Hi guys
I am cooking up a Windows 7 64-bit image for deployment to our users. Using VMware WS 6.5 is very convenient with its snapshots.
However, just before I sysprep it, I would like to uninstall VMware tools, as the image will be deployed on physical machines.
I cannot find anywhere how to do this from the command line - only manually from the control panel.
Is it possible at all?
Some batch scripting would not be a problem if that is the only way...
thanks!
Found it:
msiexec /passive /norestart /x VMwareTools64.msi
This worked, and after deploying the tools are gone.
In just copied the msi to C:\tmp so I would not have to have the VMware tools CD hanging around mounted in my VM.
--Just as an FYI, to those searching in the future - this is how I do the reverse for unattended INSTALLING Vmware Tools (with auto-reboot, if necessary) -- similar to upgrading Tools in ESX:
o mount Tools ISO in the VM from the VM \ Install Vmware Tools menu
o In-vm, open CMD prompt and change to the CD drive ( J: in this example )
' j: '
' setup /s/v/qn '
--Tools will install silently without the usual GUI prompts, and reboot if necessary.
--Not trying to gank your thread, usr_local - just trying to inform
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