VMware Tools for Windows supports Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0,Windows 2000 and Windows XP guest operating systems.
Note: If you have an older version of VMware Tools installed, stop the old version before installing the new one.
Note: If you decide not to proceed with the installation of VMware Tools, you may cancel the operation by selecting Settings > Cancel VMware Tools Install.
On Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE guests, the SVGA driver is installed automatically. On Windows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows Me, the SVGA driver is activated following the reboot of the system. On Windows 2000 and Windows XP you do not have to reboot before you can use the new driver. On Windows 95 and Windows NT guests, you need to configure the video driver manually, and then reboot the system before you can use the new driver.
Instructions for configuring the video driver will open automatically in Notepad at the end of the installation process. If the Notepad window is hidden, bring it to the front by clicking the Notepad button on the Windows taskbar.
The VMware Tools background application will be launched automatically when you reboot the virtual machine.
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