On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 02:40, marcia wrote:
> Dear All, I just installed VMware 2.0.3 on my Linux-Mandrake 7.2
> successfully however I am having problems installing the license key
> so that I may install my Windows 95. Below are the instructions I
> have from the vmware web page for installing the license key. My
> question is since I am quite a newbie here: How exactly does one do
> the cut and paste and then drop it into the vmware file? Do you copy
> as suggested place in another program such as StarOffice, name it
> license, then copy to the file through a terminal? Could someone
> provide the exact steps for me because this so far is the only thing
> hanging me up. Thank you very much for your help. Sincerely, Marcia
>
> 4.Installation of the license:
>
> In the email you received, you will find a file attachment a text
> version of the license, and text describing the license installation
> procedure. The easiest way to install is to click on the attachment,
> rename it "license" (without the quotes) and drop it into ~/.vmware.
>
> If you are installing via cut and paste, select beginning
> at the line "# VMware
> software license" and ending at
> the end of the line "HASH =
> ...
> Do not include any additional characters, otherwise you will
> encounter an invalid
> license error.
Why don't you just save the attachment as ~/.vmware/license (a text
file) as outlined in the instructions? The tilde (~) simply refers to
your home directory. That would be far easier and much more foolproof.
--
Sridhar Dhanapalan.
"There are two major products that come from Berkeley:
LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence."
-- Jeremy S. Anderson
