VMware Tools
How to uninstall VMware Tools from your computer
This web page contains complete information on how to remove VMware Tools for Windows. The Windows release was developed by VMware, Inc.. Take a look here for more info on VMware, Inc.. More data about the program VMware Tools can be seen at http://www.vmware.com. VMware Tools is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. MsiExec.exe /X{F3F7F4F2-CAB8-4201-A4BE-2D597671ADD8} is the full command line if you want to remove VMware Tools. VMware Tools's primary file takes around 64.11 KB (65648 bytes) and is called vmtoolsd.exe.The following executables are contained in VMware Tools. They occupy 3.01 MB (3159360 bytes) on disk.
- comreg.exe (127.00 KB)
- rpctool.exe (103.11 KB)
- TPAutoConnect.exe (634.35 KB)
- TPAutoConnSvc.exe (353.82 KB)
- TPVCGateway.exe (552.83 KB)
- unzip.exe (170.61 KB)
- vmtoolsd.exe (64.11 KB)
- VMToolsHookProc.exe (251.61 KB)
- VMwareCplLauncher.exe (25.61 KB)
- VMwareHostOpen.exe (67.61 KB)
- VMwareResolutionSet.exe (391.61 KB)
- VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (36.61 KB)
- VMwareTray.exe (58.61 KB)
- VMwareXferlogs.exe (47.61 KB)
- zip.exe (138.61 KB)
- instutil32.exe (61.61 KB)
This page is about VMware Tools version 8.6.5.11852 only. You can find below info on other application versions of VMware Tools:
- 10.1.5.5055683
- 8.6.0.6261
- 10.1.10.6082533
- 3.00.0000
- 9.4.15.2827462
- 7.8.6.8888
- 7.9.6.5197
- 8.4.8.19539
- 9.2.0.15626
- 11.1.1.16303738
- 8.3.12.8191
- 7.8.5.7026
- 8.6.14.36427
- 9.4.11.2400950
- 3.1.0000
- 10.0.6.3560309
- 11.1.0.16036546
- 7.7.6.2712
- 9.4.0.1399439
- 8.6.5.11214
- 9.0.5.21789
- 8.1.4.11056
- 10.1.5.5055693
- 9.4.5.1734305
- 8.3.7.6505
- 9.0.12.35149
- 8.8.1.9139
- 10.0.9.3917699
- 9.0.10.29005
- 11.2.1.17243207
- 3.1.2.17734
- 8.8.4.13798
- 10.0.0.2977863
- 12.2.6.22229486
- 9.4.6.1770165
- 10.0.10.4301679
- 3.1.0.2658
- 8.6.15.44134
- 8.6.11.23921
- 10.1.7.5541682
- 12.3.0.22234872
- 8.6.5.13851
- 10.0.8.3746311
- 9.0.11.32667
- 9.0.13.38765
- 9.6.5.2700074
- 9.2.3.21136
- 7.8.3.4558
- 9.9.2.2496486
- 8.0.2.16474
- 8.8.0.7367
- 12.0.5.19716617
- 11.1.0.16493622
- 7.8.4.5078
- 9.6.4.2441333
- 10.0.12.4448491
- 11.2.6.17901274
- 12.1.0.20219665
- 3.1.0.1613
- 11.0.6.15940789
- 10.1.15.6677369
- 10.1.15.6627299
- 9.6.6.2649738
- 9.10.5.2981885
- 8.6.12.28992
- 10.0.6.3595377
- 8.3.17.17464
- 9.10.1.2791197
- 10.3.2.9925305
- 8.0.1.12171
- 11.0.0.14686277
- 11.2.0.16371363
- 10.2.5.8068393
- 9.10.0.2476743
- 7.7.0.1463223
- 9.0.15.41796
- 10.0.1.3160059
- 8.0.2.14744
- 11.2.5.17337674
- 10.1.0.4449150
- 9.10.1.2731977
- 9.4.6.1752774
- 9.2.2.18018
- 10.2.5.8068406
- 3.1.2.14664
- 9.0.15.45013
- 9.6.2.1688356
- 8.4.9.30422
- 9.4.0.1585188
- 9.4.12.2627939
- 8.3.7.4937
- 8.6.0.6868
- 11.0.1.14773994
- 12.1.5.20735119
- 8.1.3.9911
- 9.5.2.1244834
- 9.4.0.1280544
- 8.4.4.14247
- 10.2.1.8267844
- 12.3.5.22544099
A way to erase VMware Tools with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
VMware Tools is an application offered by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to uninstall VMware Tools is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.
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- download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools button
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you
6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VMware Tools or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Tools". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Tools application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select VMware Tools in the list of programs, the following information about the program is made available to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
- The publisher is: http://www.vmware.com
- The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{F3F7F4F2-CAB8-4201-A4BE-2D597671ADD8}
8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Tools that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
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Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to remove VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Tools supposing 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' computers.
2015-02-06 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @DeeaKartmanLast update on: 2015-02-06 16:36:29.750