I followed all the steps in the tenforums link. I right-click the Windows x64 in vmplayer window, I then see a window open up, wit the words "Waiting for Connection..." then it just closes by itself.
When try to run the vmplayer in terminal, I get this:
Code:
~/Downloads $ vmplayer
I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/etc/vmware/hostd/proxy.xml"
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 17:59:41.346: Inserting action group 'Base' into UI manager which already has a group with this name
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 17:59:41.346: Inserting action group 'WindowActions' into UI manager which already has a group with this name
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 18:00:31.282: gtk_box_gadget_distribute: assertion 'size >= 0' failed in GtkScrollbar
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 18:00:31.282: gtk_box_gadget_distribute: assertion 'size >= 0' failed in GtkScrollbar
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.423: removable-device-0: missing action removable-device-0
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.423: removable-device-1: missing action removable-device-1
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.423: removable-device-2: missing action removable-device-2
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.423: removable-device-3: missing action removable-device-3
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.423: removable-device-4: missing action removable-device-4
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.423: removable-device-0-choose-image: missing action removable-device-0-choose-image
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.424: removable-device-0-edit: missing action removable-device-0-edit
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.424: removable-device-1-choose-image: missing action removable-device-1-choose-image
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.424: removable-device-1-edit: missing action removable-device-1-edit
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.424: removable-device-2-connect: missing action removable-device-2-connect
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.424: removable-device-2-nic-bridged: missing action removable-device-2-nic-bridged
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.424: removable-device-2-nic-nat: missing action removable-device-2-nic-nat
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.424: removable-device-2-nic-host-only: missing action removable-device-2-nic-host-only
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.424: removable-device-2-edit: missing action removable-device-2-edit
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.424: removable-device-3connect: missing action removable-device-3connect
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.424: removable-device-3-edit: missing action removable-device-3-edit
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.424: removable-device-4connect: missing action removable-device-4connect
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.424: removable-device-4-edit: missing action removable-device-4-edit
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-0: missing action removable-device-0
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-1: missing action removable-device-1
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-2: missing action removable-device-2
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-3: missing action removable-device-3
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-4: missing action removable-device-4
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-0-choose-image: missing action removable-device-0-choose-image
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-0-edit: missing action removable-device-0-edit
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-1-choose-image: missing action removable-device-1-choose-image
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-1-edit: missing action removable-device-1-edit
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-2-connect: missing action removable-device-2-connect
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-2-nic-bridged: missing action removable-device-2-nic-bridged
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-2-nic-nat: missing action removable-device-2-nic-nat
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-2-nic-host-only: missing action removable-device-2-nic-host-only
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-2-edit: missing action removable-device-2-edit
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-3connect: missing action removable-device-3connect
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-3-edit: missing action removable-device-3-edit
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-4connect: missing action removable-device-4connect
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.426: removable-device-4-edit: missing action removable-device-4-edit
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.429: removable-device-0: missing action removable-device-0
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-1: missing action removable-device-1
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-2: missing action removable-device-2
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-3: missing action removable-device-3
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-4: missing action removable-device-4
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-0-choose-image: missing action removable-device-0-choose-image
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-0-edit: missing action removable-device-0-edit
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-1-choose-image: missing action removable-device-1-choose-image
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-1-edit: missing action removable-device-1-edit
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-2-connect: missing action removable-device-2-connect
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-2-nic-bridged: missing action removable-device-2-nic-bridged
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-2-nic-nat: missing action removable-device-2-nic-nat
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-2-nic-host-only: missing action removable-device-2-nic-host-only
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-2-edit: missing action removable-device-2-edit
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-3connect: missing action removable-device-3connect
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-3-edit: missing action removable-device-3-edit
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-4connect: missing action removable-device-4connect
(vmplayer:8265): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:00:31.430: removable-device-4-edit: missing action removable-device-4-edit