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I have a Windows Server 2008 Virtual Machine setup on my VMware Server install for testing purposes. I had just about finished installing and configuring the OS when I attempted to install VMware Tools and receieved the follwing error:

VMware Tools is not supported on this guest OS.
Check the virtual machine’s configuration to make sure the settings match the installed operating system. Consult the documentation for more details about supported guest operating systems.

The Fix:

1. Create a new VMware Datastore pointing to the VMware Server install directory %HOMEDRIVE%\Program Files\VMware\VMware Server
2. Select the unsupported OS Virtual Machine and Edit the CD/DVD drive settings found under Hardware
3. Select ISO Image and browse for the appropriate Operating Systems VMware Tools ISO file (in this case windows.iso)
4. Click OK and restart the Virtual Machine
   The ISO will now be mounted as the CD/DVD drive for the Virtual Machine
5. Browse the contents of the guest OS CD/DVD drive and run the VMware Tools setup (in this case setup.exe)

You will now have a fully functional install of VMware Tools on your unsupported OS.

File formats are not always associated to the program that you want. This can be easily changed in the windows folder options settings, however this does not mean the settings will not be altered by another user of the computer. I wanted to force the CD images I created to open in Virtual CloneDrive for all users. I achieved this by creating a shortcut to the CD image and altering the files target settings.

1. Create a shortcut to the desired CD image file (.ccd) by doing the following:

a. Right-click the CD image file and select copy.

b. Browse to the desired destination for the shortcut, right-click and select Paste Shortcut.

2. Right-click the newly created shortcut and select Properties.

3. Select the Shortcut tab, add the following to the start of the Target: field and click .

- “C:\Program Files\Elaborate Bytes\VirtualCloneDrive\VCDMount.exe”

4. This will force the shortcut to open in Virtual CloneDrive.