VMware Player

How to uninstall VMware Player from your computer

You can find below details on how to remove VMware Player for Windows. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. More data about VMware, Inc. can be seen here. More information about VMware Player can be seen at http://www.vmware.com. VMware Player is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player directory, subject to the user's choice. You can remove VMware Player by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{A53A11EA-0095-493F-86FA-A15E8A86A405}. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. vmplayer.exe is the VMware Player's primary executable file and it takes approximately 2.11 MB (2214448 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of VMware Player. They take about 28.84 MB (30243536 bytes) on disk.

• hqtray.exe (54.55 KB)
• vmnat.exe (146.55 KB)
• vmnetcfg.exe (22.05 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (118.55 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (2.11 MB)
• vmware-acetool.exe (31.55 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (106.55 KB)
• vnetlib.exe (386.55 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (494.55 KB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (62.55 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (54.55 KB)
• zip.exe (138.55 KB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (7.21 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (9.34 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (8.60 MB)

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This data is about VMware Player version 2.0.3.1613 alone. You can find below info on other versions of VMware Player:

• 3.0.0.9911
• 15.5.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 2.0.0.45731
• 14.1.8
• 14.0.0
• 12.5.2
• 3.1.4.16648
• 2.5.2.7026
• 15.0.3
• 16.2.5
• 2.0.4.2658
• 12.5.9
• 16.2.2
• 4.0.2.28060
• 12.5.0
• 2.5.1.5078
• 14.1.2
• 17.5.0
• 2.5.0.4558
• 6.0.3
• 12.5.5
• 14.1.6
• 12.5.6
• 12.5.1
• 16.1.0
• 17.5.1
• 6.0.4
• 14.1.3
• 16.0.0
• 12.1.1
• 15.1.0
• 12.1.0
• 2.5.3.8888
• 16.1.1
• 4.0.6.35970
• 5.0.1
• 15.5.5
• 14.1.1
• 12.5.3
• 15.5.2
• 4.0.0.18997
• 15.5.1
• 5.0.2
• 15.0.1
• 14.1.4
• 12.0.1
• 3.1.2.14247
• 14.1.5
• 16.2.1
• 16.1.2
• 12.5.8
• 16.2.4
• 14.1.0
• 4.0.4.30409
• 17.0.2
• 2.5.4.11892
• 4.0.5.33341
• 3.1.3.14951
• 15.5.6
• 6.0.0
• 12.5.4
• 4.0.3.29699
• 14.1.7
• 17.0.0
• 3.1.6.30422
• 3.1.5.19539
• 15.0.4
• 15.0.2
• 15.5.7
• 6.0.5
• 2.0.2.59824
• 16.2.3
• 12.0.0
• 17.0.1
• 12.5.7
• 2.5.5.15075
• 16.2.0
• 6.0.7
• 15.0.0
• 2.0.5.3938

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How to erase VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is a program offered by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, people choose to uninstall it. This is easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY procedure to uninstall VMware Player 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 on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VMware Player or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Player". The VMware Player program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select VMware Player in the list of programs, some information about the program is shown to you:

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

For instance you can see that for VMware Player:

• The publisher is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{A53A11EA-0095-493F-86FA-A15E8A86A405}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VMware Player.


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall VMware Player by VMware, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Player in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.