Access Question?

[xunshirine]

Hello. I am windows user. Is there any way to send my files to xp that is installed as vmware guest? Or how can I gain read/write support for my host files from xp guest? Thanks in advance.

[MtMan]

xunshirine,

There are two ways to share files between your host and guest OSs.

1) You can install VMware Tools in your guest and have a shared folder that is accessible from your host and guest operating systems.

2) You can use a network, much like you would to share files between two physical machines. You will need to set up networking in your guest, which is not difficult.

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[xunshirine]

Thank you so much @MtMan. But could you give some resources for doing those?

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[KevinG]

The VMware Shared folders feature is in the VMware Workstation documentation

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/index.html

Microsoft File & Printer sharing can be found in the Microsoft documentation or search google for assistance. The following link may help you

http://www.wellesley.edu/Computing/FileSharing/Windows/facstaffxp.html

[MtMan]

xunshirine,

The VMware Workstation manual can be accessed from the workstation console "Help" menu.

For information on shared folders look under:

"Creating a New Virtual Machine

"Installing VMWare Tools"

"VMware Tools for Windows Guests"

Also look under "Configuring a Virtual Network"

I expect shared folders would be the easiest of the two options for you to set up.