[AuckLUG] VMware problem

[Justin Cook]

That doesn't sound like a restore-from-backup level of problem.

The auto-run VMware refers to takes place when a CD is inserted. 
Double-clicking the CD drive icon in My Computer will still cause the 
CD's auto-run apps to load.

If you have CDs that you know will auto-run, it could be a drive 
problem. Otherwise, it might be that the CDs don't have an auto-run ini 
file. I wouldn't think VMware is stopping you from running the auto-run 
files manually. If all else fails though, uninstall VMware while keeping 
your virtual machines. At the very least that would restore auto-run on 
CD insertion and you could keep your VMs and try a re-install.

Anyway, on my VMware install my checkbox has *three* states, with no 
explanation of what the extra one does. This sort of thing should tell 
you that VMware takes a lot of patience. It's worth the learning curve 
though.



editor at inventory.co.nz wrote:
> This is not really a linux problem but, rather, a problem which arose 
> from installation of Ubuntu on a virtual machine at the installfest.
>
> VMware Server was installed on a computer running Windows XP 
> Professional. It was then used to create a virtual machine on which 
> Ubuntu was then installed.
>
> While creating the virtual machine, I was advised to disable autorun on 
> the DVD drive. Today, I tried installing Windows software from a CD and 
> couldn't find a reliable method of doing so. On one, and only one, of 
> several software installation CDs I tried, autorun worked when I double 
> clicked on the DVD drive. I tried to find a method of enabling autorun 
> temporarily and found what should have provided the means of doing so by 
> running "VMware Server console". I clicked on "Configure host" and then 
> "Devices" and removed the tick from "Disable autorun on host". However, 
> if I closed that window and opened it again the tick reappeared. I was 
> logged onto Windows as a administrator so I should have been able to 
> make the above-mentioned change.
>
> I hope I can find a solution to this problem quickly because, otherwise, 
> I will have to recover from backup and lose the good work which was done 
> at the installfest.
>
> Don Johnston
>
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