KB 2057907 Installing VMware Workstation 12 Pro on a Windows based system

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http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2057907 This video discusses and demonstrates how to install VMware Workstation 12 Pro on a system running a Windows based operating system. To install VMware Workstation on a Windows host: 1. Log in to the Windows host system as the Administrator user or as a user who is a member of the local Administrators group. 2. Open the folder where the VMware Workstation installer was downloaded. The default location is the Downloads folder for the user account on the Windows host. Note: The installer file name is similar to VMware-workstation-full-xxxx-xxxx.exe, where xxxx-xxxx is the version and build numbers. 3. Right-click the installer and click Run as Administrator. 4. Select a setup option: Typical: Installs typical Workstation features. If the Integrated Virtual Debugger for Visual Studio or Eclipse is present on the host system, the associated Workstation plug-ins are installed. Custom: Lets you select which Workstation features to install and specify where to install them. Select this option if you need to change the shared virtual machines directory, modify the VMware Workstation Server port, or install the enhanced virtual keyboard driver. The enhanced virtual keyboard driver provides better handling of international keyboards and keyboards that have extra keys. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation. 6. Restart the host machine.

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