Sometimes when you working with virtual machines in VMware you can run into an issue with IP assignments. If you encounter an error where it reports the IP is in use from a previous adapter following the below steps will resolve this problem
set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
start devmgmt.msc
View > Show hidden devices
Expand Network adapters – the old physical network cards are grayed out
Select the device and uninstall it from the Device Manager