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Download and verify Checksum
Download and verify Checksum
Took pretty much all evening with several attempts… I found this tech doc (also below) which I think was the final solution:
For some reason, when I tried to change the time zone from toolbar The fix was to use: timedate.cpl from the command line.
For some unknown reason, the ‘Install VMware Tools’ was greyd out. I tried to remove and re-add CD/DVD, but that didn’t work. Ultimately, I had to download .exe and install…
Maybe this will help in the future.