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pslennon
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VMware 5.5.3 Uninstall Fails

I have been using Workstation 5.5.3 for a long time and I'm interested in trying out the 6.0 Beta. The beta tells me that 5.5.3 must be uninstalled. The 5.5 uninstall starts (not sure if it was me or 6.0) and then complains that it cannot find where I installed the product from. I downloaded 5.5 from the website and installed it from the downloaded file. The 5.5 installer created a temporary directory from which the install was run. This directory was temporary and has long since disappeared. Unfortunately, the new 6.0 install will not remove the 5.5 product, nor will the 5.5 product uninstall. Do you have any ideas as to how I can uninstall 5.5?

Thanks for your help,

Paul

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RDPetruska
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Run the 5.5.3 Installer with the /c switch. If that doesn't work, run the VMware Cleaner and manual steps in knowledgebase article 1308.

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pslennon
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Thank you, the /c switch allowed me to install 6.0

Paul

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