Workstation User’s Manual
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To update VMware Tools in older Windows virtual machines
1TouninstalltheoldversionofVMwareTools,usetheAdd/RemoveProgramsitem
intheguest’sControlPanel.
2ToinstallthenewversionofVMwareTools,see“InstallingVMwareTools”on
page 104.
Uninstall VMware Tools
Occasionally,anupdateofVMwareToolsisincomplete.Youcanusuallysolvethe
problembyuninstallingVMwareToolsandthenreinstalling.
To uninstall VMware Tools
Dependingontheguestoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:
OnmostWindowsguests,loginasanAdministratoruserusetheguestoperating
system’sAdd/RemoveProgramsitemtoremoveVMwareTools.
OnWindowsVista,Windows7,andServer2008guests,usetheguestoperating
system’sPrograms and Features>UninstallaprogramitemtoremoveVMware
Tools.
OnLinux,Solaris, FreeBSD,andNetWareguests,loginasrootandenterthe
followingcommand:
vmware-uninstall-tools.pl
OnaLinuxguestwhereVMwareToolswasinstalledbyusinganRPMinstaller,
loginasrootandenterthefollowingcommand:
rpm -e VMwareTools
Workstation4,5,and6includedRPMandtarinstallersforVMwareTools.
Workstation7andlaterreleasesincludeonlytarinstallers.
Repair or Change Installed Modules in a Windows Guest
IffeatureslikeenhancedfilesharingdonotworkafteraVMwareToolsupdate,you
mightneedtochangeorrepairinstalledmodules.Besuretofollowthesesteps.Donot
usetheguest’sAdd/RemoveProgramsitemintheWindowsControlPanel.
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