Download VMware Player 5.0.2 build 1031769

VMware has released an update for version 5 of Player. VMware Player is free software to create and run virtual machines. Simply put, it is a simple implementation of other VMware products, such as Workstation, Server and ESX Server. Microsoft Virtual PC virtual machines and Symantec LiveState Recovery disks are also supported. In addition, several pre-installed virtual machines can be installed via this page are downloaded, such as Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora.

New in version 5.0 is, among other things, that a commercial license is now also available. Furthermore, the user interface is now more similar to that of Workstation and the program can handle the improved virtual machines created with Workstation 9.0. Version 5.0.2 is a so-called maintenance release and fixes the following issues:

The following issues are resolved in VMware Player 5.0.2.

• On a Windows 7 host, when you plug and unplug a headset several times, the audio card of the guest would not work. This has been fixed in Workstation 9.0.2.
• When installing VMware Tools in Linux virtual machines, the The default screen resolution options have been standardized to 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, or 1280×800 for the initial login. After login, resolution can be set to any value the user desires or Autofit can be used.
• Image copy/paste now correctly function with Solaris 10 and 11 guests.
• The list of available NICs in the Automatic Bridging Settings dialog window is now refreshed without restarting Player.
• A memory leak that impacted Windows hosts and guests has been fixed.
• When running in a Linux distribution using the GNOME 3 desktop environment, Desktop folders now open as expected.
• VMware Tools no longer crashes on Windows 2008 Server Core x64 SP2 operating system, with the following error:
  VMware Tools unrecoverable error: (vthread-3)
  Exception 0xc0000005 (access violation) has occurred.
  However, Windows 2008 Server Core x64 SP2 is not a supported operating system for VMware Workstation.
• Scrolling with a Lenovo ThinkPad UltraNav scroll button no longer requires excessive force.