On a few VM's the VMware tools didn't work. After starting the service, I got an error. This is the error in the Event Viewer:
Activation context generation failed for “C:\Program Files\VMWareTools\plugins\vmusr\vmtray.dll”. Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC90.MFC,processorArchitecture=”amd64″,publicKeyToken=”1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b”,type=”win32″,version=”9.0.30729.4148″ could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
The solution:
Install:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable – x86 9.0.30729.4148 (32bits)
or
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable – x64 9.0.30729.6161 (64bits)
For more useful information check this website:
http://vpxa.info/index.php/2016/02/16/vmware-tools-10-0-5-3227872-sydebyside-event-id-33/
