After installing the Ubuntu14.04, set up in the virtual machine settings file sharing, but in the MNT directory does not hgfs this directory, according to the online said to do or not, had to give up, instead of using Samba to realize the Windows and Ubuntu file sharing.
Environment:
Host system: Windows XP
Virtual machine: vmware-workstation-full-9.0.1-894247
Virtual machine system: Ubuntu-14.04-desktop-i386.iso
First install Samba:sudo Apt-get installed Samba
Create a folder under the user directory and set the properties
The shared file name cannot be too long, otherwise you may not be able to access
The shared folder is set up and the following is the window to access this directory
To view the IP of a virtual machine, use the command ifconfig
Enter the IP access virtual machine that you just queried
Double-click on the directory you set up, if you need a username and password, enter your virtual machine system username and password
If the following options are selected, the login screen above will not pop up
After entering the directory, you can copy the files you want to share to this directory.
Get access to your files on Ubuntu