To resolve this issue, ensure that the user account attempting to use CIP has write permissions recursively on this directory as well as all files and all sub-directories:
%AppData%\Local\VMware\CIP
To enable permissions for your user account:
- Open an Explorer Window.
- Navigate to:
%AppData%\Local\VMware\CIP
- Right-click VMware directory and click Permissions.
- Click the Security tab, click Edit.
- Click Add.
- In the Select Users, Computers, Service Accounts, or Groups Window, add your account that you used to log in to the Windows system.
- Click OK.
- In the Properties section, ensure Read and Write access have a check box under the Allow column.
- Click OK.
- Verify that all sub-directories have inherited this permission change.