Windows 2008 Server Core - install VMware Tools
I am running VMware Workstation V9.0.1 build-894247 on Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit. I'm trying to install VMware tools on an o/s comments running Windows 2008 Enterprise (Core). I am able to run the installation (using d:\setup.exe) but the services tools fail on the o/s comments every time. I uninstalled / reinstalled / repaired several times without a bit of luck.
The error that I get during installation or repair is:
VMware tools error
Fatal error VMware Tools: (vthread-3)
Exception 0xc0000005 (access violation) occurred.
You can request Support
...
I'm unable to run the script in vm - support.vbs on the o/s of comment due to the following error:
VM - support.vbs line: 249 Char 9
Error: Invalid root in registry key
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSINfo\Path"
Code 800700002
Source: WshShell.RegRead
Anyone have any suggestions for the installation of VMWare tools in Server 2008 Enterprise (Core)?
Looks like the same question as http://communities.vmware.com/thread/429432
It seems that Windows 2008 Core is not explorer.exe, and it is part of the tools dealing with the integration of the unit which does not handle this correctly.
Try to delete the following file tool to disable the functionality of the unit, and restart Windows:
C:\Program VMware Tools\plugins\vmusr\unity.dll
The rest of the functionality of tools such as changing resolution and copy + paste should continue to work even without the Unity plugin.
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