Cannot Install Vmware Tools Windows 7

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Today when i was working with v2v migration of windows 2000 server, I got a strange issue while upgrading VMware tools after migrating virtual machine from ESX 2.5 to ESXi 5.0. VMware tools upgrade failed. I tried to un-install the VMware tools manually and to install the new version of VM tools But it didn’t allowed me to uninstall the older version of VMtools. VMtools uninstall failed because it cannot reference the previous VMware Tools MSI.

Found VMware Kb 1010614 article pointing towards the resolution of same issue.

Install Vmware Tools Windows Guest

1.I have mounted the VMtools CD-ROM by Right-click the VM and Install/Upgrade VMtools

2.Open the command prompt by typing cmd

Once it has booted to the desktop, click on the menu at the top left corner and go to 'Player Manage Install VMWare Tools'. The option should no longer be greyed out. Click on it to install the VMWare Tools. You will also see a new tab at the bottom of the screen prompting you to install the tools. Open VMware Workstation 15.0.2 Pro and click Create a New VM to create a new virtual machine.

3. Point towards the CD-ROM drive in command prompt.

4. Type “setup /c” and press Enter to force removal of all registry entries and delete the old version of VMware Tools. In a few second , it clears the registry entries of my older VMtools installation.

5. Install new version of VMware tools manually by double-click on CD-ROM drive

6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the VMtools installation.

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7. Reboot the server for the changes to take effect.

Cannot Install Vmware Tools Windows 7

The above steps resolved VMtools upgrade issue in few minutes. Pdf to word converter application. How to block adobe photoshop cc from accessing the internet.

Thanks for Reading !!!!!

This article provides the steps to install VMware Tools in a virtual machine running Windows. The VMware Tools installation process is practically automatic, but sometimes there is a need to run it manually.

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For general information about VMware Tools, see Overview of VMware Tools for VMware Fusion (1022048).

For information on installing VMware Tools in a virtual machine running Linux , see:

Vmware Tools For Windows 7

For information on installing VMware Tools in a virtual machine running Mac OS, see Installing VMware Tools in a Mac OS Guest (1032440)
For General VMware Tools installation instructions see: Install VMware Tools (1014294)