Go to 

http://www.jonelo.de/os/how-to-install-puppy-linux-3.01-on-vmware.txt
http://www.jonelo.de/os/how-to-install-puppy-linux-2.17.1-on-vmware.txt
http://www.jonelo.de/os/how-to-install-puppy-linux-2.16.1-on-vmware.txt