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VMware Workstation 4 User's Manual
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minimize the number of significant changes, set the final memory size for your virtual
machine and install VMware Tools before you activate the software.
Note: When you try to run a few programs — including the installer for the
Japanese-language version of Trend Micro Virus Buster — Workstation may appear to
hang. For the workaround to this problem, see the troubleshooting note on the
VMware Web site at
www.vmware.com/info?id=30.
Cutting, Copying and Pasting Text
When VMware Tools is running, you can cut (or copy) and paste text between
applications in the virtual machine and the host computer or between two virtual
machines. Use the normal hot keys or menu choices to cut, copy and paste.
To turn off this feature — to prevent accidental copying and pasting from one
environment to another — change your preferences.
Choose Edit > Preferences. On the Input tab, clear the check box beside Enable copy
and paste to and from virtual machine.
Using Shared Folders
With shared folders, you can easily share files among virtual machines and the host
computer. To use shared folders, you must have the current version of VMware Tools
installed in the guest operating system and you must use the Virtual Machine Control
Panel to specify which directories are to be shared.
You can use shared folders with virtual machines running the following guest
operating systems:
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Windows Server 2003
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Windows XP
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Windows 2000
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Windows NT 4.0
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Linux with a kernel version of 2.4 or higher
To set up one or more shared folders for a virtual machine, be sure the virtual machine
is open in Workstation and click its tab to make it the active virtual machine. Go to Edit
> Virtual Machine Settings > Options and click Shared folders.
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