VMware Tools

A guide to uninstall VMware Tools from your computer

VMware Tools is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by VMware, Inc.. Go over here for more info on VMware, Inc.. Please follow http://www.vmware.com/fr if you want to read more on VMware Tools on VMware, Inc.'s web page. Usually the VMware Tools program is placed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full uninstall command line for VMware Tools is MsiExec.exe /X{50EFFF2E-0842-4760-BEA6-F2A4F151430A}. vmtoolsd.exe is the VMware Tools's primary executable file and it takes approximately 72.71 KB (74456 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in VMware Tools. They occupy 2.70 MB (2829704 bytes) on disk.

• rpctool.exe (110.71 KB)
• TPAutoConnect.exe (1.01 MB)
• TPAutoConnSvc.exe (497.83 KB)
• TPVCGateway.exe (552.83 KB)
• vmtoolsd.exe (72.71 KB)
• VMToolsHookProc.exe (16.71 KB)
• VMwareHgfsClient.exe (21.71 KB)
• VMwareHostOpen.exe (79.71 KB)
• VMwareResolutionSet.exe (51.21 KB)
• VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (40.21 KB)
• VMwareXferlogs.exe (144.71 KB)
• zip.exe (139.71 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 9.2.4.27715 of VMware Tools. You can find below a few links to other VMware Tools releases:

• 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

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A way to delete VMware Tools from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is a program marketed by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, people want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK approach to uninstall 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find VMware Tools or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Tools". The VMware Tools app will be found automatically. When you click VMware Tools in the list of programs, the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VMware Tools:

• The publisher is: http://www.vmware.com/fr
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{50EFFF2E-0842-4760-BEA6-F2A4F151430A}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall VMware Tools.


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 of VMware Tools which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Tools with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above 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 only 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' PCs.