Hey,
i have like other people problems to install VMware Player.
My Host is a Windows 7 64 Bit with the new UEFI Bios and the i use the new gpt format at my host disks.
I use Avast 8 too.
In the past, i have no trouble to install vmware Player on exact this Host PC, but after the last format C:, i can't install the VMware Player.
I did follow:
Install with admin rights, i get follow error: The Msi [....] failed to install.
Disable Avast and install with Admin rights: The same above.
Extract the exe and install direkt the 64 Bit installer: I get an error, the VMware Activation Service can't start.
I checkt the same with 5.0.0 and 5.0.1.
After this, i read a lot off forums in the net, nothing is helpting (windows managment service, clean after install, disable Avast and a lot off more.) Admin rights are correct.
I hope i get help here :-)
With best regards,
deltapapa