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I installed BackTrack 5 r2 in VMware Workstation 8 on my Windows 7 system.

For some reason VMware Player cannot get the Vmware Tools files from the Internet, possibly a connection problem due to firewall limitations. I want to get the VMware Tools files in a compressed format if possible, then manually install it. A few questions:

  • Is there a link where I can download the VMware Tools files?
  • To which folder should I uncompress the contents?
  • How do I install it manually?

I'm using VMware Workstation 8 on a Windows 7 system.

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Are you using VMware Workstation or Player? (I think you mixed that up in the second paragraph) The error message could also be interesting. afaik, the tools are contained in VMware Workstation and don't have to be downloaded. – wullxz May 29 '12 at 23:26

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