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Table Of Contents
- Getting Started Guide
- Contents
- Preface
- Getting Started with VMware Player
- What Is VMware Player?
- Installing and Running VMware Player
- Supported Host and Guest Operating Systems for VMware Player
- Supported Host Operating Systems
- Supported Guest Operating Systems
- Windows 32-Bit Guest Operating Systems
- Windows 64-Bit Operating Systems
- Linux 32-Bit Guest Operating Systems
- Linux 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems
- Novell NetWare 32-Bit Guest Operating System
- Novell Open Enterprise Server 32-Bit Guest Operating System
- FreeBSD 32-Bit Guest Operating System
- FreeBSD 64-Bit Guest Operating System
- Sun Solaris 32-Bit Guest Operating System
- Sun Solaris 64-Bit Guest Operating System
- Processor Support for 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems
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Getting Started with VMware Player
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 other than Vista
1In!the!Control!Panel,!open!Add/Remove!Programs.
2 Select!the!entry!for!VMware!Player!and!click!Remove.
3Follow!the!on‐screen!instructions.
To uninstall VMware Player on a Windows Vista host
1Go!to!Start>Control!Panel>Programs>Programs and Features>!Uninstall!a!program.!
2 Select!VMware!Player!and!click!Uninstall.
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-xxxx>
In!this!command,!<xxxx-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
Supported Host and Guest Operating Systems for VMware Player
The!terms!“host”!and!“guest”!describe!your!physical!and!virtual!machines:
! The!physical!computer!on!which!you!install!the!VMware!Player!software!is!called!the!host!machine,!and!
its!operating!system!is!called!the!host!operating!system.
! The!operating!system!running!inside!a!virtual!machine!is!called!a!guest!operating!system.
Supported Host Operating Systems
VMware!Player!is!available!for!both!Windows!and!Linux!host!operating!systems.!
Windows 32-Bit Host Operating Systems
VMware!Player!supports!the!following!Windows!32‐bit!host!operating!systems:!
! Windows!Vista!Enterprise!Edition
Windows!Vista!Business!Edition
Windows!Vista!Home!Basic!and!Premium!Editions
Windows!Vista!Ultimate!Edition
! Windows!Server!2003!Standard!Edition,!SP1
Windows!Server!2003!Web!Edition,!SP1
Windows!Server!2003!Small!Business!Edition,!SP1
Windows!Server!2003!Enterprise!Edition,!SP1
Windows!Server!2003!R2
(Listed!versions!are!also!supported!with!no!service!pack.)
! Windows!XP!Home!Edition,!SP1,!SP2
Windows!XP!Professional,!SP1,!SP2
(Listed!versions!are!also!supported!with!no!service!pack.)