[How To] Add VMware graphics drivers to a LivePE boot.wim for VM tests ..

[Steve]

.. as I am tired of setting the graphics in VMware to 1024x768 to comply with the higher resolution monitors/TV's today.

SO While I was testing my Second Logon script I used Driver Magician portable and got the drivers from my VMware installed OS ( win 10 IoT ) and integrated them into my current LivePE boot.wim, so here is VMware version ( VMware-player-full-17.5.1-23298084.exe ) SVGA drivers for those that use VMware still.

These drivers was downloaded through windows update Optional Updates/drivers

This works for not having to *REMEMBER to set the VMware VM to 1024x768 for testing.

*REMEMBER Thanks goes to @Trouba for solving this issue for me a good while back as I could not read sideways LOL

I do not use VB so if the VB ( Virtual Box ) users could get drivers from the VB installed OS ( win 10/11 ) for graphics and post them, I see we can have better viewing of the VM's we use.

EDIT = I failed to mention I used my Chrome account in the installed OS and uploaded the VMware_SVGA_3D.7z from within the VM, was easy peasy, make sure you have winrar or 7zip app in the VM's installed OS

https://www.mediafire.com/file/e5dzualydx59ie7/VMware_SVGA_3D.7z/file

 

[Steve]

I failed to mention I used my Chrome account in the installed OS and uploaded the VMware_SVGA_3D.7z from within the VM, was easy peasy.

I have more resolutions in a LivePE now YaY , the screenshot was the resolution that was in the VM, I can set it to match my 40 inch TV and hide all the borders and top stuff it looks like my live OS.

 

[Glenn]

It's a shame that including NVIDIA, and and Intel drivers are soo damn large, cause bsod, slow boot and use so much memory. I'd love to have the same on every PC, not just the VM. It's a pity nobody has ever bothered to write a universal cross platform video driver that doesn't have to do 3D, just mode setting and memory management. But not garbage like ms basic video drivers.