VMWare Tools 9 graphic driver not compatible with Windows XP

[admin]

Using Workstation 9, and Windows XP SP3 as a guest, color quality has been set to 4 bits.

Invalid Display settings

The currently selected graphics display driver can not be used. It was written for a previous version of Windows, and is no longer compatible with this version of Windows.

The system has been started using the default VGA driver.

Please contact your hardware manufacturer to get an upgraded driver, or select one of the Microsoft provided drivers.

[admin]

Hi MrDean,

Welcome to communites .

Its indicating that your graphics card is not working properly .

you need to replace graphics card in near future is the permanent solution.

Hope next question will be its working fine on host (XP) but practically I have faced same problem and at last got solution have suggested in above.

"Don't go through life, grow through life."

[sunyj]

Hi MrDean,

        How did you setup your XP guest ? Is it a

        1, newly created one with WS9 through easy install ?

        2, newly created one with WS9 manually ? if yes, has the VMTool installed ?

        3, a legacy VM created with previous Workstation ? if yes, which build ?

        4, a P2Ved VM from a physical machine ?

       Thank you very much.

[admin]

VMWare Workstation 8 exported to version 9. Solved it removing the vmware svga II driver from device administrator from control panel and reinstalling vmware tools.

[ant]

Hi!

I have the same problem when using a very old Windows XP Pro. VM from VMware Workstation v8.0.4 and earlier. I upgraded the guest tools and rebooted, and it was at 640x480, 4-bit colors, etc. Device Manager didn't show anything weird. I removed the VMware SVGA driver from it, rebooted, and it worked. Does this happen to a lot of people or just isolated? I did not have this problem with an old 64-bit W7 UE VM.

Thank you in advance.

[ant]

Ant wrote:

Hi!

I had the same problem when using a very old Windows XP Pro. VM from VMware Workstation v8.0.4 and earlier. I upgraded the guest tools and rebooted, and it was at 640x480, 4-bit colors, etc. Device Manager didn't show anything weird. I removed the VMware SVGA driver from it, rebooted, and it worked. Does this happen to a lot of people or just isolated? I did not have this problem with an old 64-bit W7 UE VM.

Thank you in advance.

What the heck? I powered off VM, snapped a shot, powered it back on, and the problem came back! Ugh!

[ant]

Ant wrote:

Ant wrote:

Hi!

I had the same problem when using a very old Windows XP Pro. VM from VMware Workstation v8.0.4 and earlier. I upgraded the guest tools and rebooted, and it was at 640x480, 4-bit colors, etc. Device Manager didn't show anything weird. I removed the VMware SVGA driver from it, rebooted, and it worked. Does this happen to a lot of people or just isolated? I did not have this problem with an old 64-bit W7 UE VM.

Thank you in advance.

What the heck? I powered off VM, snapped a shot, powered it back on, and the problem came back! Ugh!

Uninstalling VMware Tools fully, rebooting, reinstalling, etc. did not fix it. I also tried upgrading its virtual hardware to v9. Nope! ARGH!!! Help?

[moconnell]

I've got a VMWare 8 image that I upgraded to VM9. It has snapshots for each service pack. All are fine post vmware tools expect SP3, where I get the same as you. Did you get any further with making your fix permanent?

EDIT: I was presumung the problem would be the same for me but luckily  the problem hasn't come back post reboot for me.My method was just uninstalling the svgaII device in device manager and rebooting at the prompt. Left vmware tools for 9 installed.

[ant]

moconnell wrote:

I've got a VMWare 8 image that I upgraded to VM9. It has snapshots for each service pack. All are fine post vmware tools expect SP3, where I get the same as you. Did you get any further with making your fix permanent?

I don't know what I did exactly. I remember uninstalling Tools, reboot, uninstall video driver?, reinstalls tools (complete), reboot, test it a few times, and save a snapshot. It's quite annoying.

[moconnell]

try not uninstalling tools at all see my edit above..

[ant]

moconnell wrote:

try not uninstalling tools at all see my edit above..

For me, that didn't work when I first posted about this issue.

[loomax]

Also solved it removing the vmware svga II driver from device administrator from control panel  and reboot  -- reinstallation of vmware tools wasn't needed.

Thanks a lot.