BIG STEP 400:
INSTALL "VMWARE TOOLS"
INTO "WINDOWS 10 PRO
TECHNICAL PREVIEW"
IN A "VIRTUAL MACHINE"
IN "VMWARE PLAYER"
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Web location for this
presentation:
http://aztcs.org
Click on “Meeting Notes”
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SUMMARY
You can install "VMware Tools"
into "Windows 10 Pro Technical
Preview" running in a "virtual
machine" in "VMware Player" (in
a "Windows.." host) to enhance
the operation of the "virtual
machine".
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TOPICS
• WHAT IS "VMWARE TOOLS"?
• STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS"
INTO A "LINUX MINT" GUEST
RUNNING IN A "VIRTUAL
MACHINE"
IN "VMWARE PLAYER"
IN A "WINDOWS.." HOST
COMPUTER
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WHAT IS "VMWARE TOOLS"?
According to
https://pubs.vmware.com/fusion4/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmwar
e.fusion.help.doc%2FGUID82AEC35C-D3DC-42F4-A84B542B1D501D2B.html:
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WHAT IS "VMWARE TOOLS"?
(continued)
VMware Tools is a suite of utilities
that enhances the performance of
the virtual machine's guest
operating system and improves
management of the virtual
machine:
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WHAT IS "VMWARE TOOLS"?
(continued)
• Significantly faster graphics
performance..
• Shared folders between host and
guest file systems
• Copying and pasting text,
graphics, and files between the
virtual machine and the host or
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client desktop
WHAT IS "VMWARE TOOLS"?
(continued)
• Improved mouse performance
• Synchronization of the clock in
the virtual machine with the clock
on the host or client desktop
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" GUEST
• Step 401:
Double-click on the "VMware
Player" icon on the Windows
"Desktop":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" GUEST (continued)
• Step 402:
A "Player window" will be
displayed:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" GUEST (continued)
• Step 403:
Click on the "Player" button
near the upper-left corner of
the "Player window":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" GUEST (continued)
• Step 404:
Click on "File" in the pull-down
menu:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" GUEST (continued)
• Step 405:
Click on "Preferences" in the
sub-menu:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" GUEST (continued)
• Step 406:
A "Preferences" box will be
displayed:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" GUEST (continued)
• Step 407:
Click on "Download all
components now":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" GUEST (continued)
• Step 408:
The downloading process will
run for a while:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" GUEST (continued)
• Step 409:
If a "User Account Control"
box pops up, click on its "Yes"
button:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" GUEST (continued)
• Step 410:
The updating process will run
for a while:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" GUEST (continued)
• Step 411:
Click on the "OK" button of the
"All downloadable
components are up to date."
box:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" GUEST (continued)
• Step 412:
Click on the "OK" button of the
"Preferences" box:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 413:
Click on "Play virtual machine"
in the "Player window":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 414:
The "Windows 10 Pro
Technical Preview" operating
system will start up and load
its legacy Desktop:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 415:
Click on the "Player" button
near the upper-left corner of
the "virtual machine" window:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 416:
Click on "Manage" in the pulldown menu:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 417:
Click on "Install VMware
Tools..." in the submenu:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 418:
Click on the "File Explorer"
icon in the "Taskbar":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 419:
A "File Explorer" window will
be displayed:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 419:
Click on the CD/DVD drive in
order to highlight it:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 420:
If you are running the 32-bit
version of "Windows 10 Pro
Technical Preview", doubleclick on "Setup" or
"Setup.exe":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 420 (continued):
If you are running the 64-bit
version of "Windows 10 Pro
Technical Preview", doubleclick on "Setup64" or
"Setup64.exe":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 421:
Click on the "Yes" button of
the "User Account Control"
box:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 422:
Click on the "Next" button of
the "VMware Tools Setup"
box:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 423:
Click on the "Next" button of
the "Choose Setup Type" box:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 424:
Click on the "Install" button:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 425:
The installation process for
"VMware Tools" will run for a
while:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 426:
Click on the "Finish" button:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 427:
Click on the "Yes" button to
re-start the "virtual machine":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 428:
The "virtual machine" will reboot:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 429:
The "virtual machine" boots up
into its default "lock screen".
Click anywhere on the "lock
screen" to get a user login
form:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 430:
Enter the password for your
local user account to access
the Windows "Desktop":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"WINDOWS 10 PRO TECHNICAL
PREVIEW" (continued)
• Step 431:
The "Windows" desktop is the
only user interface in
"Windows 10 Pro Technical
Preview":
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