The full Workstation Pro package includes built-in function (stick with ver 15 if you can, or no higher than 16.1.2) to mount a virtual disk to the host as another disk drive.  That way you can browse the contents, copy/drag/drop files to and from the virtual disk all without having to have the VM running.  Since you are running a Linux host, you may need to have the fuse library installed to recognize the NTFS file system on your Win2000 disk.

You can install the Pro version as a trial, use the functionality to retrieve your files, then uninstall and return to the Player version if you like.  Or, keep the Pro installed -- after the 30 day trial, the advanced features will no longer work, but the Pro package includes the same Player UI which you have now, which will keep running exactly like currently does.

There are other ways of mounting the virtual disk to the host but that's the easiest.