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VMWare Workstation Install Fails on Windows 7

Are you having problems installing VMWare Workstation on a Windows 7 Host?  If so, I found a very simple solution.   I was getting the folloing error message during the installation process,  ”The MSI fails … vmware-workstation.exe … “.   

  • 1) Double click on the installer, it will begin to copy some files to a directory called vmware_******.  Stop there, and don’t install or click on anything.
  • 2) Go to the directory located at: C:\Users\mylogin\AppData\Local\Temp\.
  • 3) Make a duplicate or copy of the directory.
  • 4) Cancel the instaler.
  • 5) Return to the directory metioned in #2 and double click on “vmware workstation”.
  • 6) Wait for the installation to complete.

VirtualBox (Linux): Change UUID or Copy a VDI image to obtain a new UUID

  • Virtual Box UUID Error Message
    Virtual Box UUID Error Message
  • Change UUID: Copying a VDI file using your standard operating system copy commands will duplicate the internal UUID provided by the VirtualBox image. In order to solve this problem you must execute the command setvdiuuid.
    admin@server$ VBoxManage internalcommands setvdiuuid virtualdisk.vdi
  • Copy VDI Image with a new UUID: clonevdi makes sure that the new disk image will have its own unique UUID. admin@server$ VBoxManage clonevdi original.vdi new.vdi