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When you start Player, the Player window opens.
Use the Player Window
You interact with Player and virtual machines through the Player window. The best way to learn how to use
Player is to use it. The Player window is designed to be intuitive and easy to use.
Procedure
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Use the icons on the Home tab to create a new virtual machine, open an existing virtual machine, download
a virtual appliance, or view the Player help system.
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Select a powered-off virtual machine in the library see the summary view.
The summary view shows a summary of configuration information and the virtual machine state. You
can start the virtual machine and edit virtual machine settings from the summary view.
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Select a powered-off virtual machine in the library and click Play virtual machine to start the virtual
machine and see the console view.
The console view is like the monitor display of a physical computer.
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Select a virtual machine in the library and use the Virtual Machine menu on the menu bar to perform all
virtual machine operations for the selected virtual machine.
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When a virtual machine is powered on, use the icons on the status bar at the bottom of the Player window
to perform actions on virtual devices such as hard disks, CD/DVD drives, floppy drives, and network
adapters.
You can click or right-click on a removable device icon to connect or disconnect the device or edit its
settings.
Getting Started with VMware Player
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