===== [V7] ISSUE: Unable to find vmrun.exe in "‘C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player’ or ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware VIX’" when creating a VMware Workstation BackupSet ===== ^ Article ID ^ Reviewed ^ AhsayOBM ^ Operating System ^ | 5240 | 2017-04-27 | 7.5.0.0 to 7.x | Windows | ATTENTION 1st January, 2022: v7 officially End-of-Life [details] ===== Problem Description: ===== When creating a VMware Workstation BackupSet the following error is shown on AhsayOBM **“Unable to find vmrun.exe in ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player’ or ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware VIX’”** {{:public:vmware_workstation_create_backupset.png?direct&600|}} ===== Cause: ===== The VMware VIX API for Windows is not installed on the VMware Workstation machine. This is a requirement to support the backup of guest virtual machines on VMware Workstation environment. ===== Resolution: ===== 1. Exit from AhsayOBM 2. Download and install the latest VMware VIX API [[https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=PLAYER-1253-VIX1157&productId=640]] 3. Create the backup set again. ===== Keywords:===== VMware Workstation, Create Backup Set, VIX API, vmrun.exe