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Running VMware Workstation

This chapter discusses launching the VMware Workstation program, and various tasks you may want to perform in daily use, after you have installed VMware Workstation, a guest operating system and VMware Tools.
  • Starting a Virtual Machine
  • Checking the Status of VMware Tools
  • Suspending and Resuming Virtual Machines
  • Shutting Down a Virtual Machine
  • Resetting a Virtual Machine
  • Taking and Reverting to a Snapshot
  • Cloning a Virtual Machine
  • Deleting a Virtual Machine
  • Using Virtual Machine Teams
  • Controlling the Display
  • Using Full Screen Mode
  • Using Quick Switch Mode
  • Taking Advantage of Multiple Monitors
  • Fitting the VMware Workstation Window to the Virtual Machine
  • Fitting a Windows Guest Operating System's Display to the VMware Workstation Window
  • Simplifying the Screen Display
  • Installing New Software
  • Cutting, Copying and Pasting Text
  • Using Shared Folders
  • Using Drag and Drop
  • Using Devices in a Virtual Machine
  • Adding, Configuring and Removing Devices in a Virtual Machine
  • Connecting and Disconnecting Removable Devices
  • Creating a Screen Shot or a Movie of a Virtual Machine
  • For purposes of illustration, the examples in these sections use a Windows XP guest operating system. Some commands used in the illustrations are different from those used in other guest operating systems.


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