VMWare sharing folders without tools installed

Chronictank

Chronictank

Chronictank

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I am trying to set up a dev enviroment which remains offline but allows sharing of folders (as he won't be able to plug in a usb disk like you can do on-site) but am having a blank mind moment on how to achieve this.

So the situation for sake of argument;

Host: Windows Server 2008
Guest VM: Windows XP SP3 > Connected using 'host only'

The Guest VM needs to remain off the 'real' network at all times however there needs to be a method of copying files onto it.
So my idea was to create a share on the Host and then connect to it from the Guest, but i can't seem to get the guest to talk to the host

Any help is appreciated
 
if you don't use networking then you have to install vmware tools to use shared folders or drag/dropping between host/guest.
 
I was under the impression that the whole idea of host-only was to allow you to create a private network between the host and the guest (it creates a new virtual adapter after all), surely that means you can share a folder between the two?
Or have i misunderstood its use?
 
I always took Host-Only to mean you can only network with other VMs on the same host. Been a while since I used VMWare so could be wrong..
 
Chronictank said:
I was under the impression that the whole idea of host-only was to allow you to create a private network between the host and the guest (it creates a new virtual adapter after all), surely that means you can share a folder between the two?
Or have i misunderstood its use?
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thinking it about it, you might be right. :o

anyway, i don't know why you want to avoid installing vmware tools. overall usage of the VM is going to be much more sluggish.
 
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