I am running VMware Workstation V9.0.1 build-894247 on Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit. I am trying to install VMware tools on a guest o/s running Windows 2008 Enterprise (Core). I am able to run the installation (using d:\setup.exe) but the tools services are failing on the guest o/s every time. I have uninstalled / reinstalled / repaired several time without any luck.
The error I am getting when installing or repairing is:
VMware Tools Error
VMware Tools unrecoverable error: (vthread-3)
Exception 0xc0000005 (access violation) has occured.
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I'm unable to run the vm-support.vbs script on the guest o/s because of the following error:
vm-support.vbs Line:249 Char 9
Error: Invalid root in registry key
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSINfo\Path"
Code 800700002
Source: WshShell.RegRead
Anyone have any suggestions for installing the VMWare Tools in Server 2008 Enterprise (Core)?