I have one 3.5.0U4 host, and I see the same behavior. Can't explain why. However, with ESX4 the issue is no longer present. 3.5.0U4 root@ root# vmware -v VMware ESX Server 3.5.0 build-143128 root@ root# cd /vmimages/ root@ vmimages# ls floppies tools-isoimages root@ vmimages# cd tools-isoimages/ root@ tools-isoimages# ls freebsd.iso linux.iso netware.iso.sig tools-key.pub freebsd.iso. Download a copy of the latest VMware Tools for macOS; Note that not all products recognise the darwin.iso via install tools menu item. You will have to manually mount the darwin.iso for example on Workstation 11 and Player 7. In all cases make sure VMware is not running, and any background guests have been shutdown.
This post is to share the information about how to manually download VMware tools ISO image for various Operating systems based on VMware vSphere versions including the latest version of vSphere such as vSphere 6.5 . VMware tools varies for each and every operating system. When we try to install or Upgrade VMware tools using vSphere client, It will automatically mount the associated VMware tools ISO into virtual CD ROM drive of your virtual machine based on the Guest Operating system of the virtual machine. If in case you face any problem with mounting VMware tools ISO image to the virtual machine using vSphere client, you can manually download VMware tools ISO image from the VMware website and install it manually on the respective guest operating system.
Manually Download VMware Tools ISO Image
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下载com.vmware.fusion.tools.darwin.zip.tar慢
在使用虚拟机macOS Unlocker时，下载com.vmware.fusion.tools.darwin.zip.tar这个文件的过程非常慢，有时会卡在一个进度不动，这时我们可以用迅雷下载com.vmware.fusion.tools.darwin.zip.tar（过程最快十几秒）。
下载com.vmware.fusion.tools.darwin.zip.tar
在浏览器上输入http://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/fusion/11.5.1/15018442/core/
右键第一个文件，点击复制链接地址，打开迅雷，添加任务。
导入Unlocker的tool
使用7-zip（其他解压工具也可以），按com.vmware.fusion.zip.tarcom.vmware.fusion.zippayloadVMware Fusion.appContentsLibraryisoimages这个路径打开，可以看到：
把前两个复制到Unlocker的tool的文件夹中，再手动复制到VMware的根目录中。
关闭win-install.cmd的自动下载
右键win-install.cmd点击“编辑”，找到gettools.exe这一行，在前面加上: ::进行注释。
运行win-install.cmd
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以管理员身份运行win-install.cmd，完成对VMware的解锁。（要关闭VMware的一切服务，包括正在运行的VMware）