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Goliath
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Problem with Installer on Windows XP

After downloading the VMware-workstation-6.0.2-59824[1] file, I tried to launch the installer from the run window but got an error that Windows cannot open this file type. My system is Windows XP (32-bit) on a Dell Vostro 1500 with 4GB RAM.

How do I get Windows to recognize the file and begin the install?

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Peter_vm
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Check its MD5 checksum. Instructions were provided on download page.

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avarcher
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Did you md5sum the file after download, it sound like you have a corruption.

I use Hashtab, .

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Goliath
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The output matches after running MD5 checksum.

Is this a Windows XP issue?

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Goliath
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I simply went back, downloaded, and chose 'run' rather than 'save to file' in the prompt window.

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