

#WINDOWS XP ISO FOR VMWARE WORKSTATION INSTALL#
After hitting enter a few dozen times and agreeing to the license, everything should install successfully. The installer has an unusually high number of prompts, all of which can be answered the default "yes" to by hitting enter. Now that the initial dependencies have been met, let's continue. Fire up a root terminal and do:Īpt-get install linux-headers-'kernel version' Most of my instructions will be shamelessly ripped from this lovely tutorial (). Installing the player itself involves some patience. I suspect that most people who go to the trouble are one’s who haven’t bought or wouldn’t buy Workstation anyway." As you observe, Workstation has a lot of features that no amount of vi and dd hacking will replicate and these are what make Workstation worth buying (eg: Teams as you mention, or snapshots).

"We’re well aware of what people could potentially do, and we’ll live with the consequences. For those curious, these actions are condoned by the developers as per this quote: If you require additional functionality, consider upgrading to Workstation. Using QEMU, we will create an environment suitable for use with the player.Īs a side-note, I'd like to point out that VMWare makes quality software. For the uninitiated, VMWare released a free application that allows users to run, but not create virtual machines. This guide will allow you to install Windows XP or 2000 solely with the VMWare Player.
