Specifications

Basic System Administration
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7ClicktheredXnexttoeachoptionalfeatureyouwanttoinstall,andselectThis
featurewillbeinstalledonlocalharddrive.
8ClickNext.
Aprogressbarisdisplayedshowingtheprogressoftheinstallation.
9ClickFinish.
WYSE Multimedia Support
IfyouareusingaWYSEthinclientdevicetoconductremotedesktopsessionsusing
VMwareVDI,installingWYSEMultimediaSupportintheguestoperatingsystem
improvestheperformanceofstreamingvideo.WYSEMultimediaSupportallows
streamingvideotobedecodedontheclientratherthanonthehost,therebyconserving

networkbandwidth.
WYSEMultimediaSupportissupportedontheWindows2003andWindowsXPguest
operatingsystemsonly.WYSEMultimediaSupportisinstalledaspartofaVMware
Toolsinstallationorupgrade.
Installing WYSE Multimedia Support with VMware Tools
WhenyouinstallVMwareToolsinaWindows2003orWindowsXPguestoperating
systemforthefirsttime,youcaninstallWYSEMultimediaSupportatthesametimeby
choosingacustominstallationpath.
To install WYSE Multimedia Support as part of a first-time installation of VMware
Tools
Followtheinstructionsforthecustominstallationpathasdescribedin“Custom
VMwareTools
Installation”onpage 165.OntheCustomSetuppage,selectWYSE
MultimediaRedirectorforinstallation.
Installing WYSE Multimedia Support as part of a VMware Tools Upgrade
ForvirtualmachinesthatalreadyhaveVMwareToolsinstalled,WYSEMultimedia
SupportcanbeinstalledaspartofaVMwareToolsupgradeusingtheWindowsAdd
orRemoveProgramsfeature.
To install WYSE Multimedia Support using Add or Remove Programs
1Openaconsoletoapowered‐onvirtualmachine.
2Inthevirtualmachine,chooseStart>Settings>ControlPanel
>AddorRemove
Programs.