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Using VMware Player
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Setting Preferences and Options in VMware Player
For instructions on configuring VMware Player, see the online help provided in VMware Player
(Player > Help). You can set a number of preferences and options, as described in Options and
Features in VMware Player on page 4.
To close VMware Player
Take one of the following actions:
• Shut down the guest operating system in the virtual machine.
VMware Player closes automatically after the guest operating system shuts down.
• In VMware Player, choose Player > Exit (Windows) or Player > Quit (Linux).
VMware Player either suspends or powers off the virtual machine, depending on the
preference you have set for exit behavior in Player > Preferences.
Uninstalling VMware Player
The following sections give instructions for uninstalling VMware Player on Windows and Linux
hosts.
To uninstall VMware Player on a Windows host
1. In the Windows Control Panel, open Add or Remove Programs.
2. In the Add or Remove Programs window, select VMware Player and click Remove. Follow
the onscreen instructions.
To uninstall an RPM installation of VMware Player on a Linux host
If you used the RPM installer to install VMware Player, remove the software from your system by
entering
rpm -e VMware<xxxx>
where <xxxx> is a series of numbers representing the version and build. If you have VMware
Player properly installed, you can find the VMware Player build number by entering
rpm -qa | grep VM
To uninstall a tar installation of VMware Player on a Linux host
If you used the tar installer to install VMware Player, remove the software from your system by
entering
vmware-uninstall.pl