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VMWare: File: Transfer: Folder: Share: Create: How to create share folder between operating systems?

Feb 21st, 2004 17:46
Knud van Eeden,

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VMWare: File: Transfer: Folder: Share: Create: How to create share 
folder between operating systems?

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VMWare v4.05 for Windows workstation:

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Steps: Overview:

 1. -It works only in Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 (thus not in 
Windows95/98/ME),
     and Linux

 2. -VMWare tools must be installed in that operating system

 3. -make sure the VMWare operating system is running

 4. -create a share, using the wizard

     1. -Power off your operating system (by clicking the red '[]')

     2. -select from menu option 'Edit'

     3. -select from list 'Virtual Machine settings'
         (or press at once <CTRL><D>)

     4. -select tab 'Options'

     5. -select from list 'Shared folders' to highight it

     6. -Click on button 'Add...'

     7. -This will start a wizard, click button 'Next'

     8. -Give it a name

         e.g. myshare

     9. -Choose the directory on the host where you want to share
         and so where you are going to copy in the files you want
         to transfer between the operating systems

          e.g.

           c:\myshareddirectory

          e.g.

           c:\temp

         or browse to that host folder

     10. -click button 'Next'

     11. -click button 'Finish'

 5. -Now possibly create a drive mapping in your client VMWare
     operating system

     1. -click on the blue VMWare tools icon on the taskbar right 
bottom

     2. -select tab 'Shared Folders'

         1. Usually this will show text which refers you to
            using Microsoft Explorer in that operating system

            1. -Start Microsoft Explorer in your client
                operating system

                1. -right click on the 'Start' button

                2. -select from list 'Explore'

            2. -select from menu option 'Tools'

            3. -select from list 'Map network drive...'

            4. Assign possibly drive 'z:' to your shared drive

               1. -click button 'Browse'

               2. -Click on 'VMWare Shared Folders'

               3. -Click '\\.host'

               4. -Click '\\.host\Shared Folders'

               5. -Click 'Share'

               5. -click button 'OK'

 6. -Check the drive name (e.g. z:) to see if you see already some
     files there.
     If not, goto your host operating system and copy some files to
     that shared directory, which you see (e.g. via drive z:)
     in your client operating system

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[help: see also: program: VMWare: search for 'share': User's manual]

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Internet: see also:

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VMWare: v4.0: File: Transfer: How to transfer files between operating 
systems? [Linux / Windows / UNIX / Novell / FreeBSD / Solaris]
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/23667

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