VMware Player

A way to uninstall VMware Player from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall VMware Player for Windows. The Windows version was developed by VMware, Inc.. You can read more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. MsiExec.exe /I{E452E727-86B8-4233-8CC3-41FD817AFAFF} is the full command line if you want to uninstall VMware Player. vmplayer.exe is the VMware Player's main executable file and it takes circa 2.57 MB (2692176 bytes) on disk.

VMware Player is comprised of the following executables which take 33.85 MB (35494712 bytes) on disk:

• mkisofs.exe (422.17 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (408.58 KB)
• vmnat.exe (426.08 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (349.08 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (2.57 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (59.08 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (85.08 KB)
• vmware-remotemks-debug.exe (2.97 MB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (2.74 MB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (184.08 KB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (14.64 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (739.58 KB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (343.58 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (330.58 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (18.08 KB)
• zip.exe (291.08 KB)
• ovftool.exe (6.32 MB)
• storePwd.exe (69.08 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (586.08 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (203.08 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (203.08 KB)

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This page is about VMware Player version 5.0.2 alone. Click on the links below for other VMware Player versions:

• 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
• 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
• 2.0.3.1613
• 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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When you're planning to uninstall VMware Player you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\player.log

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{57AA4E8A-E2C9-4F1C-B3F1-762C36E34472}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\TempPackages\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{57AA4E8A-E2C9-4F1C-B3F1-762C36E34472}\_generic.ico

A way to uninstall VMware Player from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is a program by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to erase it. Sometimes this can be efortful because performing this by hand requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK action to erase 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate VMware Player or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Player". The VMware Player program will be found very quickly. After you click VMware Player in the list of apps, the following data about the program is available to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall VMware Player.


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall VMware Player by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Player in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.