Not able to execute RunProgramInGuest command in VMWare Workstation

Question

I am able to perform almost all command line operation of VMware Workstation provided.

Except command RunProgramInGuest I able to open Notepad.exe, cmd.exe using above command. But when I try to execute my file located on Guest desktop, this command return error message:

Error: A program could not run on the guest operating system

Command I use:

vmrun.exe -T ws -gu "admin" -gp "password" RunProgramInGuest "D:\\VMs\\VMWin7_64.vmx" -activeWindow -interactive "C:\\Users\\admin\\Desktop\\myProgram.exe"

I also enable to run all in administrator approval mode.

Answer 1

I had a similiar issue starting an installed program in the Guest from Program Files folder. I fixed it by settings "Run this program as an administrator" in the Compatibility tab in details dialog for the EXE in the Guest. Guest is a Windows 10 with auto log-on for the Administrator account. So the program is running in an Administrator Desktop session.