Vmware, Windows 7, Linux Password mystery

[jamesldavis]

I installed Vmware and Windows 7 inside Linux Mint 19.1 MATE, Tessa (Ubuntu; bionic)

When I start Win 7 Vmware asks me for a password to install the updates of VMware tools.

What password?

My Linux root password does not work.
My Win 7 password does not work.
My password for The Vmware site does not work.

What password is it asking for!

 

[Digital Life]

Have you tried running

sudo -s

before starting it


I have never run Windows as a guest on a Linux box running VMware I always run Linux as a guest so i'm just guessing here.

 

[jamesldavis]

Command 'ipconfig' not found, did you mean:

command 'iwconfig' from deb wireless-tools
command 'ifconfig' from deb net-tools
command 'iconfig' from deb ipmiutil

Try: sudo apt install <deb name>

 

[Digital Life]

Command 'ipconfig' not found, did you mean:

command 'iwconfig' from deb wireless-tools
command 'ifconfig' from deb net-tools
command 'iconfig' from deb ipmiutil

Try: sudo apt install <deb name>

You were looking at my signature that has nothing to do with your problem, You are not the only one that thought that was part of my answer.(It's a Windows command)


Did you try sudo -s before starting though.

 

[jamesldavis]

$ ipconfig /all | clip
Usage: clip [-v axisx,y,z,...] [-g value] [-l value] [-s nslices[,fraction]]
[-sph centerx,y,z,...] [-cyl centerx,y,z,...] [-e] [file.oogl]
Reads an OOGL object from file.oogl (or stdin if omitted).
Slices it against a (series of) planes whose normal vectors are given
by the -v argument (default 1,0,0,0,...).
Given -g, selects portions where <point> dot <vector> > <pvalue>.
Given -l, selects portions where <point> dot <vector> < <nvalue>.
Given both, takes the portion lying between those two values.
With -s, emits a series of slices spaced <spacing> units apart.
With -e, emits just two numbers instead of geometry: range of function-values
which the object spans.
-sph : Slice against a sphere, not a plane. -g/-l gives radius.
-cyl x,y,z... : Slice against a cylinder whose axis passes through x,y,z...
-v gives axis direction, -g/-l radius.

Command 'ipconfig' not found, did you mean:

command 'iconfig' from deb ipmiutil
command 'iwconfig' from deb wireless-tools
command 'ifconfig' from deb net-tools

Try: sudo apt install <deb name>

 

[jamesldavis]

I tried entering sudo -s in a terminal windows.
Then started Vmware Player by icon and it maybe no difference.\

Did you mean open Vmware Player from the command line.
If so, by what command?

 

[jamesldavis]

I googled and found command to open Vmware Player as root:
sudo -i vmplayer &

But when doing this the Win 7 install is not listed I think because I installed it under my user name "james"

 

[Digital Life]

I would see if you can start it by opening it in the directory it is in, If your not sure where it is try

whereis win7vm.vmx

If your not sure of the file name just try

whereis .vmx

I'm not even sure that linux uses the .vmx file but that's all I got like I said I have never run vmware with Linux as the host, I'm afraid you may have to go down the Google search rabbit hole.