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Installing VMware tools (VMware Workstation) on Windows 7 (seven)

VMware tools installation logo Now that we have our Windows seven installed on VMware Workstation we need to install VMware tools in order to take full advantage of all the features that VMware Workstation provides.

First we need to launch the VMware tools installation and to do that we need to right click on our virtual machine and then click on install VMware tools.<!--break-->

Once launched we’ll see the autoplay window. Click “Run setup.exe”

Installing VMware tools on windows seven - Autorun

Allow the program to make changes on your computer by clicking “Yes”

Installing VMware tools on windows seven - security

Click “Next” to continue on the welcome screen

Installing VMware tools on windows seven - Welcome

Select Typical and click “Next” to continue

Installing VMware tools on windows seven - Setup Type

Click install to begin the installation process

Installing VMware tools on windows seven - Begin installation

Click finish to conclude the installation!

Installing VMware tools on windows seven - Finished installation