VMware Tools

A guide to uninstall VMware Tools from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to remove VMware Tools for Windows. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. More data about VMware, Inc. can be read here. Click on http://www.vmware.com to get more information about VMware Tools on VMware, Inc.'s website. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder (same installation drive as Windows). MsiExec.exe /X{3B410500-1802-488E-9EF1-4B11992E0440} is the full command line if you want to remove VMware Tools. VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 170.55 KB (174640 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of VMware Tools. They take an average of 1.37 MB (1432496 bytes) on disk.

• vmacthlp.exe (174.55 KB)
• VMip.exe (94.55 KB)
• VMwareHgfsClient.exe (66.55 KB)
• VMwareService.exe (262.55 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (170.55 KB)
• VMwareTray.exe (98.55 KB)
• VMwareUser.exe (350.55 KB)
• xferlogs.exe (42.55 KB)
• zip.exe (138.55 KB)

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The current page applies to VMware Tools version 3.1.2.14664 only. For other VMware Tools versions please click below:

• 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
• 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

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How to erase VMware Tools with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is a program marketed by VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, people choose to remove it. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action 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 on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find VMware Tools or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Tools". If it exists on your system the VMware Tools application will be found automatically. After you select VMware Tools in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding VMware Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VMware Tools:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{3B410500-1802-488E-9EF1-4B11992E0440}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VMware Tools.


8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of VMware Tools that have been left behind will be found and you will be able 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 computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Tools supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.