Installing windows-tools in template

[Franz]

My win7-x64-template is up, network-connected and even already received and installed security updates. It is also fast enough to be really usable. So many thanks for the hard work.

What puzzles me is windows tools installation. I installed it in dom0 using testing rep (it did not work for normal rep), but the command

qvm-start win7-x64-template --install-windows-tools

just starts perfectly the template, but no mention or error or whatever sign of life is made for the windows tools option. So it seems that even after many tries and reboots windows tools is not installed.

This impression is confirmed by

qvm-prefs win7-x64-template

that gives False for both qrexec_installed and  gui_agent_installed.

Trying to find a solution in old threads found no answer, but instead found lots of users (the usual permanent crying Drew above all) complaining that windows tools has serious bugs or that reverting to old releases is better. So wonder if it is worth fighting to install windows tools at all.

But perhaps windows tools will allow a larger screen? If yes it would be of critical importance to find a way to install windows tools.

Any help?

Best

Fran

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When you invoke qvm-start like that, the Windows Tools ISO gets mounted
in a virtual Windows CD-ROM drive. Access that as you would a normal CD
in Windows Explorer and then double click on the installer.

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When you invoke qvm-start like that, the Windows Tools ISO gets mounted
in a virtual Windows CD-ROM drive. Access that as you would a normal CD
in Windows Explorer and then double click on the installer.

Many thanks, now it is working full screen and even faster. Wonderful work really.

Best

Fran

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