The other method is to remove the “floppy” disk option from the settings. Then, set the “ floppy” disk and the other “CD/DVD” to use “ physical drive” and “ auto detect” the “ connection type”. The first method is to open the settings and remove the “ CD/DVD” which contains the “iso file” path. The problem with the VMware tool install option being greyed out can be resolved in two distinct methods. That’s it from this informative guide! Conclusion Once done, the VMware tools options will be available to use. This will remove the “Floppy Disk” from your guest systems hardware as shown: Once the settings open, go to the “ Hardware” tab and click on the “ Floppy” option and then click on the “ Remove” button. Once your guest system has been shut down, right-click on the guest system where you want to install the VMware tools and then click the “ Settings” option as shown: The first step for this is to power off your guest system as demonstrated: It may seem strange, but removing the Floppy disk from your hardware settings will resolve your problem and allow you to install or reinstall the VMware tools. Since the system above already have the tools installed, it shows “ reinstall” instead of “ install”, but this method works in either case.
The “install VMware tools” option should no longer be greyed out, as shown below: Once done, turn the virtual machine on and log in. Repeat this same step for the “ Floppy” as well, and then save these settings: Next, click on the other CD/DVD option and change its connection type to the “ Use physical drive” option and then select “ Auto detect”, as demonstrated in the snippet below: In the “ Hardware” tab, click on the CD/DVD, which has the path to the iso file, and then remove that device as demonstrated below: The next step is to open the settings for the virtual machine by clicking on the “ edit this virtual machine” option as shown below: To use the CD/DVD as a physical drive, follow these steps:įirstly turn off your guest system (preferably, all the virtual machines must be turned off):
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