VMware Tools
How to uninstall VMware Tools from your PC
This page is about VMware Tools for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Check out here for more info on VMware, Inc.. Click on http://www.vmware.com to get more details about VMware Tools on VMware, Inc.'s website. VMware Tools is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools directory, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. VMware Tools's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}. The application's main executable file has a size of 665.65 KB (681624 bytes) on disk and is titled VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe.VMware Tools contains of the executables below. They take 6.19 MB (6493816 bytes) on disk.
- COMREG.EXE (145.15 KB)
- rpctool.exe (121.65 KB)
- TPAutoConnect.exe (630.79 KB)
- TPAutoConnSvc.exe (343.32 KB)
- TPVCGateway.exe (529.78 KB)
- vmtoolsd.exe (60.15 KB)
- VMToolsHookProc.exe (242.65 KB)
- VMUpgradeHelper.exe (252.65 KB)
- VMwareCplLauncher.exe (425.15 KB)
- VMwareHgfsClient.exe (19.65 KB)
- VMwareHostOpen.exe (513.65 KB)
- VMwareResolutionSet.exe (401.65 KB)
- VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (32.65 KB)
- VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (665.65 KB)
- VMwareTray.exe (171.65 KB)
- VMwareUser.exe (1.50 MB)
- VMwareXferlogs.exe (51.65 KB)
- zip.exe (138.65 KB)
- instutil32.exe (64.00 KB)
The information on this page is only about version 8.4.9.30422 of VMware Tools. You can find here a few links to other VMware Tools versions:
- 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
- 8.6.5.11852
- 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
- 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 from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
VMware Tools is a program by VMware, Inc.. Frequently, computer users choose to remove this program. This can be difficult because uninstalling this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY solution to remove VMware Tools is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows system.
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- download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools button
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will appear
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware Tools or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Tools". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Tools program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click VMware Tools in the list , the following data about the application is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
- The software company is: http://www.vmware.com
- The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}
8. After removing VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Tools which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.
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Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware Tools in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2015-04-20 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2015-04-20 13:22:15.553