But VMware also offers the free version (VMware Workstation Player). The former is totally open-source (free) while the latter is paid software.

If you are using these Windows versions, you don't need to install other VM programs.Īs for VirtualBox and VMware, they are famous virtual machine programs. Hyper-V is a virtualization technology tool embedded in 64-bit Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education. I will recommend you to choose a VM program from Hyper-V, VirtualBox, and VMware. Please download a Windows 7 ISO file from a reliable website. To create a virtual machine, you need an ISO file of the operating system. And the same thing happens all over again.ĭoes anybody have a clue how to get it up and running because I've read so many threads about the same issue and just nothing works for me.Before you create a Windows 7 virtual machine, you should do some preparations. I even installed update KB3033929 which some people claimed that solves the issue. Why the same 32-bit version wants to install and work on my 64-bit Windows 10 Professional from which I'm posting this thread right now, but fiercely refuses to install and work on 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate mach ine? Finally, I tried removing cache it created in program files in Common files folder but again the same damn thing happens. It doesn't even want to repair the damn setup file. I tried from cmd to repair installation file but interestingly I can't. When clicked it rolls back the installation process and says that setup has ended up prematurely. It even places icon on the desktop and than prompts a window with exclamation mark and button OK. I tried rebooting, deleting vmkbd3 key from the registry, but always the same. 32 bit version on my 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 machine but it always rolls back setup.

I'm trying to install VMWare Workstation Pro 15.0.

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