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Contents
About This Book 5
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What Is VMware Player?
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What You Can Do with VMware Player 8
Features in VMware Player 8
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Host System Requirements for VMware Player
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Compatible Virtual Machines and System Images 12
Using Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing 12
3
Supported Host and Guest Operating Systems for VMware Player 13
Supported Host Operating Systems 13
Supported Guest Operating Systems 16
Processor Support for 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems 19
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Installing and Running VMware Player 21
Install VMware Player on a Windows Host 21
Install VMware Player on a Linux Host 22
Start VMware Player 23
Close VMware Player 23
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Uninstalling VMware Player 25
Uninstall VMware Player on a Windows Host 25
Uninstall VMware Player on a Windows Vista or Windows 7 Host 25
Uninstall VMware Player on a Linux Host 26
Index 27
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