VMware vCenter Server

A guide to uninstall VMware vCenter Server from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall VMware vCenter Server for Windows. The Windows release was developed by VMware, Inc.. Go over here for more info on VMware, Inc.. More data about the app VMware vCenter Server can be seen at http://www.vmware.com. Usually the VMware vCenter Server application is installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure directory, depending on the user's option during setup. VMware vCenter Server's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{E1F05550-4238-4378-87F0-105147A251D9} REMOVE=ALL /qr. PyVmomiServer.exe is the VMware vCenter Server's primary executable file and it occupies circa 61.21 KB (62680 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in VMware vCenter Server. They occupy 58.92 MB (61782936 bytes) on disk.

• openssl.exe (346.50 KB)
• zip.exe (132.00 KB)
• vpxd.exe (47.58 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)
• certool.exe (1.31 MB)
• vmcad.exe (1.56 MB)
• vdcadmintool.exe (1.37 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 (1.94 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)

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This page is about VMware vCenter Server version 5.5.0.45995 alone. You can find below a few links to other VMware vCenter Server releases:

• 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
• 5.5.0.47851
• 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
• 5.5.0.38845

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall VMware vCenter Server:

• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure

The files below remain on your disk when you remove VMware vCenter Server:

• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\finalizationsetup.bat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\UserNamecustutil.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-reboot.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\ConfigFile.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\Customization.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\Customize.pl
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\DebianCustomization.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\Debug.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\RedHatCustomization.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\RHEL6Customization.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\RHEL7Customization.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\SLES11Customization.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\SLES12Customization.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\StdDefinitions.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\SunOSCustomization.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\SuSECustomization.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\TimezoneDB.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\africa
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\antarctica
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\asia
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\australasia
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\backward
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\checklinks.awk
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\checktab.awk
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\CONTRIBUTING
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\etcetera
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\europe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\factory
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\iso3166.tab
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\leapseconds
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\leap-seconds.list
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\Makefile
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\NEWS
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\northamerica
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\pacificnew
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\README
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\southamerica
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\systemv
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\Theory
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\VERSION
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\yearistype.sh
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\zone.tab
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\zone1970.tab
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\tzdata\zoneinfo2tdf.pl
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\Ubuntu10Customization.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\Ubuntu11Customization.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\Ubuntu12Customization.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\Ubuntu13Customization.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\UbuntuCustomization.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\imgcust-scripts\Utils.pm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\loginblocker.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\sysprepDecrypter.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgcust\sysprepDecrypter64.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgres\de\loginblockerRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgres\fr\loginblockerRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgres\ja\loginblockerRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgres\ko\loginblockerRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgres\zh-CN\loginblockerRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\imgres\zh-TW\loginblockerRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\admin-interfaces.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\bcprov-jdk16-145.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\commons-cli-1.2.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\commons-codec-1.4.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\commons-io-1.4.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\commons-logging-1.1.1.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\custom-rolling-file-appender-1.0.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\dataservice-client-vmodl.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\extension\extension.xml.template
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\extension\locale\en\auth.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\extension\locale\en\extension.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\GetAppDataDir.vbs
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\httpclient-4.0.1.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\httpcore-4.0.1.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\log4j.properties
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\log4j-1.2.14.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\lookupservice-bindings-client.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\query.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\query-client.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\query-core.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\query-vmodl.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\reflect-vmodl.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\register-is.bat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\spring.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\sso-adminsdk.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\sso-adminserver-client-bindings.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\ssoClient.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\stax2-api-3.0.1.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\unregister-is.bat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\vc-provider-config.xml
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\vcregtool.bat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\vcregtool.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\vcregtool.properties
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\vim-vmodl.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\vlsi-client.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\vlsi-core.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\isregtool\woodstox-core-asl-4.0.5.jar
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\ja\EULA-ja.rtf
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\ja\README-ja.txt
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\jointool.bat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\ko\EULA-ko.rtf

A way to remove VMware vCenter Server using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware vCenter Server is an application offered by the software company VMware, Inc.. Some people choose to erase it. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand requires some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK solution to erase 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VMware vCenter Server or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware vCenter Server". The VMware vCenter Server app will be found automatically. After you select VMware vCenter Server in the list of apps, some information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about VMware vCenter Server, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VMware vCenter Server:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VMware vCenter Server.


8. After removing VMware vCenter Server, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of VMware vCenter Server which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware vCenter Server using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove VMware vCenter Server by VMware, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that VMware vCenter Server by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove VMware vCenter Server supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.