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Uninstalling and manually installing VMware Tools in VMware Fusion (1014522)

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Symptoms

After upgrading VMware Fusion, the VMware Tools installer does not launch automatically when Windows boots

The VMware Tools installer fails to launch even after you click Install VMware Tools in the Virtual Machine menu

VMware Tools does not install correctly

You see the error:

VMware Tools is out of date.

Resolution

On occasion, you may have to uninstall and reinstall VMware Tools.

Uninstalling VMware Tools

To uninstall VMware Tools in Windows XP:

Click Start > Control Panel.

Open Add/Remove Programs.

From the list of installed software, select VMware Tools.

Click Remove.

When prompted, click Yes to restart Windows.

After the Window restarts, open My Computer and navigate to C:\Program Files and remove the VMware folder if it exists.

To uninstall VMware Tools in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10:

Open Control Panel.

For Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8: Click Start > Control Panel.

For Windows 10: Click Start > Settings, type Control Panel in the search box on the top.

Click Programs and Features.

From the list of installed software, select VMware Tools.

Click Uninstall.

When prompted, click Yes to restart Windows.

To uninstall VMware Tools in a Linux guest operating system:

Open a terminal window.

Switch to the root user by running the command:

su - root

Run the VMware Tools uninstaller script:

/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl

Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the uninstall.

Reboot the virtual machine.

For information on manually uninstalling VMware Tools registry entries in Windows, see Unable to upgrade existing VMware Tools (1001354).

For information on uninstalling VMware Tools on a Mac OS guest, see Manually uninstalling VMware Tools in a Mac OS guest (2005390).

Installing VMware Tools

Windows

For instructions on manually installing VMware Tools in a Windows guest, see Installing VMware Tools in a Fusion virtual machine running Windows (1003417).

Linux

For instructions on manually installing VMware Tools in a Linux guest, see:

Installing VMware Tools in a Linux virtual machine using RPM (1018392)

Installing VMware Tools in a Linux virtual machine using Compiler (1018414)

Installing VMware Tools in an Ubuntu virtual machine (1022525)

Mac OS

For instructions on manually installing VMware Tools in a Mac OS guest, see Installing VMware Tools in a Mac OS Guest (1032440).

Note: If your issue persists even after uninstalling VMware Tools, see Cleaning up after an incomplete uninstallation on a Windows host (1308).

Related Information

For related information, see:

Troubleshooting a failed VMware Tools installation in Fusion (1027797)

Cannot install VMware Tools after upgrading to Windows XP from Windows 98 or earlier (1014265)

Installing VMware Workstation or VMware Tools fails with the error: 1327 or 1606 (1017886)

For translated versions of this article, see:

Español: Desinstalar e instalar de forma manual VMware Tools en VMware Fusion (2035403)

Português: Como desinstalar e manualmente instalar o VMware Tools no VMware Fusion (2037226)

Unable to upgrade existing VMware Tools
Installing VMware Tools in a Fusion virtual machine running Windows
Cannot install VMware Tools in Fusion after upgrading to Windows XP from Windows 98 or earlier
Installing VMware Workstation or VMware Tools fails with the error: 1327 or 1606
Installing VMware Tools in a Linux virtual machine using Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)
Installing VMware Tools in a Linux virtual machine using a Compiler
Installing VMware Tools in an Ubuntu virtual machine
Troubleshooting a failed VMware Tools installation in Fusion
Installing VMware Tools in a Mac OS Guest
Cleaning up after an incomplete uninstallation on a Windows host
Manually uninstalling VMware Tools in a Mac OS guest
Desinstalar e instalar de forma manual VMware Tools en VMware Fusion
Como desinstalar e manualmente instalar o VMware Tools no VMware Fusion
在 VMware Fusion 中卸载并手动安装 VMware Tools
VMware Fusion での VMware Tools のアンインストールと手動インストール

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