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Installing VMware Tools

VMware Tools enhances the usability of the virtual desktop machine. It installs VMware-specific device drivers that allow it to run as a virtual desktop machine, replacing the physical hardware equivalents. The installation of VMware Tools is initiated from the vSphere Client:

From the Windows 7 Gold Image virtual machine and its Summary tab, click on Install VMware Tools (1), as follows:

Initiating the installation from the vSphere Web Client effectively mounts the VMware Tools installation media as a virtual CD drive on the virtual desktop machine. You will see the following Install VMware Tools dialog box pop ...

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