* добавлена поддержка для операционных систем Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista Service Pack 2
* добавлена поддержка для операционных систем Devian 5, Ubuntu 9.04, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3, CentOS 5.3, OpenSUSE 11.x, Mandriva 2009 и других
* добавлена совместимость с Windows XP Mode для Windows 7
* реализована поддержка аппаратного ускорения графики OpenGL 2.1 и Shader Model 3.0
* добавлена поддержка для vSphere 4.0 и ESX
* реализована функция виртуальной печати без необходимости добавлять принтер в виртуальной системе
* расширена поддержка аппаратного обеспечения, в частности многоядерных систем и большого количества оперативной памяти (до 32 GB для гостевых систем)
* реализованы функции для шифрования данных гостевых машин
* добавлена поддержка для звуковой подсистемы ALSA
* улучшена система управления виртуальными дисками
* обновлен механизм управления папками для общего доступа между системами
* добавлен редактор виртуальной сети
* сделано множество других улучшений и изменений

* OpenGL 2.1 support for Windows 7 and Windows Vista guests — Improves the ability to run graphics-based applications in virtual machines.
* Improved Graphics Performance — Enhanced performance with better benchmarks, frame rates, and improved rendering on Windows 7 and Windows Vista guests allows you to run various graphics-based applications. In addition, major improvements in video playback enable you to play high-resolution videos in virtual machines.
* Automatic Software Updates — Download and install VMware Tools and receive maintenance updates when available.
* Direct Launch — Drag guest applications from the Unity start menu directly onto the host desktop. Double-click the shortcut to open the guest application. The shortcut remains on the desktop after you exit Unity and close VMware Workstation.
* Autologon — Save your login credentials and bypass the login dialog box when you power on a Windows guest. Use this feature if you restart the guest frequently and want to avoid entering your login credentials. You can enable Autologon and use direct launch to open guest applications from the host.
* OVF 1.1 Support — Import or export virtual machines and vApps to upload them to VMware vSphere or VMware vCloud. The VMware OVF Tool is a command-line utility bundled in the VMware Workstation installer. Use this tool along with VMware Workstation to convert VMware .vmx files to .ovf format or vice versa. VMware recommends that you use the OVF command-line utility. For more information, see the OVF Web site and OVF Tool User Guide.
* Eight-Way SMP Support — Create and run virtual machines with a total of up to eight-processor cores.
* 2TB Virtual Disk Support — Maximum virtual disks and raw disks size increased from 950GB to 2TB.
* Encryption Enhancements — VMware Workstation includes support for Intel's Advanced Encryption Standard instruction set (AES-NI) to improve performance while encrypting and decrypting virtual machines and faster run-time access to encrypted virtual machines on new processors.
* Memory Management — User interface enhancements have simplified the handling of increased virtual memory capacity.
* User Experience Improvement Program — Help VMware improve future versions of the product by participating in the User Experience Improvement Program. Participation in the program is voluntary and you can opt out at any time. When you participate in the User Experience Improvement Program, your computer sends anonymous information to VMware, which may include product configuration; usage and performance data, virtual machine configuration; usage and performance data, and information about your host system specifications and configuration.

Возможна установка как в обычном, так и в автоматическом "тихом" режиме, для тихой установки запустите с ключом /S , например, вот так VMware_Workstation_7.1.0_Lite.exe /S
Ключ чувствителен к регистру, и соответственно используем только /S , а не /s
Не требует регистрации
Отучена от перезагрузки, после инсталяции VMware Workstation
Tools нет (Tools можно скачать отдельно)
Удалена справка, и сделаны HTM заглушки
Интерфейс - Английский
Удалены папки:
eclipse*
VMware VIX*
VMware Workstationmessagesja*
VMware WorkstationVisual Studio Integrated Debugger*
VMware WorkstationOVFTool*
VMware Workstationpkg*
Удалены файлы:
VMware WorkstationVMware Agent.msi
VMware Workstationmware-remotemks-debug.exe
VMware Workstationmware-vmx-debug.exe
VMware WorkstationEULA.jp.rtf
VMware Workstationp2vHlprJPN.dll
VMware Workstationp2vWizardJPN.dll
VMware WorkstationSingleJobRunnerJPN.dll
VMware WorkstationTPClntdeu.dll
VMware WorkstationTPClntjpn.dll
VMware WorkstationTPViewdeu.dll
VMware WorkstationTPViewjpn.dll
VMware Workstationmware-eclipse-update-site.zip
VMware Workstationdmware-vmx-debug.exe