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Chapter 7 Getting Started with Virtual Machines
Install New Software in a Virtual Machine
Installingnewsoftwareinavirtualmachineislikeinstallingitonaphysicalcomputer.
Onlyafewadditionalstepsarerequired.
To install new software in a virtual machine
1 Selectthevirtualmachine.
2 ChooseVM>RemovableDevicesandverifythatthevirtualmachinehasaccess
totheCD‐ROMdrive,ISOimagefile,orfloppydrivewherethein
stallation
softwareislocated.
Formoreinformation,see“Ad d DVDorCDDrivestoaVirtualMachine”on
page 250.
3 ChooseVM>SettingsandusetheMemorysettingspanelontheHardwaretabto
setthefinalmemorysizeforthevirtualmachine.
Someapplicationsuseaproductactivationfeaturethatcr
eatesakeybasedonthe
virtualhardwareinthevirtualmachinewhereitisinstalled.Changesinthe
configurationofthevirtualmachinemightrequireyoutoreactivatethesoftware.
Tominimizethenumberofsignificantchanges,setthememorysize.
4InstallVMwareToolsintheguestoperatingsystem.
See“
InstallingVMwareTools”onpage 104.InstallingVMwareToolsbefore
installingthenewapplicationalsominimizesthelikelihoodofrequiringyouto
reactivatethesoftware.
5Installthenewapplicationaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.
Disable Acceleration If a Program Does Not Run
Occasionally,whenyouinstallorrunsoftwareinsideavirtualmachine,Workstation
appearstostopresponding.Inmanycases,youcangetpasttheproblemby
temporarilydisablingaccelerationinthevirtualmachine.
Ifthisproblemoccurs,itusuallyoccursearlyintheprogram’sexecution.
To disable acceleration
1 Selectthevirtualmachine.
Thevirtualmachi
necanbepoweredofforon.
2 ChooseVM>Settings.
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