Had VMWare Player 5.0.0 installed just fine. Also, I am the Administrator of my machine and have correct permissions (full control for folder and all sub folders / files) for my %TEMP% directory. Despite this, when I try to install VMWare Player 5.0.1 I get the following two errors:
First, I get:
Then I get:
After which I have no VMWare Player installed (the 5.0.1 installation made me remove my prior 5.0.0 install).
I tried re-running the setup using Microsofts "Did this program install correctly" dialog that lets you reinstall with the "correct" settings (assumedly some backwards compatibility setting), still no joy.
Now I am stuck with no VMWare Player, and I notice that 5.0.0 does not appear to be available for download.
Is anyone else experiencing VMWare Player 5.0.1 / Windows 7 installation errors? Has anyone encountered these specific errors?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jay