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Chapter 5 Installing and Using VMware Tools
Uninstalling VMware Tools
Occasionally,anupdateofVMwareToolsisincomplete.Youcanusuallysolvethe
problembyuninstallingVMwareToolsandthenreinstalling.
To uninstall VMware Tools
Dependingontheguestoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:
OnaWindowsguest,usetheguestoperatingsystem’sAdd/RemovePrograms
itemtoremoveVMwareTools.
OnanyUNIXguest,loginasroot(su)andenterthefollowingcommand:
vmware-uninstall-tools.pl
OnaLinuxguestthathasVMwareToolsinstalledusinganRPMinstaller,enterthe
followingcommand:
rpm -e VMwareTools
Repairing or Changing VMware Tools
IffeaturesdonotworkafteraVMwareToolsupdate,youmightneedtouninstall
VMwareToolsandreinstall.Besuretofollowthesesteps.Donotusetherepairor
changeoptionintheguest’sAdd/RemoveProgramsitemintheWindowsControl
Panel.
To repair or change installed modules
1UninstalltheoldversionofVMware
Toolsasdescribedin“UninstallingVMware
Tools”onpage 91.
2InstallthenewversionofVMwareToolsasdescribedin“InstallingVMware
Tools”onpage 76.
Using the VMware Tools Control Panel
UsetheVMwareToolscontrolpaneltomodifyVMwareToolsconfigurationsettings,
shrinkvirtualdisks,andconnectanddisconnectvirtualdevices.
Beforeyoubegin,makesurethatVMwareToolsisinstalledintheguestoperating
system.
OnWindowsVistaguests,logintotheoperatingsystemasanAdministratoruser.