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be lost and urges the user to take this action only if advised to do so by a system
administrator.
Note: If the virtual machine uses password authentication, reverting to the
installed environment returns the virtual machine to its state after the initial
password was selected. If you enable this feature, you should also consider
implementing hot fixes so you can respond easily if end users revert and have
forgotten their original passwords.
VMware ACE Window Policies
Under VMware ACE Window, you may select Always run maximized. If you select this
policy, VMware ACE fills the full screen when it starts and hides the host operating
system. Thus the end user sees only one environment — the virtual machine or the
host operating system — occupying the entire screen at any one time. You may find
this useful, for example, to avoid user confusion about the differences between the
two environments.
The end user can minimize the VMware ACE display and return to the host operating
system by clicking the minimize button on the toolbar. If the mouse pointer is not
available, pressing Ctrl-Alt minimizes the display.
Easy Printer Setup Policies
Under Easy printer setup you may select Enable Add Printer command to provide
an Add Printer item on the VMware ACE menu. This menu choice makes it much
easier for an end user to configure a local printer connected to the host computer so
it can be used in a Windows guest operating system.
Easy printer setup displays a list of all printers configured on the host, both locally
connected printers and network printers, and the end user may choose freely from
that list. If the list includes network printers available to the host, special steps may be
needed to use those printers from the guest operating system.
Network Printers Requiring Authentication
Users may need to log on to a print server or otherwise authenticate themselves
before using a network printer. The following points describe how to deal with the
most common cases:
• The guest operating system and the host operating system are configured as
members of the same domain. Easy printer setup should work with no
difficulties.