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so is it already installed<br />
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go and edit the vm check what the cd is set to ?
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ISO was only 700 MB indeed!
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Hi,<br />
<br />
When I try to install Windows 7 on Vmware EXi 5.0, I get the message &quot;VMWare ESXi: a required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing, Windows 7&quot; and<br />
it does not find any drive to install on.<br />
If I point to the vmware tools, it doesn't find any driver.<br />
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Please advise.<br />
<br />
J.
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Hi,

When I try to install Windows 7 on Vmware EXi 5.0, I get the message "VMWare ESXi: a required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing, Windows 7" and
it does not find any drive to install on.
If I point to the vmware tools, it doesn't find any driver.

Please advise.

J.

so is it already installed

go and edit the vm check what the cd is set to ?

VMWare ESXi: a required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing, Windows 7

Hi,

When I try to install Windows 7 on Vmware EXi 5.0, I get the message &quot;VMWare ESXi: a required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing, Windows 7&quot; and
it does not find any drive to install on.
If I point to the vmware tools, it doesn&#39;t find any driver.

Please advise.

J.

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