VMware Workstation 4.5.2 won't install VMware Tools (FC2 host, Windows guest)

[Robert Locke]

I am running into the same problem with a WinXPPro guest.  When I tried
to run the D:\setup\setup.exe it told me the drive was not formatted and
would I like to format it....

I just posted the problem on to the VMWare Forum and will let you know
if I hear anything back....

At least it's working and is just an annoying message, right?  :-)

--Rob

On Sun, 2004-06-13 at 20:06, D. D. Brierton wrote:
> I just installed VMware Workstation 4.5.2 on FC2. All of my virtual
> machines (all various versions of Windows, primarily for testing web
> sites in different version of IE) start up properly and access the
> internet properly. However, in each of them there is a message in the
> bottom left hand corner of the status bar:
> 
> Your version of VMware Tools is out of date
> 
> But when I do (with the VM started and a user with admin privileges is
> logged in):
> 
> VM -> Installl VMware Tools...
> 
> nothing happens. I read through the documentation, where it suggested
> doing (in the VM):
> 
> Start -> Run -> D:\setup\setup.exe
> 
> and still nothing happens. This is the first time the setup of VM tools
> has failed for me after an upgrade to a newer version VMware
> Workstation. Is anyone else seeing this?
> 
> As I understand this, when you do VM -> Install VMware Tools... VMware
> workstation temporarily detaches the CD drive interface from the
> physical drive and instead attaches it to an ISO image, and so I am
> guessing it is that stage which is failing. Does anyone have any
> suggestions?
> 
> Best, Darren
> 
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