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I'm trying to install VMware tools on the Guest OS (OS inside VMware), which is Mac OS 10.7. Windows hosts VMware which hosts Mac OS.

I just eject the disk and press "install VMware tools". Basically that's all I do. I get an error "You cannot install VMware Tools in this location".

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If I don't eject the disk, I get the message:

This operation cannot proceed because your Mac OS guest is using the CD/DVD. Dismiss this message, eject the disk from inside the guest, and retry this operation.

What is the problem and how do I fix it?

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  • I just eject the disk and press "install VMware tools". Basically that's all what I do
    – user8685433
    Dec 4, 2017 at 5:29
  • I'm not a Mac user, but are you sure you're supposed to eject the disk before installing? If it needs to copy content from the disk to install, the error message may reflect an inability to install at all rather than a problem with the location.
    – fixer1234
    Dec 4, 2017 at 5:36
  • Otherwise i get message "This operation cannot proceed because your Mac OS guest is using the CD/DVD. Dismiss this message, eject the disk from inside the guest, and retry this operation"
    – user8685433
    Dec 4, 2017 at 5:41
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    Running Mac OS on non-Apple hardware is unsupported and violates the EULA. Unfortunately, "Hackintosh" questions are off-topic.
    – fixer1234
    Dec 4, 2017 at 6:01
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    I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the use of OSX on non-Apple hardware is a legal grey area and as a result "Hackintosh" questions have been deemed off-topic.
    – Tetsujin
    Dec 4, 2017 at 7:57

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I've just installed 10.12 instead of 10.7
It seems that VMware Tools can not be installed alongside Mac OS 10.7, but on Sierra(10.12) everything is OK

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