Notes on software development (Windows) and computer system administration.
2007-09-27
Launch VMware Instance at Startup
note that this approach is silly. You should almost certainly be using VMware Server if you need to start VMs at system startup!
A VMware virtual machine can be automatically launched at startup by using VMware's command line parameters and the system Task Scheduler:
Under the Task tab, place the following string into the Run edit box:
"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware.exe" -x -q "PathToVirtualMachine.vmx"
In the Schedule tab, select "At System Startup" under "Schedule Task".
The next time your machine reboots, a corresponding vmware-vmx.exe process should appear in your Task Manager.
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