Install Vmware Workstation 8 On Windows Server 2008 R2
Many of you might wonder what is VMware Workstation and what this program can do for you. VMware Workstation is a virtualization product that let’s you run multiple operating systems at the same time using a single physical machine. Long story short you need to test some applications and for you to able to do that you need let’s say five pc’s. Instead of buying five pc’s you buy just one PC with more memory and a stronger CPU, and on that PC you install VMware Workstation. Inside VMware Workstation you install those five systems that you need, and the systems will not even know that they are running inside a software, they “belive” they are running on a PC with RAM, CPU etc For more details you can visit.
In this post I am going to show you how to install VMware Workstation 8, (witch is the latest version of the software) on a Windows 7 64 bit machine; if don’t have an installation kit of VMware Workstation 8 you can download a trial from (registration required). Let’s begin Double click the package to start the installation, then Next on the first screen of the wizard, choose typical then hit Next again. Choose to install in the default path that the program suggest you. In the next screen you can let the check box “Check for product updates on startup” checked, for the software to verify if there is a new version of the product every time you start it, then click Next. The “User Experience Improvement Program” screen is to help VMware, by sending all kinds of statistics about VMware Workstation so they can improve the software.
I will go with the defaults for now, and on the next screen you will have to chose where the program shortcuts to be placed, then hit Next again. On the last screen of the setup just click the Continue button and the installation will begin.
Almost at the end of the installation the wizard will stop so you can provide the serial number for the product. You can find the serial number on the VMware web page an login to you account that you created when you downloaded the software.
After providing the serial number hit Enter and Finish. I usually reboot after the installation, just to be sure everything is OK.
Dear Team, Thanks in advance. I am facing an issue when installing server 2012 R2 on a VMware Workstation 10. This is the error message i get 'windows cannot find the microsoft software license terms. Make sure the installation sources are valid and restart the installation.'
Install Vmware Workstation 8 On Windows Server 2008 R2
' i have tried changing the initial install option of OS to 'other'. But still its the same. Finally i have installed it without adding the OS disk in the initial setup. But the problem here is that its asking me activation key. If you have the activation key for 180 days please let me know. I see some posts in VMware communities, they face same kind of error with other VMware WS versions. Anyway try below solution, I believe it will help you somehow.
When you create a New virtual machine - Choose the option: I will install the operating system later.(The virtual machine will be created with a blank hard disk.) Do not type the path to the ISO file. After creating New virtual machine additionally set the path to the ISO file (VM/ settings/ CD-DVD./Use ISO image file) - After running the New virtual machine to automatically install classical (otherwise runs probably Express= error) Regards, Ravikumar P. I see some posts in VMware communities, they face same kind of error with other VMware WS versions. Anyway try below solution, I believe it will help you somehow. When you create a New virtual machine - Choose the option: I will install the operating system later.(The virtual machine will be created with a blank hard disk.) Do not type the path to the ISO file. After creating New virtual machine additionally set the path to the ISO file (VM/ settings/ CD-DVD./Use ISO image file) - After running the New virtual machine to automatically install classical (otherwise runs probably Express= error) Regards, Ravikumar P. Hi after the above step even, this will not work for some users (including me) once manually selecting the iso file is done.
Next is to right click the whatever windows o/s whether it be Windows 8.1 or Server 2012 R2. Go to manage go to compatibility choose VMware 9.0 click next - pick the option to alter this VMware version ( don't check first option to clone - not at all ) it will remove cd/dvd option at all. That's fine not to panic. To add cd/dvd - go to settings and add cd/dvd and it will ask you the path to choose iso so again don't select autodetect. Now browse to the location where your iso is downloaded.
And now right click the Windows 2012 R2 and you are in a good shape. It worked for me 100%. Wish you best luck. For any questions tushar.modha at gmail dot com.