The SLA for Mac OS X Lion requires that it be virtualized while running under Mac OS X Lion on Apple-branded hardware. So even though you have Apple-Branded hardware the other SLA requirements are not being met by virtualizing it while running under Windows on the Boot Camp partition using VMware Workstation.

I know it's possible to install VMware tools on a Mac OSX VM, but I can't figure out how to do it or where to download them.

I'm using VMware Workstation with a Snow Leopard guest VM. The host OS is Windows 7.

Where can I download VMware Tools for Mac OS, and how do I install them?

1. Forums Macs Windows, Linux & Others on the Mac. VMWare tools not installing in Windows 98. Discussion in 'Windows, Linux & Others on the Mac' started by Josias, Apr 27, 2007. Most Liked Posts. VMWare Tools CD ISO images (which is where the installs come from) can be found in.
2. I'm relatively new to VMware Fusion (but I'm a long-term user of VMware Workstation on Windows). I'm using Fusion specifically to have virtual machines running Mac OS X.

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As far as I understand it, this move isn't supported by either Apple or VMware. However, there are many hackers on the Internet who have reported to successfully installed OS X either directly on their PC or in a VM like you're trying to do. One article at Online Tech Tips states in a comment (emphasis mine):

Best fix for display resolution is to get the darwin.iso containing the Mac VMWare tools from a VMWare Fusion installation off a MAc (it’s under Library/ApplicationSupport/Images.

It's actually under /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/isoimages on an OS X machine with VMware Fusion installed. If you can get your hands on that iso, you should be good.

Is this what you want?

If not, maybe you could clarify your question.

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