Hi, thanks for the warm welcome vmroyale!
No, I haven't installed the VMware Tools, because the virtual disc won't show up in order to install them. The CD/DVD drive is one of the devices that isn't being recognized. When I select the Install VMware Tools option from the Virtual Machine drop-down menu, I get the usual warning at the bottom of the VMware Player that states, "If you do not see VMware Tools installing, click Start > Run in your virtual machine and enter D:\setup.exe (where D: is your virtual CD-ROM drive)." I have no D: drive in my vm, even though the vm's settings show that a CD/DVD drive should be connected at power on.