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Chapter 10 Creating Virtual Machines
To configure virtual machines to automatically upgrade VMware Tools:
1OpentheVirtualMachinePropertiesdialogboxforthevirtualmachineyouwant
toupgrade.
2 SelectOptionstab>VMwareTools.
3 SelecttheCheckandupgradeToolsbeforeeachpower‐onoptionunder
AutomaticVMwareToolsUpgrade.
4ClickOK.
Thenexttimethevirtualmachineispoweredon,itchecks
theESXServerhostfora
newerversionofVMwareTools.Ifoneisavailable,itisinstalledandtheguest
operatingsystemisrestarted(ifrequired).
Custom VMware Tools Installation
YoucanuseacustomVMwareToolsinstallationpathtoinstalloptionaldriversorother
softwarethatmightimprovetheperformanceofparticularvirtualmachines,suchas
WYSEMultimediaSupport.
To perform a custom VMware Tools installation on a Windows Guest
1Openaconsoletothevirtualmachine.
2Poweronthevirtualmachine.
3Aftertheguestoperatingsystemstarts,right‐clickthe
virtualmachineandchoose
InstallVMwareTools.
4Frominsidethevirtualmachine,clickOKtoconfirmthatyouwanttoinstall
VMwareToolsandlaunchtheInstallShieldwizard.
 Ifyouhaveautorunenabledinyourguestoperatingsystem(thedefault
settingforWindowsoperatingsystems),adialogboxappears.
 Ifautorunisnotenabled,runtheVMwareToolsinstaller.ClickStart>Run
andenterD:\setup.exe,whereD:isyourfirstvirtualCD‐ROMdrive.
5ClickNext.
TheSetupTypepageisdisplayed.
6 SelectCustom,andclickNext.
TheCustomSetuppageisdisplayed.