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r0botic
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Cannot drag and drop files, VMplayer

High, i thought i could drag and drop files from the host to player but i get a stop sign over VMplayer.Can u drag and drop? is there another way to share files?

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RDPetruska
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1. Are the VMware Tools installed in the guest? They must be installed for DnD to work.

2. Are both the Host and the Guest Windows-based? The current released versions of Workstation and Player only support DnD between Windows hosts/guests.

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r0botic
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Ok i need VMware Tools but that only comes with Workstation?Vista is host, XP guest

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RDPetruska
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You can get the Tools from the Workstation trial, or the VMware Server. You don't need to install either of them - just download the Linux host tarball version, open with WinZip, and extract the 5 iso files.

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