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Table Of Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Player
- Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Player
- Introduction and System Requirements
- Installing and Using Player
- Creating Virtual Machines
- Understanding Virtual Machines
- Preparing to Create a Virtual Machine
- Create a Virtual Machine
- Use Easy Install to Install a Guest Operating System
- Install a Guest Operating System Manually
- Importing Virtual Machines
- Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
- Installing VMware Tools
- Upgrading VMware Tools
- Configure Software Update Preferences
- Configure VMware Tools Updates for a Specific Virtual Machine
- Manually Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Solaris Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a FreeBSD Virtual Machine
- Start the VMware User Process Manually If You Do Not Use a Session Manager
- Uninstall VMware Tools
- Virtual Machine Files
- Using Virtual Machines
- Starting Virtual Machines in Player
- Stopping Virtual Machines in Player
- Transferring Files and Text
- Using the Drag-and-Drop Feature
- Using the Copy and Paste Feature
- Using Shared Folders
- Mapping a Virtual Disk to the Host System
- Add a Host Printer to a Virtual Machine
- Using Removable Devices in Virtual Machines
- Install New Software in a Virtual Machine
- Changing the Virtual Machine Display
- Download a Virtual Appliance in Player
- Remove a Virtual Machine from the Library in Player
- Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines
- Change the Name of a Virtual Machine
- Change the Guest Operating System for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Working Directory for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Virtual Machine Directory for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Memory Allocation for a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Video and Sound
- Moving Virtual Machines
- Delete a Virtual Machine
- View the Message Log for a Virtual Machine
- Using the VIX API
- Configuring and Managing Devices
- Configuring DVD, CD-ROM, and Floppy Drives
- Configuring a USB Controller
- Configuring and Maintaining Virtual Hard Disks
- Configuring Virtual Ports
- Add a Virtual Parallel Port to a Virtual Machine
- Configure a Virtual Parallel Port on a Linux 2.6.x Kernel Host
- Configure Permissions for a Parallel Port Device on a Linux Host
- Troubleshoot ECR Errors for Parallel Ports
- Add a Virtual Serial Port to a Virtual Machine
- Change the Input Speed of a Serial Connection
- Configuring Generic SCSI Devices
- Configuring Eight-Way Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing
- Configuring Keyboard Features
- Modify Hardware Settings for a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Network Connections
- Index
Use Multiple Monitors for One Virtual Machine in Player
If the host system has multiple monitors, you can configure a virtual machine to use multiple monitors. You
can use the multiple-monitor feature when the virtual machine is in full screen mode.
Prerequisites
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Configure multiple monitors for one virtual machine. See “Configure Display Settings for a Virtual
Machine,” on page 57.
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Verify that the virtual machine is a Player 3.x or later virtual machine.
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Verify that the latest version of VMware Tools is installed in the guest operating system.
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Verify that the guest operating system is Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Linux.
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On the host system, verify that the left-most monitor is not placed lower than any other monitor in the
display topology. When you enter full screen mode, the monitor that contains the Player window cannot
be lower than another monitor.
Procedure
1 Power on the virtual machine and click the maximize button.
2 On the full screen toolbar, click the Cycle multiple monitors button.
On a Windows host, you can mouse over a button on the toolbar to see its name.
The guest operating system desktop extends to the additional monitor or monitors.
3 If the host system has more than two monitors and you want the virtual machine to use all of the monitors,
click the Cycle multiple monitors button again.
The order in which the monitors are used depends on the order in which the monitors were added to the
host operating system. If you continue to click the button, you return to fewer monitors.
Download a Virtual Appliance in Player
You can download a virtual appliance in Player. A virtual appliance is a prebuilt, preconfigured, and ready-
to-run software application that is packaged with the operating system in a virtual machine.
Procedure
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Select File > Download a Virtual Appliance.
A Web browser opens to the Virtual Appliance Marketplace page on the VMware Web site. You can browse
to and download virtual appliances from this page.
Remove a Virtual Machine from the Library in Player
When you open a virtual machine in Player, it is added to the virtual machine library. You can remove a virtual
machine that you are not using from the library.
Removing a virtual machine from the library does not delete the virtual machine or any of its files from the
host file system. The virtual machine is removed only from the library. If you open the virtual machine again,
the virtual machine is added back to the library.
Prerequisites
Power off the virtual machine.
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