This error occurs when the virtual floppy with the autoinstall information required by Easy Install does not unmount properly.
To resolve this issue and unmount the virtual floppy:
- Power off the virtual machine.
- Go to VM > Settings
- Select Floppy.
- Select Use physical drive, and set the dropdown to Auto detect.This unmounts the virtual floppy from the virtual drive.
- Power on the virtual machine and install VMware Tools.
If the same error persists when trying to install VMware Tools, delete and re-add the virtual floppy drive and the virtual CD/DVD drive.
To delete and re-add the drives:
- Power off the virtual machine.
- Go to VM > Settings
- Select CD/DVD.
- Make a note of the current settings for this device, then click Remove.
- Click Add.
- Select CD/DVD, and click Next.
- Select the settings you noted previously (or you can set them later), and click Next > Finish.
- Select Floppy.
- Make a note of the current settings for this device, then click Remove.
- Click Add.
- Select Floppy, and click Next.
- Select the settings you noted previously (or you can set them later), and click Next > Finish.
- Power on the virtual machine and install VMware Tools.
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