If you get this error you are trying to run the VMware player directly on the DVD. You can’t do this as the VMware player needs to write information to the files. Please ensure you have copied the contents of the DVD to a folder on your desktop before running the player.
Group: VMWare Player Questions
General pop-up box VMware errors
When you are running your virtual machine for the first time there will probably be a couple of pop-up boxes telling you it cannot find a disc drive or hard drive connected, or the graphics rendering might not be fast enough. Don’t worry about any of these, simply choose the option which forces the program to continue, and it will all start successfully.