3 Log in to the guest operating system from the virtual machine console.
4 Select the template name and then right-click and select Guest>Install/Upgrade VMware Tools from
the menu (see Figure 119).
Figure 119. Virtual Machine Template Menu
5 From within the guest operating system, click OK to confirm that you want to install VMware Tools
and launch the Install Shield wizard.
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If auto-run is enabled in the guest operating system (the default setting for Microsoft Windows
operating systems), a window opens.
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If auto-run is not enabled, run the VMware Tools installer. Click Start > Run and enter
D:\setup.exe, where D: is the first virtual CD-ROM drive.
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