Windows 7 sp1 x64 pro (up to date)
I am trying to install vmware player v5,v4,v3 none of the versions work
the errors i receive durring the install are:
The first one is the one that says The MSI ...................Temp\vmware.........\vmware_x64.msi failed setup exists.
I tried what i found on other forums removing everything from Temp from Temp windows disabling AV (avast) changing Temp location
and the second error it dosen't show the one with temp......it says that VMwareAuthd Service is not running or something like that please check if you have rights to run this service.I tried disabling UAC,AV,Firewall same errors first with temp and after i remove the contents of temp it shows the errror with VMwareAuthd Service is not running,if i try again it shows the one with the temp folder and so on.......
i really don't know what to try 
some of the log:
| 20130724000948:INFO | C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\ |
| 20130724000948:INFO | 1 |
| 20130724000948:INFO | CMSIHelper::InitMsiParameters: MSI Parameters: DATACOLLECTION="1" REMOVE="" COMPONENTDOWNLOAD="1" REBOOT="ReallySuppress" AUTOSOFTWAREUPDATE="0" DESKTOP_SHORTCUT="1" QUICKLAUNCH_SHORTCUT="1" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\" ADDLOCAL="ALL" STARTMENU_SHORTCUT="1" |
| 20130724000948:INFO | CMSIHelper::InitMsiLogging: Successfully enabled logging to file C:\Users\Pitycu\AppData\Local\Temp\vmsetup.20130724000916.vmwareplayer_x64.msi.install.log, with mode 7967 |
| 20130724000948:INFO | CInstallMSIOperation::Execute: Preparing to install VMwarePlayer_x64.msi, options: uninstall_on_rollback: 1, use_internal_ui: 0, parameters: DATACOLLECTION="1" REMOVE="" COMPONENTDOWNLOAD="1" REBOOT="ReallySuppress" AUTOSOFTWAREUPDATE="0" DESKTOP_SHORTCUT="1" QUICKLAUNCH_SHORTCUT="1" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\" ADDLOCAL="ALL" STARTMENU_SHORTCUT="1" |
20130724001140:NOTICE MsiUIHandler: [FATAL/ERR/WARN] Type: 0x1000000 Flags: 0x5 Message: 'Service 'VMware Authorization Service' (VMAuthdService) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.'
20130724001140:WARNING MsiUIHandler: Unable to retrieve error code from error message
| 20130724001152:INFO | CInstallMSIOperation::Execute: Finished installing msi [1603] |
20130724001152:ERROR** CBootstrapCmd::RunOperation: Operation 'InstallMSI' failed!
| 20130724001152:INFO | wWinMain:Checking exceptions [26] |
| 20130724001152:INFO | wWinMain:Handle error |
| 20130724001152:INFO | HandleError: Handling error: [26] lang [1033] |
20130724001152:ERROR** HandleError: Encountered fatal error id: 26
20130724001152:ERROR** HandleError: Message: [The MSI 'C:\Users\Pitycu\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware_1374613756\vmwareplayer_x64.msi' failed.Service 'VMware Authorization Service' (VMAuthdService) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.]
20130724001152:ERROR** DisplayErrorMain: Displaying error message
20130724001152:ERROR** DisplayError Error [The MSI 'C:\Users\Pitycu\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware_1374613756\vmwareplayer_x64.msi' failed.Service 'VMware Authorization Service' (VMAuthdService) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.]
20130724001152:ERROR** ================================================================================
20130724001152:ERROR** Rolling Back - ops:24
20130724001152:ERROR** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 20130724001152:INFO | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| 20130724001152:INFO | SettingsDB: |
| 20130724001152:INFO | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Accepted Solutions
patentul wrote: ... disabling AV (avast)
Disabling Avast is not adequate, it has to be uninstalled! 
Once VMware Player is installed you can reinstall Avast.
patentul wrote: ... disabling AV (avast)
Disabling Avast is not adequate, it has to be uninstalled! Once VMware Player is installed you can reinstall Avast.
I unistalled the AV and removed any registry with CCleaner and Temp folders contents from c:\......user....temp and windows temp.
Run as administrator ----- > VMware-player-5.0.2-1031769.exe
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a window appears,virtual network editor....loading
Ahhahahaha Finish now works,great great
thank you guys :)))))