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VMware ACE Administrator’s Manual
Installing a VMware ACE Package
You may install a VMware ACE package from a location on the network or from one or
more CDs or DVDs. In either case, take the following steps:
1. Log on to your Microsoft Windows host as the Administrator user or as a user
who is a member of the Windows Administrators group.
Caution: Do not install VMware ACE on a Windows NT Server 4.0 system that is
configured as a primary or backup domain controller.
Note: On a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 host computer, you must be
logged in as a local administrator (that is, not logged in to the domain) in order
to install VMware ACE.
Note: Although you must be logged in as an administrator to install VMware
ACE, a user with normal user privileges can run the program after it is installed.
2. If installing from CDs or DVDs, insert the first disc into the computers drive. If
installing from the network, navigate to the location of the installer.
3. Find the setup.exe file and double-click to start the installer.
4. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard.
The installer installs the VMware ACE application in
<ProgramFiles>\VMware\VMware ACE.
The installer asks where you want to place the virtual machine files. The default
location is <CommonAppData>\VMware\VMware
ACE\<project_name>. If you want to place the files in a different location,
you may enter the path to the new location or click Browse and navigate to the
new location. Be sure the location you specify has enough space to hold the
virtual machine files. If it does not, the installer prompts you to specify a different
location.
5. If the installer detects that the CD-ROM autorun feature is enabled, you see a
message that gives you the option to disable this feature. Disabling it prevents
undesirable interactions with the virtual machines you install on this system.
6. Click Finish to complete the installation. The wizard closes and a VMware ACE
icon is visible on the desktop.
Your system administrator may provide a VMware ACE package designed to update a
package you installed earlier. The installation steps for the update package are the
same as those for the original package.