I have two major problems trying to use the Browser Appliance:
1) The major problem is me! The last time I worked with a command line system was PC DOS in the mid 80's. Therefore, I have some idea of using a command line, but absolutely no idea how to proceed with the Browser Applicance.
2) I can't copy/move files from the Appliance to Windows 7.
My host system is Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit.
I have installed VM Player and Browser Applance 8.0 (Browser-Appliance-8.0.7z) and have no problems using FireFox for browsing and using gmail. However, after downloading an attachment from gmail, I can't get it out to my Win 7 host.
I tried Virtual Machine | Enter Unity but I get the error message
"The virtual machine cannot enter
Unity mode because:
- Unity is supported on Workstation 6
or later virtual machines only."
I tried "VMware Tools installation" but I don't know enough to follow the instructions at the bottom:
"Mount the virtual CD drive in the guest, launch a Terminal, and use tar to uncompress the installer. Then, execute vmware-install.pl to install VMware Tools."
I have a DVD icon on the desktop titled "VMware Tools" that has two files:
"manifest.txt" and "VMwareTools-8.8.1-528969.tar.gz"
At this point I am totally lost. Sorry for being so ignorant. I would do more research, but I don't even know where to start.
I am curious about the message " ..... support on Workstation 6 or later ...........". Since the download is dated Nov 10, 2011 I thought I would be relatively current.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Bob