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• Problem downloading VMware Tools

  I am running VMware Workstation Pro 12 (12.1.1 build-3770994) on Windows 7. Whenever I start VMware Workstation and then to start a virtual machine, software updates window opens:

  "The following software are available for download: VMware Tools for WIndows 2000 or later version - version 10.0.6.

  If I click on the button to download and install it, it goes through the download and verification phases, but fails during the update phase, including a generic error:

  "There was a problem updating a software component. Try again later and if the problem persists, contact your system administrator or the VMware Support. »

  The details of error only I can find is in the log of the user interface:

  2016-05-09 T 16: 24:20.689 - 05:00 | vmui | I125: Error VMUICOM: hr = 0 x 80004005, (null)

  2016-05-09 T 16: 24:20.689 - 05:00 | vmui | W115: wui::ExecuteToolsISOInstall: cannot install VMware -.

  tools-windows - 10.0.6 - 3595377.iso: COM routine failed

  2016-05-09 T 16: 24:20.689 - 05:00 | vmui | I125: CD: CdsInstallProgress: installation of bulletin a3196322 -.

  fce0-49ee-abbf-18d43e91e39d

  2016-05-09 T 16: 24:20.689 - 05:00 | vmui | I125: CD: CdsInstallProgress: install for newsletter a3196322.

  fce0-49ee-abbf-18d43e91e39d returned installerStatus 3, exitCode 0

  2016-05-09 T 16: 24:20.747 - 05:00 | vmui | I125: DlgUI: there was a problem updating a software component.

  Try again later and if the problem persists, contact your system administrator or the VMware Support.

  I can't find any explanation of VMUICOM error 0 x 80004005.

  Note that this error occurred before before the 12.1.1 update and is still ongoing.

  I think that building tools that currently is 10.0.1.357.

  No idea how to solve this problem?

  It turns out that the problem was caused by McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention 8 running on the host computer. It is the firewall component, not the component virus protection.

  Part of intrusion detection is 'VMware Workstation shielding - file Modification. Probably there's some bad signatures, because he sees any attempt to change the files .iso in VMware Tools as an attack.  This includes:

  • Installation of VMware Launcher, as when VMware is modernized
  • Windows Installer that are managed by the system, for example when VMware tries to download and install new tools
  • User who attempts to remove or rename files

  So the tools .iso files are frozen in time: they cannot be changed even by a complete uninstall and reinstallation of VMware Workstation, and still less a version upgrade.

  The surprising thing is that a change to a file is blocked by the HIP, which is well beyond what you expect normally to a firewall.  That's why it took me so long to realize it was the root cause.

  Work is about to open the HIP interface, and then temporarily disable Host IPS in the IPS policy. While the IPS is disabled you can go forward with VMware Workstation or tools to level, then turn on IPS.

  The permanent solution would be to get McAfee to fix the signature HIP. There are release notes that say that this is not the first time the functionality of VMware Workstation armor has had false positives.

• Impossible to download VMware tools on VMwarePlayer, need alternatives

  
  My host system is running Windows 7 and I have a Guest Ubuntu 10.04 LTS running. When I click on install VMware tools on my VMware Player. Maintaining download fails with the message [connection to the update server has failed], every time. I tried several times and still have had no luck. Is there an alternative to this procedure to install the tools on my VM?

  Welcome to the community,

  You can manually download the http://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/player/ tools

  André

• WS 7.1.4 - impossible to download VMware Tools/Update

  Hello!

  Sorry for creating another post on this subject, I see many others have the same problem, but none actually provided what I needed.

  When you try to update, it hangs on the connection ()https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds).

  I have improved my vmware installation (download manually), but for some reason any packages msi with the tools got an error during installation and has never been installed, now miss me all VMware Tools.

  When I try to visit the following url:

  https://softwareupdate.VMware.com/VMW-desktop

  I get "File not found", and I tried this on several machines, on the 3 different inet-connections, all the same.

  For some reason, I'm able to enumerate:

  http://softwareupdate.VMware.com/CDs/VMW-desktop/WS

  But when I enter the 7.1.4 - folder, I get "file not found".

  So that someone knows the reason for this, or can give me the direct link to all the tools for WS 7.1.4?

  I looked everywhere on vmware.com for download stand-alone tools... It could have been so simple

  Thanks a bunch!

  VMware Workstation 7.1.4

  • Windows host - VMware tools
  • Metadata.Xml.gz
  • Tools-freebsd - 8.4.6.exe.tar
  • Tools-linux - 8.4.6.exe.tar
  • Tools-netware - 8.4.6.exe.tar
  • Tools-solaris - 8.4.6.exe.tar
  • Tools-winPre2k - 8.4.6.exe.tar
  • tools-windows - 8.4.6.exe.tar
  • Linux host - VMware tools
  • Metadata.Xml.gz
  • VMware-tools-freebsd - 8.4.6 - 385536.i386.component.tar
  • VMware-tools-freebsd - 8.4.6 - 385536.x86_64.component.tar
  • VMware-tools-linux - 8.4.6 - 385536.i386.component.tar
  • VMware-tools-linux - 8.4.6 - 385536.x86_64.component.tar
  • VMware-tools-netware - 8.4.6 - 385536.i386.component.tar
  • VMware-tools-netware - 8.4.6 - 385536.x86_64.component.tar
  • VMware-tools-solaris - 8.4.6 - 385536.i386.component.tar
  • VMware-tools-solaris - 8.4.6 - 385536.x86_64.component.tar
  • VMware-tools-winPre2k - 8.4.6 - 385536.i386.component.tar
  • VMware-tools-winPre2k - 8.4.6 - 385536.x86_64.component.tar
  • VMware-tools-windows - 8.4.6 - 385536.i386.component.tar
  • VMware-tools-windows - 8.4.6 - 385536.x86_64.component.tar

• Where are the vmware tools?

  I just did a clean install of ESXi.  Then, I created a machine virtual windows.

  Then, I want to install VMWare tools in the virtual machine.  I can't find the ISO nowhere - where is?

  Thank you. WILL BE

  There is no ISO file as it is integrated in the vSphere Client. First of all, make sure that you have a CD device as part of the equipment to the customer and that the customer is running. Then, right click on the customer name in the left pane of the inventory and select "guest". At the bottom of the list will be "Install/Upgrade Tools. It's installation.

  HTH,

  Garth

• Where to download Xilinx tools

  Anyone know where I can download the image of Xilinx tools?  OR used to have a link to where you can download an .iso of the Xilinx tools image, but now, this link seems to be invalid.

  Hi cikei,

  Downloads for the Xilinx tools are in the Services Resource Center. As you can see, there are versions 10.5 and 11.5. What version you use will depend on your device and is detailed in this Knowledge Base article.

  I hope that helps!

• Where DL VMware Tools 8.4.6 for Windows 7 x 64?

  Where can I download VMware Tools for Windows 7 x 64 8.4.6 officially?  I found a source to MediaFire, but I would have preferred a VMware site.  Thank you very much.  Enjoy, John.

  Just run it without parameters and it will install the windows.iso file to the default location, and then you can choose to install VMware Tools normally.

• VMware Tools downloadable independent of the player?

  Done VMware installs it for the different available for download VMware tool.  At the end of the day, it's just a setup.exe, or the platform appropriate installation program that must be run on the client.

  I was just waiting for player 3.0.1 get about 80% of the way through the Tools download before it gives saying the connection to the server has expired.

  At least the tools of update mechanism works on Fusion, the player seems to have a lot of problems with what should be a simple task.

  

• VMware Tools for Mac on EsXi 5.5

  I'm trying to install VMware Tools on a Mac on my 5.5 EsXi box.  I get the following error:

  VMWare Tools upgrade error

  Call 'VirtualMachine.MountToolsInstaller' for the 'host name' object on EsXi host failed.

  VIX 21003 = error code

  Anyone where I can download Vmware Tools for mac on an EsXi 5.5 box?  Perform a google search, I am led to this page to download VMware Tools:

  Index of /45848/tools/esx/5.0

  However, this site lists only on Windows and Linux.  I do not see any version of Vmware Tools Mac.

  Nevermind, I was able to get rid of the error message by removing my cd player.  Its strange that after mounting will cause this error.  Also its strange that there isn't any downloadable version online.  But no matter I got it solved.

• Installation of the VMWare Tools on Fedora 18 (as a guest)

  Hi all

  I am struggling to find a way to properly install Linux Fedora 18 as a guest computer tools in Windows XP host.

  I managed to download the .exe and I learned, thanks to this forum, that a .iso is created in the right folder by running this program. I mounted the virtual disk in VMWare Player where I installed Fedora 18 and I extracted successfully the. tar.gz, that I placed in the folder "Download".

  However, I have another question and I'm stuck because I can't find more help on this forum:

  When I try to run ' vmware - install.pl ' through the terminal as root (by typing the following command: "sudo./vmware-install.pl" and my password), I get the following response "sudo: cannot run." ("/ vmware - install.pl: no such file or directory ').

  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!

• Fusion & VMWare Tools

  I installed merger off a trial download. I would like to download VMWare Tools, if I can share between Mac and Ubuntu. But each tutorial begins with a physical CD drive. Why can't I find a download? I do not see the links of all sites. I found this link on other sites - http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.5u2/index.html - but I'm unable to find official documentation for VMWare. What Miss me?

  Thank you

  Schmudde

  Hello Schmudde,

  Welcome to the VMware communities forum.

  How to get the VMware tools in your guest ubuntu is by using the menu option "Virtual Machine"-> "install VMware Tools".

  Who will present a virtual CD-ROM for your guest OS.

  More details can be found here: Installation of VMware on a Ubuntu virtual machine tools

  --

  Wil

• Installation of the VMware tools on PCLinuxOS comments

  Hi all

  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.

  After that, try to reinstall the VMware Tools on VM, simply go to the menu player-> manage-> install VMware Tools.

• Control Panel VMware Tools missing after updating to 8.0.4

  I've just updated 8.0.3 to 8.0.4 Workstation. Now I can't find the control panel for VMware Tools more.

  Is - this intentional? Or the installer just do something wrong? Where is the VMware Tools Control applet stored so I can at least start it manually?

  Your help is appreciated.

  Well, I installed VMware Workstation 8.04 in a Windows 7 Virtual Machine to test the installation and, unfortunately, this Virtual Machine has VMware Tools installed and why is there a VMware tools in the control Applet, my bad... Sorry for the confusion.

  In any case I really don't remember a Control Panel Applet for VMware Workstation but it is a system tray icon that you can control of VMware Workstation (menu bar) > edit > Preferences... > Workspace

  -What are you referring, actually?

• Install vmware tools on the linux host offline

  Hello world

  I run a Fedora 10 VM using vmware player 3.1.2 on a crowd of Ubuntu 10.04. I'm trying to install vmware tools, but my host doesn't have access to the internet.  I've seen a few posts on how to install vmware tools offline on a windows host (http://communities.vmware.com/thread/245195), but the advice given may not be valid for linux hosts.  I downloaded vmware-tools-linux - 8.4.4 - 301548.x86_64.component.tar of http://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/ but this tar file contains a .component file (not an .iso that post said).  My question is what I should do with the .component file to install vmware tools?

  Thanks in advance,

  -Jordaan

  Hi Jordaan,

  Welcome to the forums.

  Try the following:

  -Unzip the downloaded file

  "vmware-Installer-install-component = xxx.component.

  Good luck.

  Concerning

  Franck

• How to install VMware Tools on Ubuntu 9.10 guest?

  Hello!

  I have VMware 6.5.3 for Windows. I installed Ubuntu 9.10 32-bit and I don't know how to install tools guest inside Linux. Guest Windows, it's a blink of an eye, but here are more complicated. Can someone help me with step by step tutorial how to install this on Ubuntu 9.10? I'm newbie here.

  When I click the button to install the tools I just get open File Browser with the file .txt, RPM and gz. Any file I click on I can't run Setup. Please help!

  It's a little more complicated because each OS has a core (all about that), and Linux, you can have different versions of kernel.  Thus, the shell script (files ending in .sh) compiles all the binaries against what you have.  I believe that the version of Ubuntu has headers of the kernel with it, so that you would do is:

  1. go to places, downloads (the desktop menu bar)

  2. find your gz file, right click and select Extract here (I normally do it from the command-line using tar - zxvf, but this should work too)

  3. open this directory, right-click on the vmware-install file and select "Run as a program" (in this way you can kick it off)

  4. open a terminal (command prompt) and cd to that directory (should be cd downloads/vmware-tools-distrib)

  5. Type sudo./vmware-install.sh

  6. Enter your password when prompted, then go with the default values, and you should be set.  Make sure to run the configuration script (it will ask you if you want to, and you do, but if you mess up that part you can run it later so no biggie) and then sign out and sign back in.  You should not need to reboot and everything should work immediately.

  At boot, you might see no ERROR.  It's probably the HGFS mount is not working due to no shared directories.  Don't worry about this for now.  If it bugs you, you can comment on him in/etc/fstab (but don't mess with it until you're a bit better).  Snapshots are your friend, so use it as your rescue as trash several times your VM Linux, because it will happen.

  Dell SXPS 1340, P9600, 8 GB of RAM

  MCSA/MCSE 2003, MCTS, RHCT