September 2012
Table Of Contents
- Installing and Configuring VMware Tools
- Contents
- About Installing and Configuring VMware Tools
- Components of VMware Tools
- Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
- Installing VMware Tools
- Upgrading VMware Tools
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
- Automate the Installation of 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 Solaris Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a FreeBSD Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Mac OS X Virtual Machine
- Repairing, Changing, and Uninstalling VMware Tools Components
- Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility
- Using Other Methods to Configure VMware Tools
- Security Considerations for Configuring VMware Tools
- Index
Add VMware as a Trusted Publisher to Suppress Driver Prompts
If you are installing a beta or RC version of VMware Tools in a Windows Vista or later guest operating system,
you can add a VMware certificate to suppress prompts that interfere with automatic installation of VMware
Tools.
The version of VMware Tools included in a beta or release candidate version of a VMware product usually
has some drivers that are signed only by VMware. If you are installing one of these versions in many virtual
machines that run Windows Vista or later guest operating systems, or if you plan to install VMware Tools from
the command line, add a VMware security certificate to the trusted publishers group. If you do not add the
VMware certificate, during a VMware Tools installation, a message box appears several times and prompts
you to install device software from VMware.
Prerequisites
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Power on the virtual machine.
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Log in to the guest operating system as an administrator.
Procedure
1 Use the certificate export wizard to create a VMware certificate file.
a Locate a signed VMware file, such as a VMware .exe or .sys file.
b Right-click the file and select Properties.
c Click the Digital Signatures tab and select View Certificate.
d Click the Details tab and click Copy to File.
e Complete the instructions in the export wizard and name the exported certificate vmware.cer.
2 Copy the exported VMware certificate to the guest operating system on which you plan to install VMware
Tools.
3 Obtain a copy of the certmgr.exe application and copy it to the guest operating system on which you plan
to install VMware Tools.
The certmgr.exe application is included in the Windows SDK.
4 In the guest operating system, run the certmgr.exe command to add the VMware certificate to the trusted
publishers group.
certmgr.exe -add vmware.cer -c -s -r localMachine TrustedPublisher
When you run the VMware Tools installer, no prompts appear in the guest operating system.
What to do next
Install VMware Tools. See “Automate the Installation of VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine,” on
page 14.
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