To start a virtual machine, take the steps described below for your host operating system.
The VMware Workstation window opens.
If the virtual machine you want to use is not shown there, choose File > Open and browse to the configuration (.vmx) file for the virtual machine you want to use. (On a Linux host, a virtual machine created with an earlier VMware product may have a configuration file with a .cfg extension.) To add that virtual machine to the Favorites list so you can open it easily the next time you want to use it, choose VM > Add to Favorites.
Note: By default, VMware Workstation 4 stores virtual machines in the
My Documents folder of the user who is logged on when the virtual machine
is created. On Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows 2000, the
default folder is C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My
Documents\My Virtual Machines\<guestOSname>. On Windows
NT, the default folder is
C:\WINNT\Profiles\<username>\Personal\My Virtual
Machines\<guestOSname>.
You can remove the name of a virtual machine from the Favorites list at any time. Removing the name from the list does not affect the virtual machine's files. You can add the virtual machine to the list again at any time.
To remove a name from the Favorites list, take these steps.
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