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Jul 29, 2005 3:09 PM

Installing VMware Tools on Terminal Server??

I am running Windows Server 2003 EE with Terminal Server in Application Mode. During installation of Terminal Server it warns that VMware Tools may experience problems and have to be reinstalled. True to the warning, I began getting VMTools entries in EventViewer.

 

I tried uninstalling it an re-installing...but no dice. Terminal Server refuses to let me install it except by using Add/Remove Programs. But...to USE Add/Remove Programs you need to be able to navigate to the setup file...which you can't with VMWare Tools because you're supposed to install it through the VMWare menu system.

 

Soo...how are you supposed to install VMWare Tools on a system running Terminal Services in Application Mode?

kimono Master
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1. Jul 29, 2005 5:11 PM in response to: zeveck
Re: Installing VMware Tools on Terminal Server??

It's quite simple. When you select install vmware tools from the remote console all vmware does is mount the following file as an iso and connects your virtual cdrom drive, and passes through the command to run the setup in that iso. You can do the same by mounting this file in your terminal services VM:

 

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\windows.iso

 

Then in your terminal services guest, you can then access the vmware tools setup file from in the mounted CDROM drive.

 

have fun!

/kimono/
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2. Jul 29, 2005 5:38 PM in response to: kimono
Re: Installing VMware Tools on Terminal Server??

simple...

 

go to a cmd prompt

 

and type

 

change user /install

 

this will put you in install mode and then you should be able to install your tools normally.

 

change user /exec will put you back to normal, but after the vmTools install is best to restart the pc either way.

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3. Jul 29, 2005 5:39 PM in response to: Eddy
Re: Installing VMware Tools on Terminal Server??

add/remove programs also does the change mode to allows the same type terminal services install. Either way, once you've mounted the CD you're set to go.

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4. Jul 29, 2005 5:45 PM in response to: kimono
Re: Installing VMware Tools on Terminal Server??

correct, but you dont need to do all the extra steps...

 

simply running the change user /install will get you to the same place.. only a little quicker/easier

 

kimono is correct, either way works...

 

I'm old school, I come from the orginal Citrix/Terminal server days, were it was almost a must to run the change user command for proper application installation. Old habits..

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5. Jul 29, 2005 5:56 PM in response to: Eddy
Re: Installing VMware Tools on Terminal Server??

Whereas I'm the opposite, I come from non terminals background and on the once a year time our citrix people were all on leave and I had to install something, I could never remember the command, was it change user mode change mode user changeuser change mode install.. with or without /. I never remembered, so I took the GUI.    thanks!

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