How to Install VMware Tools into a Virtual Machine Installed with a Windows Operating System

 

 

How to install VMware Tools into the guest operating system.

  1. In the icon bar of virtual machine console window, click Connect/disconnect the CD/DVD devices of the virtual machine.
  2. Select CD/DVD Drive 1 > Disconnect from datastore image. Click Yes to confirm you want to disconnect device.
  3. Log in to guest operating system from virtual machine console:
    1. In menu bar of virtual machine console, select VM > Guest > Send Ctrl+Alt+Del
    2. Log in on the Windows login screen
  4. Install VMware Tools into the Windows guest operating system:
    1. In menu bar of virtual machine console, select VM > Guest > Install/Upgrade VMware Tools. (If the pointer is unable to move to the menu bar, press Ctrl+Alt to release pointer from virtual machine console)
    2. Warning message appears which you can read, and click OK.
    3. Click anywhere in virtual machine console window to give mouse focus to your virtual machine.
    4. The VMware Tools installation wizard starts. On the welcome page, click Next.
    5. On Setup Type page, leave Typical selected and click Next.
    6. Click Install to start installation. Several windows will display.
  5. If a window pops up saying that hardware acceleration is not enabled, click Yes and do the following steps a-c. If no window pops up, go to step 6.
    1. In Display properties dialog box, click Settings tab and click Advanced button.
    2. Click Troubleshoot tab. Drag Hardware Acceleration bar from None to Full. Click OK.
    3. Click OK to exit Display Properties dialog box.
  6. Click Finish to exit VMware Tools Installation wizard.
  7. Click Yes when asked to restart virtual machine.
  8. After virtual machine reboots, log in as user Administrator.