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Chapter 5 Installing and Using VMware Tools
4Foreachofyourvirtualmachines,dothefollowing:
a Selectthevirtualmachine.
b SelectVM>Settings.
cClicktheOptionstabandselectTools.
dVerifythatthevirtualmachineissettousetheglobalpreferenceandclick
OK.
Set VMware Tools Update Options for Each Virtual Machine
UsethisproceduretooverrideglobalsettingsforautomaticallyupdatingVMware
ToolsonLinuxandWindowsguests.
AutomaticupdatesworkforversionsofVMwareToolsincludedinWorkstation5.5and
higher(build29772andabove).Automaticupdatesdonotworkforversionsof
VMwareToolsincludedinvirtualmachinescreatedwithVMwareSe
rver1.x.
To set VMware Tools update options for each virtual machine
1 SelecttheLinuxorWindowsvirtualmachine.
2 SelectVM>Settings.
3ClicktheOptionstabandselectTools.
4 SelectanupdateoptionandclickOK.
Toinstalltheupdate,usethesameprocedurethatyouusedforinstallingVMware
Toolsthefirsttime.Fortheplatform‐specificinst
allationinstru
ctions,see
“InstallingVMwareTools”onpage 104.
Update VMware Tools in Older Windows Virtual Machines
WhenaMicrosoftinstallerperformsanupdate,itupdatesonlythecomponentsthatit
findsalreadyinstalled.Itdoesnotaddnewcomponents.IfyouupdateVMwareTools
inaWindowsvirtualmachinethatwascreatedwithWorkstation5.x,somenew
componentsarenotinstalled.Specifically,theWorkstation6.xandhighercomponent
fo
rfilesharinganddragginganddroppingfilesisnotinstalled.
Togetthenewcomponents,youmustuninstalltheoldversionofVMwareToolsand
installthenewversionofVMwareTools.
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