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  • 1.  Cannot update vmware workstation player

    Posted Jan 02, 2025 07:39 AM

    i have vmware player 17.5. and i wanted to start a software update but i always get the message: Error while updating software: There was a problem updating a software component. Try again later and if the problem persists, contact VMware Support or your system administrator. I can still download it directly from the download page because the following popup appears: "Not entiled"



  • 2.  RE: Cannot update vmware workstation player

    Posted 15 days ago

    I'm having the same problem with installing the "free upgrade" of VMWare Workstation, so I called the 800-225-5224 number and spoke to a technical rep. He said that VMWare Workstation is no longer being offered, and individual licensed copies are not supported without a "contract." Asked him what other (newer) standalone VMWare products I could purchase to replace this (now obsolete) product that I PURCHASED last year. He said I would need to contact a VMWare reseller to get the new software. I guess the days of paying for software and downloading and installing it yourself are over. What complete horse crap. I've been a VMWare user since 2013 and would hate to move to another platform but it looks like that's what I'm going to have to do. 




  • 3.  RE: Cannot update vmware workstation player

    Posted 13 days ago
    Dir you try to uninstall and install the new one ?It worked for me.




  • 4.  RE: Cannot update vmware workstation player

    Posted 14 days ago

    These problems have been discussed here numerous times and many different solutions are provided. Mine are these:

    1.
    If you version works, don't upgrade. Look for problems that others have had. I haven't upgraded from 17.5.2 and I don't have any problems (with the latest Win 11 or Kubuntu 24.04).

    2.
    If you do want to have a later 17.5 version, don't Upgrade. It never works. Wipe the old one out and install a new one.

    3.
    If you do need the installation media, do not ask from Broadcom, if it doesn't immediately work. I took, just for testing, it from archive.org. It is free, you can get it "from everywhere". There have also been instructions how to get it from vmware dot com. From there you can get EVERY version that was ever made.

    4.
    Don't think about Player, it is discontinued. There is absolutely no reason to use Player, which is just a limited version, since Pro is for Free.




  • 5.  RE: Cannot update vmware workstation player

    Posted 14 days ago

    Short answer - the older version is looking for the update file in a website which is no longer around.  Also, it has never been a good idea to use the auto-updater function - go the the website and just download the version of the installer which you want to install.