VMware Tools
A way to uninstall VMware Tools from your system
VMware Tools is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by
VMware, Inc.. More information about VMware, Inc. can be read
here. More information about VMware Tools can be found at
http://www.vmware.com. VMware Tools is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. VMware Tools's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}. VMware Tools's primary file takes about 434.61 KB (445040 bytes) and is named VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe.
VMware Tools contains of the executables below. They take 4.61 MB (
4831463 bytes) on disk.
- COMREG.EXE (98.61 KB)
- TPAutoConnect.exe (373.23 KB)
- TPAutoConnSvc.exe (233.23 KB)
- VMip.exe (330.61 KB)
- VMwareCplLauncher.exe (318.61 KB)
- VMwareHgfsClient.exe (290.61 KB)
- VMwareHostOpen.exe (326.61 KB)
- VMwareResolutionSet.exe (298.61 KB)
- VMwareService.exe (530.61 KB)
- VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (434.61 KB)
- VMwareTray.exe (483.05 KB)
- VMwareUser.exe (814.61 KB)
- VMwareXferlogs.exe (46.61 KB)
- zip.exe (138.61 KB)
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7.8.8.15075 alone. You can find below info on other versions of VMware Tools:
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A way to delete VMware Tools from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
VMware Tools is an application marketed by VMware, Inc.. Some computer users choose to remove this application. This is troublesome because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK manner to remove VMware Tools is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your PC.
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- download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.
3. Press the General Tools button
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware Tools or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Tools". If it exists on your system the VMware Tools app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select VMware Tools in the list of programs, some information about the program is available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for VMware Tools:
- The software company is: http://www.vmware.com
- The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VMware Tools.
8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of VMware Tools which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Tools with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.
Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Tools in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2024-07-09 12:47:20.497