VMware Tools
A way to uninstall VMware Tools from your system
This info is about VMware Tools for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Go over here for more info on VMware, Inc.. You can read more about related to VMware Tools at http://www.vmware.com. VMware Tools is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. You can remove VMware Tools by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{46488CDF-4FE8-442A-8E8B-AA5615598FCF}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. vmtoolsd.exe is the VMware Tools's primary executable file and it takes circa 71.58 KB (73296 bytes) on disk.The following executables are installed along with VMware Tools. They occupy about 2.66 MB (2790080 bytes) on disk.
- rpctool.exe (110.08 KB)
- TPAutoConnect.exe (1,002.83 KB)
- TPAutoConnSvc.exe (497.83 KB)
- TPVCGateway.exe (552.83 KB)
- vmtoolsd.exe (71.58 KB)
- VMToolsHookProc.exe (16.08 KB)
- VMwareHgfsClient.exe (21.08 KB)
- VMwareHostOpen.exe (79.08 KB)
- VMwareResolutionSet.exe (50.58 KB)
- VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (39.58 KB)
- VMwareXferlogs.exe (144.08 KB)
- zip.exe (139.08 KB)
This info is about VMware Tools version 9.0.5.25843 alone. Click on the links below for 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
- 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
How to erase VMware Tools with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
VMware Tools is an application released by VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, people want to erase this application. This can be troublesome because doing this manually requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY procedure to erase VMware Tools 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 already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows computer.
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- navigate to Download Link
- download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Press the General Tools button
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will appear
6. Navigate the list of programs until you find VMware Tools or simply activate the Search field and type in "VMware Tools". If it exists on your system the VMware Tools application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click VMware Tools in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
- The publisher is: http://www.vmware.com
- The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{46488CDF-4FE8-442A-8E8B-AA5615598FCF}
8. After removing VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with 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 can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.
Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able 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 PC, we are not saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Tools supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2016-10-20 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
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