VMware tools installation

[H00ty]

In VMware Fusion, when I select Install VMware tools from menu, nothing happens. I've upgraded to 1.1.1. OS: 10.4.11, Mac Pro, Dual-Core Intel Xeon, 2.66 GHz, 2 CPUS, 4 Cores, 4 MB L2, 2GB RAM, 1.33GHz bus. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks

[borisdusek]

If this is Windows Vista (or even XP), inside the virtual machine go to your CD drive, right-click on it and select something like "Auto Play" or "Automatically open".

[H00ty]

I'm running XP Pro. I'll give it a try.

[MandarMS]

You can get the contents of the VMware Tools ISO very easily. In the Finder, select Go menu > Go to Folder..., enter "/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/isoimages". When the window opens, double-click windows.iso, it will mount on your OS X desktop, copy the files off and get them into the guest anyway you can.

Also Go to VMware Fusion Settings-->click on CD/DVD and select Use disk image --> click on Choose --> navigate to /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/isoimages/ Select Windows.iso and click open My computer and install VMware Tools

[H00ty]

MandarMA, I'm confused. In the VM, I go to settings, select CD/DVD, select Use Disk image, choose windows.iso. What is meant by "click open My computer and install VMware Tools"

[borisdusek · Accepted solution]

MandarMS meant probably the same thing as me for the last step - double click "My computer" (or Start > My COmputer), then double-click the CD drive (this should start installation of VMware Tools).

[valha]

I am having the same problems as .

I have tried what you suggest, but I simply cannot see any folders named WMware Fusion within Application Support... Can you help?

[borisdusek]

I have tried what you suggest, but I simply cannot see any folders named WMware Fusion within Application Support... Can you help?

You are probably looking in "Library" folder in you home folder, not the root folder (i.e.

~/Library

instead of

/Library

). Open Finder, click on the icon representing your harddisk in the left sidebar, and in there find "Library" folder. Then go down the same folder path as MandarMS described (/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/isoimages).

[MandarMS]

i think you are looking in Users/User Name/Library

please go to Macintosh Hdd/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion