View Shared Folders in a Windows Guest

In a Windows guest operating system, you can view shared folders by using desktop icons.

Note: If the guest operating system has VMware Tools from Workstation 4.0, shared folders appear as folders on a designated drive letter.

Procedure

• Depending on the Windows operating system version, look for VMware Shared Folders in My Network Places, Network Neighborhood, or Network.
• If you mapped the shared folder as a network drive, open My Computer and look for Shared Folders on 'vmware-host' under Network Drives.
• To view a specific shared folder, go directly to the folder by using the UNC path \\vmware-host\Shared Folders\shared_folder_name.