The number of screen colors available inside a virtual machine depends on the screen color setting of the host computer.
All guests support
Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT guests also support 32-bit color.
If you run a virtual machine set for a greater number of colors than your host computer is using, you can encounter various problems. In some cases, for example, the colors in the guest will not be correct. In others, the virtual machine will not be able to use a graphical interface.
In such a case, you can either increase the number of colors available on the host or decrease the number of colors used in the guest.
For best performance, use the same number of colors on guest and host.
If you choose to change the color settings on your host computer, you should first shut down all guest operating systems, power off the virtual machines and close VMware Workstation.
Follow standard procedures for changing the color settings on your host computer, then restart VMware Workstation and the virtual machines.
If you choose to change the color settings in the guest operating system, the approach depends on the combination of host and guest you are using.
Follow the normal process for changing screen colors in your guest operating system. In a Windows guest, the Display Properties control panel offers only settings that are supported.
In a Linux or FreeBSD guest, you must change the color depth before you start the X server.
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