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2 Copy the package files to a specified check-out directory on the client computer.
Copy
the files to a subdirectory in the check-out directory that uses the display name of the desktop pool.
For example, to download files from a desktop pool with the display name LocalPool, copy the files to
check_out_directory \LocalPool.
Check-Out Directory Description
Default directory on Windows 8,
Windows 7, and Windows Vista
C:\Users\ User Name \AppData\Local\VMware\VDM\Local
Desktops\ pool_display_name
Default directory on Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\
User Name \Local
Settings\Application Data\VMware\VDM\Local
Desktops\ pool_display_name
Custom directory
You can specify your own directory. For example, to download files from a
desktop
pool with the display name LocalPool, you might create this path:
C:\CheckOutDirectory\LocalPool.
Set Permissions to Allow View to Use the Copied Package Files
To
allow check-out operations to proceed for local mode, you must set permissions on the base-image package
files that were copied to the check-out directory on the client computer.
You must remove the read-only attribute on the package files and give the user Full control privilege on the
directory and all the files it contains.
This example describes how to set permissions on a Windows 8 or Windows 7 computer. On other operating
systems, you might take slightly different steps.
Prerequisites
Verify that you copied the package files to a directory on the client computer. See “Copy the Base-Image Files
to the Client Computer,” on page 338.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Windows 8 or Windows 7 guest operating system, click the Libraries icon, and navigate to
the check-out directory.
2 Right-click the check-out directory and click Properties.
3 Click the Security tab and click Edit.
4 In the Group or user names list, select the name of the user who will check out the desktop.
If the user name is not in the list, click Add and add the user name.
5 Check Full control in the Allow column and click OK.
6 Click the General tab and deselect Read-only (Only applies to files in folder).
Make sure that the check box is fully deselected.
7 In the Confirm Attribute Changes dialog box, make sure that Apply changes to this folder, subfolders
and files is selected and click OK.
Check Out a Desktop After Manually Copying the Base Image
After you manually copy the base image to the client computer and set permissions on the package files, you
must direct the user to check out a desktop.
Prerequisites
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Verify that View Client with Local Mode is installed on the client computer.
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