To configure vmware tools updates for a selected

To configure VMware Tools updates for a selected virtual machine, select Player > Manage > Virtual
Machine Settings , click the Options tab, and select VMware Tools .
Note Automatic updates are not supported for versions of VMware Tools included in virtual machines
created with older versions of VMware products, such as Workstation 5.5 and earlier or VMware Server
1.x.
Table 14 ‑ 2. VMware Tools Update Options
Option Description
Update manually (do nothing) You must update VMware Tools manually. A message appears on
the status bar of the guest operating system when a new version of
VMware Tools is available.
Update automatically VMware Tools is updated automatically when a new version is
available. The status bar indicates when an update is in progress.
Use application default (currently update
automatically)
Use the default VMware Tools update behavior.
To install a VMware Tools update, use the same procedure that you used for installing VMware Tools the
first time.
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Time Synchronization
If you turn on the VMware Tools time synchronization feature, VMware Tools checks once every minute to
determine whether the clocks on the guest and host operating systems still match. If not, the clock on the
guest operating system is synchronized to match the clock on the host.
Native time synchronization software, such as Network Time Protocol (NTP) for Linux and the Mac OS X,
or Microsoft Windows Time Service (Win32Time) for Windows, is typically more accurate than VMware
Tools periodic time synchronization and is therefore preferred.
Configuring Unity Mode for a Virtual Machine
In virtual machines that have Windows XP or later guest operating systems, you can switch to Unity mode
to display applications directly on the host system desktop. Open applications in Unity mode appear on
the taskbar in the same way as open host system applications.
To configure Unity mode settings for a selected virtual machine, select Player > Manage > Virtual
Machine Settings , click the Options tab, and select Unity .
Table 14 ‑ 3. Unity Mode Options
Setting Description
Show borders Set a window border that identifies the application as belonging to the virtual
machine rather than to the host computer.
Show badges Display a logo in the title bar.
Use a custom color in window borders Use a custom color in window borders to help distinguish between the
application windows that belong to various virtual machines. For example,
you can set the applications for one virtual machine to have a blue border
and set the applications for another virtual machine to have a yellow border.
On Windows hosts, click Choose color to use the color chooser.
Enable applications menu The virtual machine Start or Applications menu appears on the host system
desktop.