In the properties dialog, click the “Advanced” button, and check the “Run as Administrator” option. If you object, you can search for the file on other sites like this one:getting it installed will require at least 1 reboot (2 if you are upgrading an older version).once installed, right-click on the VMware Player icon in the start menu, and choose “Properties”. There you have it! Enjoy using VMware Tools.In fact, if you have the final 3.x.x release, it will tell you that you are up-to-date! Not sure if this is a bug or whether it’s just intended to check for minor updates WITHIN a major version?here’s the direct link to the 4.0.x player download page (the VMware site is about as usable as a laptop ducked-taped to a wild boar):it’ll require you to give up precious personal info. If this is the first time installing VMware Tools, just press ‘Enter’ to accept the defaults. You will now be asked a series of questions.
Skip this step if your distribution auto-mounts – Unmount the CD-ROM:. ** If this command fails, unmount the CDROM, restart the VM, and try again. The easiest way to untar the proper file, is to use the ‘Tab’ auto-fill command after you type ‘VMwareTools’. ‘x.x.x-xxxx’ is the VMware version number. # tar zxpf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-‘x.x.x-xxxx’.tar.gz If you do find files here, issue the following command to remove them: The default installation location is /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib. If it does, remove the files associated with the old installation. Determine if a previous installation exists. Skip this step if your distribution auto-mounts – Mount the CD-ROM:. The pop-up should change, and look similar to the one below. Workstation Menu > VM > Install VMware Tools In Workstation 9, the command is found by clicking: ** If you don’t get the pop-up, you can tell VMware you’d like to install VMware tools. When the machine boots up, you should see a pop-up like the one below. How to install VMware Tools in a Linux environment If your distribution does auto-mount, than disregard the steps that involve the mount and umount commands. The only caveat that should be observed is that some Linux distributions will auto-mount the CD-ROM image. Check out the Linux Mint OS if you are looking for a friendly Linux GUI. While these steps should work in almost any Linux environment, I created them using the Linux Mint OS. Specifically, it lists the commands that should be issued at the command line to mount the VMware Tools CD-ROM image, unpack, and then install the VMware Tools tarball. This posting outlines the steps required to install VMware Tools in a Linux environment.
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