These are step by step directions for the installation of VMware player.

Prerequisites: Download the executable, directly from VMware. You must agree to their terms of service and privacy policy at VMware’s website.

Step 1. Launch the executable

Step 2. Click next

Step 3. Choose the installation path, most people the default will be fine

Step 4. Choose the location of the shortcuts the install will place all over your computer

Step 5. Now comes the complicated part, do you want to disable autorun? Depending how much you use the player, you can always disable it later, but if you forget that you disabled it, it could make your life more difficult later. Also, probably recommended to uncheck the lower box. That is your own choice, but I run firefox so it doesn’t affect me anyway.

Step 6. Click install to begin the file copying

Step 7. The installation begins

Step 8. The installation is done

Step 9. Reboot

Installation complete. Now you can go back to VMware’s site and grab a few premade images to load up in the player. Part 2 of this step by step guide will layout loading up images from VMware. Part 3 will be how to create your own images, from blank images. The final part 4 will be about P2V, physical to virtual transition using the free converter tools available from VMware.

Here is the link to the player download: VMware player

Here is the link to the player images: VMware images