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Ifyouspecifyaninstallerdisc(DVDorCD)orISOimagefileandifthewizarddetects
anoperatingsystemthatsupportstheeasyinstallfeature,youarepromptedtosupply
thefollowinginformation:
ForWindowsguests:
(Optional)Windowsproductkey–Ifyouspecifyaproductkey,youarenot
promptedforitlater,duringinstallationoftheoperatingsystem.Entera
productkeyunlesstheinstallationmediaalreadycontainsavolumelicense
productkey.
Fullname–Thisnameisusedforregisteringtheoperatingsystem.Donotuse
thenameAdministratororGuest.Ifyouuseoneofthesenames,youwill
receiveanerrormessageduringinstallationoftheoperatingsystemandbe
promptedtoenteradifferentname.
(Optional)Password–OnWindowsoperatingsystemsotherthanWindows
2000,thepasswordyouenterhereisusedforanaccountwithAdministrator
permissions.OnWindows2000,thepasswordyouenterhereisusedforthe
Administratoraccount.
ForLinuxguests:
Fullname–Thisnameisusedforregisteringtheoperatingsystem,if
registrationisrequired.Thefirstnameisusedasthehostnameforthevirtual
machine.
Username–Youcanuselowercaselettersandnumbers,withnospaces.Do
notusethenameroot.Someoperatingsystemssetupsudoaccessforthisuser,
andsomerequirethisusertousesutogetrootprivileges.
Password–Thepasswordyouenterhereisusedforboththeusernameyou
supplyandtherootuser.
ThisfeaturealsoinstallsVMwareToolsintheguestoperatingsystem.Formore
informationaboutVMwareTools,see“ComponentsofVMwareTools”onpage 101.
IfyouplantouseaCD,DVD,orIS
Oimagethatconta
insaproductkeynumberandis
alreadysetuptoperformanunattendedinstallation,theonlybenefityougainbyusing
theeasyinstallfeatureistheautomaticinstallationofVMwareTools.
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