ricktendo Posted November 12, 2006 Posted November 12, 2006 (edited) Most of us do a lot of VM installs and it is always a pain in the but to install the VMWare tools after installation. Now all you need to do is use this addon and the tools will be integrated at the t-13 stage.You can also have this on your final ISO, the install will simply quit and not install on your real machine.VMware Tools for v7.8.3.4558MD5: 0DC06A9D155E8C239504B821428EEE24Size: 12.6 MBDownload VMWare Workstation Edited October 13, 2008 by ricktendo64 Quote
ScOOt3r Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 (edited) Cause of the New Version of Vmware it says "this version of vmware tools is out of date" is there any way to update this one for the newest versionthanksscOot34 Edited December 18, 2006 by ScOOt3r Quote
ScOOt3r Posted December 19, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 this is greatly appreciated Kel thanks for the quick fix.scOOt3r Quote
NsOnLn Posted February 4, 2007 Posted February 4, 2007 Is the link down? I can't seem to get to this... Quote
n0b4r9n1lisfyeqr Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 Has this been used with Windows 2000? I get a windows installer error. (I am doing in a virtual machine, of course). Quote
tain Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 Has this been used with Windows 2000? I get a windows installer error. (I am doing in a virtual machine, of course).What error? I had a similar issue with another VMT installer a while back and traced it back to my removal of the Help subsystem. VMT (or WI?) needs certain files associated with that subsystem in order to install. Quote
Kelsenellenelvian Posted April 1, 2007 Posted April 1, 2007 Either that or you need to integrate windows installer 3.1 so it runs BEFORE VMT. Quote
capnslappy Posted April 24, 2007 Posted April 24, 2007 When I used this addon with Windows 2000, I ran into what I assume was the same error as 'n0b4r9n1lisfyeqr'. Following Kelsenellenelvian's suggestion that it was related to the version of Windows Installer, I integrated the Windows Installer 3.1 update into my CD. Once that update was integrated, no errors occurred.Thanks ricktendo for the great addon. Quote
ricktendo Posted May 17, 2007 Author Posted May 17, 2007 Updated with Kels new VMware tools silent installers, one for v5 and another for v6 Quote
ricktendo Posted May 22, 2007 Author Posted May 22, 2007 Not recommended, reason:If you install v6 Tools in a v5 Virtual Machine the drag and drop capabilities from VM to PC don't work (CONFIRMED)But I think if you install v5 Tools on a v6 VM all it will say is that your VMware tools is old and you should update (NOT TESTED) Quote
Hunterx14 Posted May 28, 2007 Posted May 28, 2007 Thanks for this addon. Version 5 tools worked great for me. Quote
Helmi Posted June 30, 2007 Posted June 30, 2007 Any chance of getting something similar for MS's Virtual PC 2007? Quote
ricktendo Posted June 30, 2007 Author Posted June 30, 2007 My PC is too slow to use VPC... Does it require a post install software similar to VMware tools? Quote
Helmi Posted June 30, 2007 Posted June 30, 2007 (edited) Too slow, really?Personally, I couldn't find much of a performance difference between VPC and VMW, however, somehow I like VPC more.And yes, it does require a similar software to install the missing device drivers (sound, GFX, etc) as well as enable drag&drop from host to guest and mouse interaction.I'm currently uploading the files for you, if you need them EDIT:Here you are:http://3rdpartydriverpacks.thesneaky.com/w.../VMAdditions.7zMD5: 83908CF27C733760ACAB2B44B35D5CE4 Edited June 30, 2007 by Helmi Quote
ricktendo Posted June 30, 2007 Author Posted June 30, 2007 This is what I came up with (English only)Ricks_VirtualMachineAdditions_AddOn.rarMD5: 43A58CD3B5E814944612D98B2FE2883ASize: 650 KBPlease test it, cuz I cant. If you need a difrent language then plz let me know.EDIT: Tested on actual PC and VMware & it will NOT install on any them :thumbsup: Quote
Helmi Posted July 1, 2007 Posted July 1, 2007 Wow, you're very quick! I will test ASAP, preferrably tonight (just in the process of checking for updates on all my other AddOns, will create the ISo afterwards) and report back then.A German pack would be nice, as I am using the German version of VPC, however, I do not mind mixed languages that much as long as it does work (which remains to be seen...)That said, I'm wondering in what the addon is language-dependand anyway, seeing as it does not seem to change any GUI entries or such...*shrugs*Thanks a bunch anyhow!One day I'll havw to sit down and get into creating my own AddOns, I guess Quote
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