How to place files from the Linux host OS to Windows XP guest OS if the Vmware tools and the shared

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ziomario

Hello to everyone.

I've just installed Windows XP 64 bit on VMware Workstation vers. 17.5.1. I would like to install the vmware tools,but I don't know how to do it. Infact,VMware does not install it automatically,I don't know why, and I can't do it manually,because the option is greyed out. I've added a shared folder chosen from the host OS (Ubuntu 23.10). I've shared the / and I've mapped this folder as a Windows network drive,but I don't see it within the Windows XP VM. Taking also in consideration that I can't use IE in Windows XP because it is very old,I don't know how to place the files I need within the VM,since I can't download anything and I can't copy and paste anything from Linux to the Windows XP guest OS.
 
I would think you'd want to share a specific folder like User or Downloads instead of Root / since Windows can't open the "unsearchable" folders like Mnt
(Forgive my Linux ignorance, but this is the biggest stumbling block that has always prevented me from using it more often: I can never remember in what folders Linux puts everything. On Windows I can access every folder on my C:\ drive and that's the way I like it!)

You can use a USB drive for transfer, or setup an HTTP or FTP server and use a client or browser. If you have trouble figuring that stuff out, I imagine you could use a remote desktop program like AnyDesk.com and share files with that.

Also don't forget you can make your own .iso cd images to share things one-way host-to-guest, or use .flp floppy images to share bidirectionally, obviously less convenient than a network setup.
 
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