I installed Workstation Player 15 on my new desktop computer running Windows 10 64bit. I want to run a virtual desktop with my old laptop which runs Windows 7 32bit. I thinks I created a Windows 7 file by installing the Windows 7CD. I then connect the laptop hard drive to desktop via a USB connection, Windows 10 sees the drive but cannot access the information on the drive to I guess copy to the Virtual drive I created.
Are you trying to run (a copy of) your old Win7 laptop as a virtual machine on your new Win10 desktop? If so, use the Free VMware Converter to convert the existing laptop into a VM on your new desktop, then run it.
No, you need Player to run the virtual machine(s). But instead of installing the OS from scratch in a blank VM, Converter will convert an existing physical machine to a virtual one.
