After logging in, it redirects to somewhere useless. Close the browser tab page and do it again. The 2nd time you no longer have to login and it goes to the download page. That linked me to the According to one of the people from VMware, even while it does not officially support older versions like Windows XP etc I've found offsite links to version 6. One of the most popular reasons why corporate customers use a virtual machine is to evaluate the next generation operating system.
With VMware, you can install, say, Windows 8 and give users access to it, without actually upgrading a specific machine or risking introducing an undesirable user experience into the enterprise. Its Easy Install feature simplifies the task of creating Windows 8 virtual machines. Its Unity mode will intelligently scale windows with Metro applications and multi-touch support will ensure you get the true Windows 8 experience in a virtual machine.
It allows you to access your virtual machines from a tablet, smart phone, PC or any device with a modern browser. No plugins or special add-ins are necessary. Now you can power on, off, or suspend your virtual machines and interact with them from almost anywhere. Conclusion: Using a virtual machine on your computer is one of the best ways to use incompatible applications.
It also makes it easy to keep your PC free from poorly written apps or apps that don't uninstall cleanly. The biggest problems with VMware are that its expensive and complicated to setup and use.
Its also a very complicated application to setup and configure. Many consumer users will need to either seek assistance from the help file, printed documentation or support forums to insure that they get the best performance out of the app. Workstation Player is available for commercial use with a license, but is free for personal use.
Workstation Player is available free for personal, non-commercial use , but requires a license for commercial use. Organizations use Workstation Player to deliver managed corporate desktops, while students and educators use it for learning and training.
The free version is available for non-commercial, personal and home use. It includes the following updates: Support for new guest operating systems: Windows 10 19H2. VMware Workstation Player is a free download , but purchasing and entering a license key entitles the users to the following additional benefits: … When licensed, VMware Workstation Player is enabled to run restricted virtual machines created by VMware Fusion Pro or VMware Workstation.
The harder decision comes into play when you consider Player vs. I found some info saying that maybe it was a perf counter problem, but that did not pan out. I followed the above proceedure to install the version of vmtools that came with 3.
BTW you need to set the option NOT to upgrade vmtools other wise you will revert back the the latest version. Thank you! I'd been struggling with the bad effects of an upgrade to version 5 of VMware Player and a followup attempt to update the VMware Tools. Days of effort trying to uninstall and reinstall. I was about to delete the Windows guest OS altogether until I came across your posting.
I couldn't find anything helpful or useful on the VMware Community postings.
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