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Robert D. Petruska wrote:

You don't need to do steps 3 onward.  Just double-click the "tools-windows-8.8.1.exe" file, and the windows.iso file will automatically be extracted and moved to the VMware Player folder!

Thank you for this information Robert. I've confirmed this works and I'll update my instructions!

1. Download the the VWware tools from this link: (http://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/player/4.0.1/528992/linux/packages/).  Make sure to down the correct version for your Windows OS GUEST  machine. In my case I needed the 32-bit version from this directory  listed as vmware-tools-windows-8.8.1-528992.i386.component.tar.

2.  Use WinZip or 7zip or some other application to extract the .tar file  to a folder on the host Windows machine. You'll save yourself some  hassle if you extract the folder to the root of your C:drive or move the  folder there after extraction is complete. With WinZip, by default,  you'll get an extracted folder named "tools-windows-8.8.1.exe"  containing the executable files.

3. On your Windows OS HOST machine (where VMware Player is installed), run the "tools-windows-8.8.1.exe" file. Once execution is complete, launch VMware Player.

4. Start the target Windows GUEST machine that needs a VMware Tools update.

5. From the VMware Player \ Virtual Machine menu, select "Update VMware Tools / Install VMware Tools".

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