Workstation User’s Manual
4 VMware, Inc.
2 InstallingandUpgradingVMwareWorkstation 39
InstallationPrerequisites 39
SharingaWorkstationHostwithOtherVMwareProducts 40
InstallWorkstationonaWindowsHost 41
InstallWorkstationSilently 42
UninstallWorkstationfromaWindowsHost 44
InstallWorkstationonaLinuxHost 44
UsingCommand‐LineInstallationOptions 46
UninstallWorkstationfromaLinuxHost 47
PreparingforanUpgrade 47
UpgradeWorkstationonaWindowsHost 48
UpgradingtoaWindowsVistaandWindo
ws7
Host 49
UpgradeWorkstationonaLinuxHost 51
3 LearningWorkstationBasics 53
StartWorkstationonaWindowsHost 53
StartWorkstationonaLinuxHost 54
OverviewoftheWorkstationWindow 54
HomePageandViews 56
ToolbarButtons 59
ViewtheSidebar 62
FavoritesListintheSidebar 63
CheckforProductUpdates 65
QuicklyCreateaVirtualMachineandInstallanOperatingSystem 66
IntroductiontoWorkstationPreferences 67
IntroductiontoVirtualMachineSettings 69
HardwareTab 69
Opt
ionsTab
70
ClosingVirtualMachinesandExitingWorkstation 71
SetaVirtualMachinetoRunintheBackground 72
KeyboardShortcuts 72
ChangetheHot‐KeyCombination 74
GatheringInformationforVMwareTechnicalSupport 75
RegisterandCreateaSupportRequest 75
GatherDebuggingInformationforaVirtualMachine 75
RunningtheSupportScript 76
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