What you've described is normal and expected when using non-preallocated virtual disks (monolithicSparse or twoGbMaxExtentSparse type disks).
Have a look at "Compact a Virtual Hard Disk" on page 80 of Getting Started with VMware Player (PDF)
What you've described is normal and expected when using non-preallocated virtual disks (monolithicSparse or twoGbMaxExtentSparse type disks).
Have a look at "Compact a Virtual Hard Disk" on page 80 of Getting Started with VMware Player (PDF)