Hi,

Basically the problem is that the latest Microsoft Visual C++ runtime doesn't want to install via the VMware Player installer.

Have a look at the following blog post.

https://www.vgemba.net/vmware/Workstation-15.5-Install-Error/

Most likely the steps presented down there will help you get past this issue.

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Wil

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