How can I stop VMware Fusion from installing vmware virtual mouse driver?

[VWang1111]

Most of the times after I resume windows 8 using vmware fusion, I have to uninstall the vmware usb mouse driver. Even after I installed it, the guest os still works but it installs it again when I suspend and resume the virtual machine.

[WoodyZ · Accepted solution]

Remove the vmusbmouse.sys file from the C:\Windows\System32\drivers folder and then search the C:\Windows\inf folder, hidden by default, for the oemN.file file, where N on oemN is a number, containing vmusbmouse.inf and remove it and the corresponding oemN.PNF file from the C:\Windows\inf folder.

Also remove the C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\vmusbmouse.inf_* folder.

This should stop Windows from automatically installing the driver for the vmusbmouse.

[VWang1111]

I will check in the next few days to see if this will work. Thank you so much!

[VWang1111]

It seems to have worked so far but removing the .inf file in system 32 required me to take permissions of the folder which you have to do in the properties dialog of the folder.

[WoodyZ]

You really do not have to modify the permissions on that folder, nor should you, and just delete/rename/move the files from an Administrative Command Prompt!