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User’s Manual
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8IntheCustomSetuppage,choosewhichcomponentstoinstall,eitherConverterManageror
Converter Agentorboth,andclickNext.
Ifyouinstallbothcomponents,youcanmanagetheimportofphysicalorvirtualmachinestoany
authorizedlocation.
InstallingConverterAgentpreparesthelocalphysicalmachineforimport.Whenused
withthe
Converter Manager,italsoenablestheimportationofthefullrangeofmachinetypes.
IfyouinstallonlyConverterManager,youcanusethatmachinetoimportonlyremotephysicalmachines.
IfyouinstallonlyConverterManageronamachinerunningWindows2000orWindowsNT,theCustom
Setuppage
intheinstallerwarnsyoutorebootthesystem.However,thisisunnecessary.Youcanignore
thewarning.
9OntheReadytoInstalltheProgrampage,clickInstall.
Messagesappearthatindicatetheprogressoftheinstallation.
IfyouclickCancelduringtheinstallation,theinstalledfilesarerolledbackand
theoperatingsystemis
returnedtoitsoriginalstate.
10 ChoosewhethertorunConverternow.
TheRunVMwareConverternowcheckboxisselectedbydefault.Tofinishinstallationbutnotlaunch
theapplicationatthistime,deselectthecheckboxbeforeclickingFinish.
IfyoursystemisrunningWindows 2000
orWindows NTandConverteragentisinstalled,youmust
restartyoursystembeforeyoucanuseConverter.
11 ClickFinish.
Uninstalling, Modifying, or Repairing
InadditiontousingtheMicrosoftWindowsAddorRemoveProgramsutilityfromthecontrolpageto
uninstallConverter,youcanusetheVMwareConverterinstallerwizard.
TheinstallerwizardhastheadditionalcapabilitytoallowyoutomodifyorrepairVMware Converter.
To uninstall, modify, or repair
1TostarttheVMwareConverterinstaller,gotothe
folderthatcontainstheinstallerfileanddoubleclick
theVMware-converter-3.x.x-<xxxxx>.exe file.
Inthisexample,<xxxxx>isthenameofthebuild.ThisfileisontheApplicationCDorinthelocal
directorytowhichyoudownloadedtheinstaller.
TheConverterinstallationwizardopenswithaWelcomepage.
2ClickNext.
3IntheProgramMaintenancepage,selectModify,Repair,orRemove.
SelectModifytochangetheinstalledcomponentsofVMwareConverter.
ThistakesyoutotheCustomSetuppageofthewizardwhereyoucanmakechanges.See“Toinstall
Converteronpage 25.
SelectRepairtohavethewizardverifyandreinstallanydamagedcomponentsoftheConverter.
TheCustomSetuportheReadytoRepairpageappearswithoutanymentionoffiledeletion.
SelectRemovetouninstallVMwareConverter.
OntheReadytoRemovepage,youcanremoveallrelatedfilesandregistryentriescreatedby
VMwareConverterandremovethelicensefilefortheEnterpriseedition,ifyouhaveit.