Installation guide

CHAPTER 4 Using the VMware Remote Console
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1. Be sure you have started the virtual machine and, if necessary, logged on. Check
the Devices menu to be sure the virtual machine has access to the CD-ROM and
floppy drives.
2. Insert the installation CD-ROM or floppy disk into the proper drive. If you are
installing from a CD-ROM, the installation program may start automatically.
3. If the installation program does not start automatically, click the Windows Start
button, go to Settings > Control Panel, then double-click Add/Remove
Programs and click Add New Programs. Follow the instructions on screen and
in the user manual for your new software.
Cutting, Copying and Pasting
Be sure you have installed and started VMware Tools in your virtual machine.
In a Windows guest operating system, you see a VMware Tools icon in the system tray
when VMware Tools is running.
When VMware Tools is running, you can copy and paste text between applications in
the virtual machine and on your management workstation or between two virtual
machines. Use the normal hot keys or menu choices to cut, copy and paste.
Suspending and Resuming Virtual Machines
You can save the current state of your virtual machine. Then the resume feature lets
you quickly pick up work right where you stopped — with all running applications in
the same state they were at the time you suspended the virtual machine.
There are two ways to suspend a virtual machine: