8 minutes ago, asdf2345 said:

Also have a download for a older 20H2 build that I'll try first

Good Job. This 20H2 build still installs without an issue. https://prnt.sc/ukjoi2

edit: vm launching still works in 20H2. https://prnt.sc/ukjpt9

Edited September 20, 20205 yr by Jaguarek62

5 minutes ago, Jaguarek62 said:

Good Job. This 20H2 build still installs without an issue. https://prnt.sc/ukjoi2

edit: vm launching still works in 20H2. https://prnt.sc/ukjpt9

I wonder if manually installing the latest 20H2 build works

Hi, if anyone is interested, I got VMware Player 16.0 "official" release working on Windows 7.

Download: http://69.112.236.57/nextcloud/index.php/s/RWKwBkLoFPdWz93

This is still largely untested, especially the VMware installer is flaky, but VMware itself works very well on my main Win7.
You're supposed to reboot right after the installation and then put contents of vmware16_win7 folder in VMware\VMware Player\x64.

The video:

Edit: Added the VMware Workstation installer. If license key registration fails, try to install VMware Workstation 15.x first, and then directly upgrade to 16.

Edited September 21, 20205 yr by Illen

On 9/20/2020 at 6:30 AM, asdf2345 said:

Got a bit further by abandoning the plan of getting the installer working, and deciding to replace all VMware 15.5.6 files on a 7 install with 16.x files.

Looks like I will need some sort of Windows 7 extended kernel

Man, I thought this was day was long in the future... sad to see it coming up so soon...

On an unrelated note, glad to see there are other fellow W7+ users also part of the "Never Combine/Use small icons" club... welcome!

On 9/21/2020 at 4:06 PM, Illen said:

Hi, if anyone is interested, I got VMware Player 16.0 "official" release working on Windows 7.

Download: http://69.112.236.57/nextcloud/index.php/s/RWKwBkLoFPdWz93

This is still largely untested, especially the VMware installer is flaky, but VMware itself works very well on my main Win7.
You're supposed to reboot right after the installation and then put contents of vmware16_win7 folder in VMware\VMware Player\x64.

The video:

Edit: Added the VMware Workstation installer. If license key registration fails, try to install VMware Workstation 15.x first, and then directly upgrade to 16.

it works thank you so much!!!!

new version of vmware is out 

16.1.0

 

can we installed it or it needs patching?

 

2 hours ago, alzcore397 said:

new version of vmware is out 

16.1.0

 

can we installed it or it needs patching?

 

Going to see if I can disassemble the previous patch, and figure out what all was changed, then apply it to 16.1.0

Edit: NVM, the url already has patches for 16.1.0

Edited November 21, 20205 yr by asdf2345

Hi, its been a few months but I am having an issue.

I managed to get the UI installed and everything, but when booting up a VM I get this:

I can tell it mentions that the vmx86.sys driver is out of date, but where am I supposed to update it?

2 hours ago, Tonny52 said:

Hi, its been a few months but I am having an issue.

I managed to get the UI installed and everything, but when booting up a VM I get this:

I can tell it mentions that the vmx86.sys driver is out of date, but where am I supposed to update it?

Did you install 16.1 vmx on 16.0?

Not sure if this is relevant here as I'm using a much older version of VMWare Player but this week, for the first time in months, I had a Windows update prompt which was actually a new driver version for it.

Worth checking your Windows updates to see if that driver is available to you.

21 hours ago, Tonny52 said:

I can tell it mentions that the vmx86.sys driver is out of date, but where am I supposed to update it?

VMware-workstation-full-16.1.0-17198959.exe\Workstation.cab\_driver_vmx86_sys_Win8 --> C:\Windows\System32\drivers\vmx86.sys

On 1/7/2021 at 9:43 AM, JFX said:

VMware-workstation-full-16.1.0-17198959.exe\Workstation.cab\_driver_vmx86_sys_Win8 --> C:\Windows\System32\drivers\vmx86.sys

okay I did that and now im stuck here:

Edited January 8, 20215 yr by Tonny52

Replace these 2 in C:\Windows\System32\drivers

VMware-workstation-full-16.1.0-17198959.exe\VmciSockets.cab\vmci.sys_Vista.20BE52C5_0815_4F26_9816_FB06A9A9F012
VMware-workstation-full-16.1.0-17198959.exe\USB.cab\_driver_hcmon_sys_win7_x64.AB568CC9_1F06_4225_B985_9531B0D3BB56

53 minutes ago, JFX said:

Replace these 2 in C:\Windows\System32\drivers

VMware-workstation-full-16.1.0-17198959.exe\VmciSockets.cab\vmci.sys_Vista.20BE52C5_0815_4F26_9816_FB06A9A9F012
VMware-workstation-full-16.1.0-17198959.exe\USB.cab\_driver_hcmon_sys_win7_x64.AB568CC9_1F06_4225_B985_9531B0D3BB56

still no difference

Cant connect to sever anybody can upload it anywhere ? I need it today due to really f***ed up problem.