VM->Install VMware Tools... I can't install with my Win98 guest

[OS9Barry]

Greetings!

I just (last night) installed VMware Workstation 5 on my Fedora Core
4 system. After learning (HERE, by the way, the VMware help pages sure
didn't help me) that I needed the any-any-patch (vmnet0 literally stopped
my system!), it seems to be working reasonably well.

It is incredibly slow. But, I kind of expect that, because I'm not
yet running vmware tools.

The problem is, I can't figure out how to install tools for
Workstation 5! It says to try it after the guest is running. I do. (I
have a Windows 98 guest OS.)

The manual says to run setup.exe from the CD, although that setup.exe
is what installed Windows. But, I've tried that, too.

When I choose VM->Install VMware tools..., it tells me the OS needs
to be running, and to click Install, which I do.

I never get anything afterward. The VM menu says "Cancel VMware
Tools Install...". I can click that, and after a few seconds, it returns
to Install VMware tools.

I never get anything else that I can see, relating to tools
installation. And, the bottom line (of the VMware window) says "You do
not have VMware Tools installed."

Okay, so what (probably simple) thing am I missing? :-0

Thank you!

Barry

[OS9Barry]

ARGH!

:-)

I try so hard to figure things out before I ask for help...

Though I've had numerous interruptions to do other things today, I
have tried, off and on, since late morning to get it.

I go back to VMware, intending to shut it down and give up until I
see what help I may get, and guess what I see? Welcome to VMware Tools
Installation Wizard!

Seriously, I didn't do one thing that I haven't done at least ten
times earlier today. But this time, it worked...

<sigh>

It finished. I was able to get full resolution, with 32-bit color,
and it's operating faster. In short, everything looks pretty good!

I would love to know what brought it up! Again, I can't tell you one
thing I did differently this time then multiple times before. But, NEVER
MIND -- it's working, now! :-/

Barry