No.  Apparently from what everyone is saying, we are screwed and it can't be done in VMware's current state.

I'm experiencing similar problems - OS installs fine, tools install fine, however the VM occasionally completely locks up and I have to reset it.  I've disabled 3d acceleration by editing the VMX as follows:

mks.enable3d = "FALSE"

No change.  I've also disconnected the sound adapter.  Only been running for about 15 minutes so I can't really tell if that's changed anything.

Here's my setup

Host - Fedora 10 - all updates as of 20090506
VMware Server 2.0.0
Guest - Windows 7 RC Build 7100

VMware - care to point us to some "beta" tools to test on Windows 7? I'm sure you'll find plenty of people happy to beta test for you

I had the same issue, both for the 32 bit and 64 bit edition running on ESX 3.5.0 163429. VMtools 158874 (Jan 09). Vista as Guest OS Type.

The only ways I got around, was to completely uninstall the VMtools, reboot twice and reinstall them without the SVGA driver.

For ESX 4, Windows 7 is now mentioned in http://www.vmware.com/pdf/GuestOS_guide.pdf. But also for ESX4, the SVGA driver shall not be installed.

The removal of the SVGA driver only (without a complete removal) did not solve the startup locks for me.

-Simon

Old thread with no solution?  Is there a new vmware tools for vSphere that is windows 7 compatible?

I need vmware tools in my windows 7 VM to use it with Panologics DAS

This is a show stopper for rolling out windows 7 virtual desktops to clients

thanks

VCP

On the new Workstation VMware 7:

I meet also issue about the installation of the new driver video called "VMware SVGA 3D"  inside guest VM Vista 32, i need to have 3D functions activated in VM Windows Vista 32 platform.

I tried on several hosts:

• Destop tower i7 Quad Cores + Host Windows XP 32 bits + VM Vista 32, when the video driver VMware SVGA 3D is installed, i got BSOD when i boot VM, if i install standard video driver, boot VM ok but no 3D functions.

• Destop tower i7 Quad Cores + Host Windows 7 64 bits + VM Vista 32, when the video VMware SVGA 3D is installed, i got BSOD when i boot VM, if i install standard video driver, boot VM ok but no 3D functions.

- Laptop Dual Cores  + Host Windows 7 32 bits + VM Vista 32, when the video

VMware SVGA 3D is installed, boot VM ok with 3D function.

This issue sound's come from the driver of the video graphic board installed on the host, because on my laptop all run perfect, but on my destop computer impossible to install the 3D driver in the VM.

The problem is, i absolutely need to run VM Vista 32 on my destop computer to have the benefits of more powerful gived by the quad cores i7 + 6 GO ram etc...

I have Nvidia Graphic Card GTX 285, may be this issue come from the driver Nvidia? I dont know...

I tried also to desactivate material Usb same issue, systematic BSOD, if somebody here can help, it will be great  ?:|