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Enabling debug logging for VMware Tools within a Windows guest operating system

This article provides steps to enable debug logging for VMware Tools within a Windows guest operating system.

To enable debug logging for VMware Tools within a Windows guest operating system:

Note: Ensure that the MFC80 and CRT80 debug DLL files are installed.

Download DebugView for Windows at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/debugview.mspx.
Open tools.conf. The location of the file depends on the guest operating system:
- For Windows Vista, the file is located at C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Tools\tools.conf
- For newer Windows-based tools, the file is located at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Tools\tools.conf
- For older Windows-based tools, the file is located at C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\tools.conf
Add log = "true" to tools.conf.
Save and close the file.
Restart the VMware Tools service.
Monitor using the DebugView tool.

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