Put your Windows CD in the
drive. From the Guest directory in the shell, type vmplayer windows.vmx & (or press
Alt+F2 in your desktop environment and type the same command) to launch the application.
The home screen with the initial Windows install screen will appear.
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You can also launch VMware Player from the KDE System menu. Look under Other
Programs.
When you have finished installing your guest OS, you can work in it, or shut it down.
The next time you run VMplayer, you??™ll be asked to locate the guest again.
The virtual machine will take control of your mouse, but you can regain control by pressing
Ctrl+Alt. When the installation is complete, run Windows Update so you can see
what updates are required for your computer??™s operating system, software, and hardware.
To install a new application in your virtual machine, power up the VM and then insert
your CD. In Windows, the CD should autorun and install as per usual. If it doesn??™t, run
Windows Explorer and locate the installer on the CD.
Running applications may not be 100% as responsive in the VM as in a more normal
environment, but it??™s pretty good.
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