VMware Tools
How to uninstall VMware Tools from your system
This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall VMware Tools for Windows. It is developed by VMware, Inc.. You can find out more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. You can read more about on VMware Tools at http://www.vmware.com. The program is often located in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools directory. Keep in mind that this path can differ being determined by the user's decision. VMware Tools's full uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}. VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 652.55 KB (668208 bytes) on disk.The following executables are installed beside VMware Tools. They take about 6.07 MB (6360144 bytes) on disk.
- COMREG.EXE (129.55 KB)
- rpctool.exe (123.05 KB)
- TPAutoConnect.exe (512.73 KB)
- TPAutoConnSvc.exe (325.73 KB)
- VMip.exe (467.55 KB)
- VMUpgradeHelper.exe (243.55 KB)
- VMwareCplLauncher.exe (437.55 KB)
- VMwareResolutionSet.exe (431.05 KB)
- VMwareService.exe (733.05 KB)
- VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (652.55 KB)
- VMwareTray.exe (539.05 KB)
- VMwareUser.exe (1,008.05 KB)
- VMwareXferlogs.exe (50.55 KB)
- zip.exe (138.55 KB)
- c-stubber.exe (354.55 KB)
- instutil32.exe (64.00 KB)
This page is about VMware Tools version 8.0.2.16474 only. You can find here 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
- 8.8.0.7367
- 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 from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
VMware Tools is a program offered by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, people try to remove this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK manner to remove 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 on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.
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- navigate to Download Link
- download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Press the General Tools button
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
5. All the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware Tools or simply activate the Search field and type in "VMware Tools". The VMware Tools application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click VMware Tools in the list of apps, the following data about the program is made available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
- The publisher 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 an additional 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 asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.
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Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to remove VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good application. This page 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' PCs.
2015-03-02 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2015-03-02 14:31:46.047