for your help - J

  You are running on Windows or Linux, VMware Player host? If you are running on the WIndows host, download the file: http://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/player/6.0.3/1895310/windows/packages/tools-linux-9.6.2.exe.tar

  Extract the. EXE file and run it. EXE file on host it will silently install the ISO Images of VMware Tools in the working directory of VMware Player.

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• Prevent installation of the vmware tools

  Hello!

  Is it possible to prevent the installation of VMWare tools when creating a new machine in the Workstation 6.5.1?

  I want to test the OS which is absolutely clean and it seems that VMWare tools are installed automatically when you create the virtual OS ISO. This is quite annoying, because after installing the tools is no longer a "clean" image

  As continuum wrote, under normal circumstances, the tools will get installed automaticall if you create a guest (some people like exactly that, and it is often asked here how to achieve this).

  Source of your guests? Are they have cloned, installed costs or...?

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• Installation of the VMWare Tools (XP/Mac) error

  Hello

  I had problems with the von VMWare Tools installation. Whenever I try to install it, I get the response attached to this email. I use the most recent Mac OS X and Windows (SP3) as well. Windows is the virtual machine.

  Any ideas?

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  In the "Major known issues" section (near the bottom of the document) frequently asked Questions about VMware Fusion , take a look at «Fusion 2.0.2»

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  I found in another forum that might be because I do not have law libraries to read the Pearl program, but I have not found which library should I download then.

  I use VMWare Player 5.0.2 build-1031769 and I downloaded VMWare tools by following this link:http://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/player/5.0.2/1031769/windows/packages/tools-linux-9.2.3.exe.tar

  I found this link in the following section: http://communities.vmware.com/message/2263344#2263344

  Could you please help me solve this problem?

  Thank you very much!

  It took me less then a minute to find step-by-step Guide: installation VMTools on Fedora18 Google search!

• conditional logic with vmware tools status

  Hi Guy,

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  A quick glance reveals no instruction on how to do this, anyone know of documentation out there about how to insall VMware tools on the VM?

  Hi Chris,

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  CSCtg50048    Integrate VMWare tools at ACS 5

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  Conditions:

  This affects 5 ACS.

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  I understand your situation - two MS and VMware have their own take on how to model the cost of Virtual Infrastructure and financial need of good reasons to spend money when 'free' at the moment is an option - is my point of view of the scenario.

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• Network stops working after the installation of the VMware Tools on linux comments

  Hello

  I m facing problem after that, sometimes, sometimes not after a comment tools and vmware linux installation.

  If the installation of vmware Linux tools everything seems to work perfectly. No errors, nothing.

  The last thing to do after that tools installed will run successfully is to run the following commands (produced by the message from the installation program tools)

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  The linux guest runs under VMware Server 2 using tools VMwareTools - 2.0.0 - 122956.i386

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  Better with respect to Agent.

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  Anil

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• Exception of the kernel during the installation of the VMware Tools

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• Installation/update of VMWare on Ubuntu on Fusion tools

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