VMware vCenter Server

A guide to uninstall VMware vCenter Server from your PC

VMware vCenter Server is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Take a look here where you can get more info on VMware, Inc.. Please follow http://www.vmware.com if you want to read more on VMware vCenter Server on VMware, Inc.'s website. VMware vCenter Server is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure folder, regulated by the user's decision. The full command line for removing VMware vCenter Server is MsiExec.exe /I{E1F05550-4238-4378-87F0-105147A251D9} REMOVE=ALL /qr. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. vCenter Orchestrator Client.exe is the VMware vCenter Server's primary executable file and it occupies circa 113.50 KB (116224 bytes) on disk.

VMware vCenter Server contains of the executables below. They take 110.95 MB (116335870 bytes) on disk.

• openssl.exe (472.50 KB)
• zip.exe (132.00 KB)
• wrapper.exe (390.00 KB)
• vCenter Orchestrator Client.exe (113.50 KB)
• Uninstall vCenter Orchestrator.exe (113.50 KB)
• remove.exe (106.50 KB)
• ZGWin32LaunchHelper.exe (44.16 KB)
• jabswitch.exe (54.41 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (15.41 KB)
• java.exe (184.91 KB)
• javacpl.exe (74.41 KB)
• javaw.exe (184.91 KB)
• javaws.exe (305.41 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (65.91 KB)
• keytool.exe (15.41 KB)
• kinit.exe (15.41 KB)
• klist.exe (15.41 KB)
• ktab.exe (15.41 KB)
• orbd.exe (15.91 KB)
• pack200.exe (15.41 KB)
• policytool.exe (15.41 KB)
• rmid.exe (15.41 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (15.41 KB)
• servertool.exe (15.41 KB)
• ssvagent.exe (62.91 KB)
• tnameserv.exe (15.91 KB)
• unpack200.exe (176.91 KB)
• uninstall.exe (47.53 KB)
• uninstall.exe (47.53 KB)
• uninstall.exe (47.54 KB)
• uninstall.exe (47.53 KB)
• uninstall.exe (47.52 KB)
• uninstall.exe (47.52 KB)
• uninstall.exe (47.53 KB)
• uninstall.exe (47.55 KB)
• vpxd.exe (47.59 MB)
• vpxdlivedump.exe (87.21 KB)
• zip.exe (291.71 KB)
• bootrun.exe (320.71 KB)
• guestcustutil.exe (749.71 KB)
• imgcust-reboot.exe (302.21 KB)
• loginblocker.exe (291.21 KB)
• sysprepDecrypter.exe (70.71 KB)
• sysprepDecrypter64.exe (65.21 KB)
• PyVmomiServer.exe (61.21 KB)
• ruby.exe (145.34 KB)
• rubyw.exe (145.34 KB)
• certool.exe (1.31 MB)
• vmcad.exe (1.57 MB)
• vdcadmintool.exe (1.38 MB)
• vdcbackup.exe (20.21 KB)
• vdccleanup.exe (21.71 KB)
• vdcmerge.exe (18.21 KB)
• vdcpromo.exe (37.71 KB)
• vdcrepadmin.exe (21.71 KB)
• vdcsetupldu.exe (20.21 KB)
• vdcsplit.exe (18.21 KB)
• vmdird.exe (1.95 MB)
• vmkdcd.exe (473.21 KB)
• vmkdc_admin.exe (430.71 KB)
• VMwareIdentityMgmtService.exe (97.50 KB)
• zip.exe (132.00 KB)
• wrapper.exe (604.77 KB)
• zip.exe (66.50 KB)
• VMware-ClientIntegrationPlugin-5.6.0.exe (49.19 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 5.5.0.47851 of VMware vCenter Server. Click on the links below for other VMware vCenter Server versions:

• 5.0.0.29542
• 4.0.0.12305
• 5.1.0.39867
• 5.1.0.32743
• 5.5.0.39885
• 5.5.0.38036
• 5.0.0.16964
• 5.5.0.49314
• 5.5.0.43769
• 5.5.0.44687
• 5.1.0.33762
• 5.1.0.34460
• 5.5.0.43013
• 5.5.0.49044
• 4.1.0.12319
• 5.5.0.42389
• 5.5.0.42156
• 5.5.0.45995
• 5.5.0.38845

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If planning to uninstall VMware vCenter Server you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\05550F1E83248734780F0115742A159D
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VMware vCenter Server

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\05550F1E83248734780F0115742A159D\ProductName

A way to delete VMware vCenter Server using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware vCenter Server is an application by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall VMware vCenter Server is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware vCenter Server or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware vCenter Server". The VMware vCenter Server application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select VMware vCenter Server in the list , some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding VMware vCenter Server, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for VMware vCenter Server:

• The software company is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{E1F05550-4238-4378-87F0-105147A251D9} REMOVE=ALL /qr

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VMware vCenter Server.


8. After uninstalling VMware vCenter Server, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware vCenter Server that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware vCenter Server with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove VMware vCenter Server by VMware, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that VMware vCenter Server by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove VMware vCenter Server supposing you decide this is what you want to do. 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.