Help with installing vmware tools onto a windows 7 VM

[user1171]

Hello. I'm running a win7 ultimate virtual machine on a windows 10 host. I'd like to install vmware tools so that I can drag and drop files between the two systems. I'm just a bit confused on how to actually install this for my VM. 

From the downloads section here I see two downloads..

• VMware Tools packages for Windows
• VMware Tools for Windows, 64-bit in-guest installer

Which of these suit my application and how do I install them? Any guidance appreciated. 

Thank you.

[RDPetruska]

Not sure what you're asking about "downloads section".  The VMware Tools installers are already installed on your host as part of the Workstation installation/setup.  Just power on the VM - make sure it is defined as Windows 7 - and once logged in, go to the menu VM-->Install VMware Tools.

Note there are some issues with Win7 VMs and the latest tools - there are some MS patches which need to be installed first.  Search the forum.