How to
Install VMware Tools onto Windows 2008 VM server
1.
Log to your Windows 2008 server (the one you
just installed)
2.
If your server is a VM, you need to install the
VMware tools.
a.
Right click on the server name, click on “Guest”,
then on “Install/Upgrade VMware tools”
c.
Windows will mount VMware tools as a CDrom drive
and auto start, see below.
Click
on “Run setup.exe”
d.
VMware is preparing to install
e.
When the screen below pops up, click [Next>]
f.
Choose “Typical” and click [Next>]
g.
Click on [Install]
h.
Click on [Finish]
i.
Click on [Yes] Windows will reboot and the
drivers for your NIC will be installed
Once Windows has rebooted, the drivers will be installed, then you can
configure the network.
By Renato Oliveira
