VMware Player, version 5.0.2 build-1031769
Host: WinXP3 (32 bit)
The link below points to my OP...
Player/Workstation clash (bug?) causes "Virtual Machine Settings" dialog to hang
...but it goes deeper. I think there may be a problem with Player 5.0.2 build-1031769.
I hid my existing Guest and re-installed Player. Then I started to create a new Guest. In the 'New Virtual Machine Wizard' I saw this:
Ready to Create Virtual Machine
Click Finish to create the virtual machine. Then you can install Ubuntu 64-bit.
The virtual machine will be created with the following settings:
Name: Ubuntu 64-bit
Location: C:\My Virtual Machines\Ubuntu 64-bit
Version: Workstation 9.0 <<-- NOTE
Operating System: Ubuntu 64-bit
Version: Workstation 9.0? That's got to be a bug. Maybe that's the reason why, when I attempted to update, my Player installation got screwed up. If someone will confirm, I'll file a bug report.
Player 5.0.1 did the same thing, so I tried installing Player 4.0.6 build-1035888. In the 'New Virtual Machine Wizard' I saw this:
Ready to Create Virtual Machine
Click Finish to create the virtual machine. Then you can install Ubuntu 64-bit.
The virtual machine will be created with the following settings:
Name: Ubuntu 64-bit
Location: C:\My Virtual Machines\Ubuntu 64-bit
Version: Workstation 8.0 <<-- NOTE
Operating System: Ubuntu 64-bit
Version: Workstation 8.0? Was Player 4 screwed up too, or am I barking up the wrong tree?
In Player == Workstation ? I was assured that Player is not Workstation. Can anyone tell me what's going on because I'm dead in the water.
Thank you,
Mark.
PS, here's what the uninstaller leaves behind:
c:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\VMware\
c:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\VMware\preferences.ini
c:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\VMware\
c:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\VMware\playerUploadedData.log
c:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\VMW69.tmp
c:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\vminst.log
c:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\vmsetup.20130523232224.log
c:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\vmsetup.20130523232224.vmwareplayer_x86.msi.install.log
c:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\vmsetup.20130523232224.vmwareplayer_x86.msi.install.log
c:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\vmsetup.20130524000741.log
c:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\vmsetup.20130524000741.{E452E727-86B8-4233-8CC3-41FD817AFAFF}.uninstall.log
c:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\vmware-pc\
c:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\vmware-pc\vmware-vix-1516.log
c:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\vmware-pc\vmware-vmplayer-1528.log
c:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\vnetlib.config
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Player\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware USB Arbitration Service\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Workstation\
c:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Application Data\VMware\
c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\VMNAT.EXE-08B6514E.pf
c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\VMNETDHCP.EXE-0FC94CF4.pf
c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\VMPLAYER.EXE-2110C138.pf
c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\VMWARE-AUTHD.EXE-1F61464D.pf
c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\VMWARE-AUTHD.EXE-1F61464D.pf
c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\VMWARE-PLAYER-5.0.2-1031769.E-13DFCC06.pf
c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\VMWARE-PLAYER-5.0.2-1031769.E-13DFCC06.pf
c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\VMWARE-USBARBITRATOR.EXE-18C56364.pf
c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\VMWARE-USBARBITRATOR.EXE-18C56364.pf
c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\VPRINTPROXY.EXE-37AE355D.pf
c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\WMIADAP.EXE-2DF425B2.pf
c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\WMIPRVSE.EXE-28F301A9.pf
c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\WMPLAYER.EXE-18DDEFA2.pf
c:\WINDOWS\Temp\vmware-SYSTEM\
c:\WINDOWS\Temp\vmware-SYSTEM\vmauthd.log
c:\WINDOWS\Temp\vmware-SYSTEM\vmware-usbarb-2192.log