about the VMware version: VMware10 can support 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems ,VMware11 and above can only support 64-bit Win7 and above version of the operating system! At the same time, after the release of VMware Workstation 10.0, the original Simplified Chinese support was added, and the Chinese package was completely farewell.
About VMware Uninstall Dirty solution: You can use the Vmware_install_cleaner software for registry key cleanup.
The specific installation steps for VMware Workstation 12.5.2 are as follows:
Select "New Virtual Machine" to enter the Virtual Machine Wizard:
The appropriate choice of hardware compatibility can be:
If you select a disc image file, the installation process will be fully automated, causing the operating system to use Easy Install (minimized installation), so "choose to install Later":
Select "Linux", the version is "CentOS 64-bit" (CentOS 7.0 and above only 64 bits , 64 bits occupy more system resources than 32 bits):
The following naming and path customizations are available:
The processor can be customized, as long as the total processor core number does not exceed the host (my host is a dual core four threads, that is, the total number of cores is up to 4):
CentOS memory requires a minimum of 628M, so select about 1G memory (host memory total 4G):
The bridge uses the host network card, occupies the host network segment the Ip;net and the host-only uses the virtual network card, the three privileges successively reduces:
I/O and hard drive types are selected by default:
The allocated 20.0GB is not actually occupied, only the hard disk space visible in the virtual machine:
Here, the initial setup is complete, and the corresponding hardware parameters can be modified in the "Settings" option of the "Virtual machine":
Virtualizing "Intel vt-x/ept or Amd-v/rvi" is the ability to map physical machine CPU performance to virtual machines for computing large amounts of data (virtual CPUs if not selected):
The gray "connected" is equivalent to the power of the physical machine and must be selected after the virtual machine has been installed, and the connection selects "Use ISO image file":
Create a new virtual machine with VMware Workstation 12.5.2