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Windows 2000 vmware tools fix
Windows 2000 vmware tools fix













  1. WINDOWS 2000 VMWARE TOOLS FIX INSTALL
  2. WINDOWS 2000 VMWARE TOOLS FIX ISO
  3. WINDOWS 2000 VMWARE TOOLS FIX SERIES
  4. WINDOWS 2000 VMWARE TOOLS FIX DOWNLOAD

With XP, you'll need some additional nonsense. For 2000, copy the four img files from it to our created folder. My Windows 2000 disc included them in a "bootdisk" folder, whereas XP did not.

WINDOWS 2000 VMWARE TOOLS FIX SERIES

We'll instead boot from a series of floppy images.

WINDOWS 2000 VMWARE TOOLS FIX ISO

Unfortunately, our ISO image will not have the bootable sector intact. If the processes ever freezes 99%, feel free to "killall gnomebaker" without concern. Save the resulting ISO as either WindowsXPPro.iso or Windows2000Pro.iso to the folder we just created. I'd suspect I'm not the only one with this concern, so we'll play with ISO images instead.Īfter inserting your original Windows disc, load Gnomebaker, choose "Copy Data CD," and tick the "Create ISO only" box. But in my case, neither my bootable XP or 2000 CD had any interest in well, booting. As per the other tutorial, we should be able to insert our CD and go after the following. On my 1.2ghz/512mb system Windows 2000 runs considerably more responsively your choice.

WINDOWS 2000 VMWARE TOOLS FIX INSTALL

You now have the choice to install XP or 2000. Create a new folder to contain our files and name this guy either WindowsXPPro.vmdx or Windows2000Pro.vmdx accordingly. This will generate a 320k file which is a usable blank drive. Wine qemu-img.exe create -f vmdk WindowsXPPro.vmdk 2G Formating 'WindowsXPPro.vmdk', fmt=vmdk, size=2097152 kB Execute it from a command line as follows:

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Then download and install the Windows version of QEMU (). I can't really bothered to delve into the specifics of installing Wine other than suggesting: Fortunately, the utility works fine with the Windows port under Wine. I know this sounds a little odd, but I couldn't get the QEMU command used to generate the disk working from the Linux port. There are two components to a virtual machine, the hard drive image and a text file that VMWare interprets. If you're having problems installing the actual player, that other guy might be more qualified to diagnose it than I am. After hitting enter a few dozen times and agreeing to the license, everything should install successfully. The installer has an unusually high number of prompts, all of which can be answered the default "yes" to by hitting enter. Now that the initial dependencies have been met, let's continue. Fire up a root terminal and do:Īpt-get install linux-headers-'kernel version' Most of my instructions will be shamelessly ripped from this lovely tutorial (). Installing the player itself involves some patience. I suspect that most people who go to the trouble are one’s who haven’t bought or wouldn’t buy Workstation anyway." As you observe, Workstation has a lot of features that no amount of vi and dd hacking will replicate and these are what make Workstation worth buying (eg: Teams as you mention, or snapshots). "We’re well aware of what people could potentially do, and we’ll live with the consequences. For those curious, these actions are condoned by the developers as per this quote: If you require additional functionality, consider upgrading to Workstation. Using QEMU, we will create an environment suitable for use with the player.Īs a side-note, I'd like to point out that VMWare makes quality software. For the uninitiated, VMWare released a free application that allows users to run, but not create virtual machines. This guide will allow you to install Windows XP or 2000 solely with the VMWare Player.















Windows 2000 vmware tools fix