How to Install VMware Tools onto Windows 2008 VM server

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”

 

b.       The windows below will popup, just click [OK]

 

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