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Drag and drop not working: "Error while copying" - "No such file" (Win10 VM -> Ubuntu host)

Henrik-R — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 18:17:40 GMT

I can drag a file from the Ubuntu 20.04 host (Files app) and drop it onto the desktop of the Windows 10 VM, but not the other way. When I try, I get this error message:

" Error while copying.

There was an error getting information about "the test file.txt"

Error when getting information for file "/3H8UyO/the test file.txt": No such file or directory "

(I have installed VMWare Tools and restarted not only Win10 but also the VM itself.)

Can anyone help me please.

(PS: Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V works perfectly: When using them in the Win10 VM they operate directly on my Ubuntu CopyQ clipboard manager!)

Re: "Installing VMWare Tools" "system cannot find the drive" (upgrader.exe)

Henrik-R — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 21:54:56 GMT

You are right.

The Tools installed perfectly. And Win10 restarted. Thank you!

Tomorrow I will start trying to send files etc. between the Win10 VM and the Ubuntu host system.

Re: "Installing VMWare Tools" "system cannot find the drive" (upgrader.exe)

Henrik-R — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 21:36:26 GMT

Are you sure about that? That field already contains a link to the ISO-file I used to create the Win10 VM:

/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/Downloads Ubuntu/Win10_21H1_EnglishInternational_x64.iso

It doesn't seem right to me, to just delete it and replace it with /usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/windows.iso ?

Re: "Installing VMWare Tools" "system cannot find the drive" (upgrader.exe)

Henrik-R — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 19:13:49 GMT

I do have the windows.iso you mention. But how do I mount it in the Windows 10 VM?

Re: "Installing VMWare Tools" "system cannot find the drive" (upgrader.exe)

Henrik-R — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 16:58:02 GMT

You are right:

VMWare Tools is NOT running. In the latest pop-up window, after restarting the VM, the new message is:

"The VMWare Tools package is not running in this virtual machine. ... To install it, choose VM -> Install VMWare Tools... after the guest operating system starts."

But that menu item is grey, so I cannot choose it. This is confusing...

I have attached the message.

Re: "Installing VMWare Tools" "system cannot find the drive" (upgrader.exe)

Henrik-R — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 13:18:41 GMT

Thank you very much!

Changing Display Resolution inside Windows 10 definitely helps!

I am using: VMware® Workstation 16 Player - 16.1.2 build-17966106

I have attached a screen shot of the latest message, which says:

"Software updates

All updates finished

VMWare Tools for Windows Vista or later - version 11.2.6 - finished"

Edition/Addition: The Win10 ISO file is brand new: Win10_21H1_EnglishInternational_x64.iso

Re: "Installing VMWare Tools" "system cannot find the drive" (upgrader.exe)

Henrik-R — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 09:44:32 GMT

Hi!

I agree that it's strange that VMWare Workstation wants to update VMWare Tools simultaneously to creating the Win10 VM.

Now it's created. I started Windows Update. After installing a bunch of updates I had to press a "Restart"-button. Then Win10 restarted and seems to work fine, although it will only fill about half of my actual screen size. Do you know how to improve that?

I could even do a VMWare Tools "Check for updates", which said "Up to date".

Re: "Installing VMWare Tools" "system cannot find the drive" (upgrader.exe)

Henrik-R — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 07:42:08 GMT

Thank you for your reply!

I DO have a physical DVD drive. But VMWare is installing Windows 10 directly from an .ISO-file.

Do I need to so something with that file?

Or do I need to 'move' VMWare Tools to a virtual DVD drive in some way?

"Installing VMWare Tools" "system cannot find the drive" (upgrader.exe)

Henrik-R — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 17:56:20 GMT

Hi!

I am trying to create a Windows 10 Pro virtual machine on an Ubuntu 20.04 Lenovo Thinkpad laptop. It was originally bought with Windows 10 Pro and according to https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-L-R-and-SL-series-Laptops/Corrupt-OS-on-IdeaFlex-5/m-p/5094994?page=1 the Windows Product Key is encoded in the motherboard.

The VM is created and boots Windows 10, Then after some time I get the error "Windows cannot find 'C:\Users\.....\upgrader.exe'.

Behind that pop-up window I can see a Terminal window with the following message:

"Installing VMWare Tools ... Please wait a few seconds.

The system cannot find the drive specified.."

So what do I do?