VMWare Question

[AznStyl]

Is there a way to copy/cut & paste in and out of vmware? or drag n drop? cause I have some registry that I save in vmware that I want to copy/cut out into my main rig. Thanks In Advance.

[Jazkal]

You have to install VMWare Tools. Then you can copy and paste clipboard or files.

[AznStyl]

thanks

[Jazkal]

It's part of VMWare. Click on "VM" -> "Install VMWare Tools" at the top of your VMWare window.

[Lolly]

The Help section is well made too:

Setting Up Shared Folders

Select: VM> Settings... > Options > Share Folders

Note: To use shared folders, you must have the current version of VMware Tools installed in the guest operating system.

Shared folders provide an easy way to share files between virtual machines and between virtual machines and the host.

When adding and using shared folders:

The directories you add as shared folders may be on the host computer or they may be network directories accessible from the host computer. Whatever directories you choose to share, they must be accessible from the host computer.

To share a folder between virtual machines, configure each virtual machine to use the same directory on the host system (or on the network).

On a Windows host, to use a shared folder in the guest operating system, open the drive letter that corresponds to the shared folder.

For example, if you specify the name Test files for one of your shared folders and the designated drive letter for shared folders is V, that folder appears on your Windows guest as a network drive named V:\Test files. Use VMware Tools in the guest operating system to change drive letters.

On a Linux host, to use a shared folder in the guest operating system, navigate to /mnt/hgfs.

For example, if you specify the name Test_files for one of your shared folders it would appear in your Linux guest as /mnt/hgfs/Test_files.

To create a shared folder:

Open a virtual machine and click its tab to make it the active virtual machine.

Select VM > Settings... > Options and click Shared folders.

Click Add to add one or more folders to the list.

On a Windows host, a wizard guides you through the process; on a Linux host, a dialog box appears. Enter the required information, then click OK.

Provide the following information:

The name for the directory. This is the name that appears inside the virtual machine.

The path on the host to the directory you want to share. Type in the full path or browse to the directory.

Whether the shared folder is enabled. You may want to add a folder to the list without enabling it immediately. You can then enable the folder at any time by clicking its name in this list, clicking Properties and enabling the folder in the Properties dialog box.

Whether the shared folder is read-only. If a shared folder is set to read-only, the current virtual machine can only view and copy files on the shared folder and cannot make changes to the shared folder and its contents.

Note: Access to files in the shared folder is also governed by permission settings on the host computer. For example, if you are running VMware Click here to change product name as a user named User, the virtual machine can read and write files in the shared folder only if User has permission to read and write them.

Whether to disable the shared folder when the virtual machine is powered off or suspended.

Note: You can use shared folders to share any type of file. However, Windows shortcuts and Linux symbolic links do not work correctly if you try to use them via shared folders.

I got a folder shared, mapped a network share, but better not let it to

automatically reconnect on start as the the OS is looking for ir and cannot

find because VM-Tools are not yet loaded and running, gives an error message about it. Its a hassle if one reboots often.