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Uninstalling, reinstalling, and upgrading VMware Fusion

Purpose

This article provides steps for uninstalling, reinstalling, and upgrading VMware Fusion.

Note: Uninstalling Fusion does not affect the contents of a virtual machine. To delete a virtual machine, see Deleting a virtual machine (1003420).

Resolution

Caution: Before installing or upgrading Fusion, ensure that all virtual machines are shut down (that is, the status is powered off in the Virtual Machine Library) and are not suspended. Failure to do so can result in data loss or virtual machine corruption.

Installing Fusion

For information on installing Fusion, see Downloading and Installing Fusion (1005466).

Upgrading Fusion

To upgrade Fusion:
  1. Ensure that all virtual machines are shut down.
  2. Quit Fusion
  3. If necessary, uninstall Fusion, then restart the Mac.

    Note: In most cases, uninstalling the existing version of Fusion is not required in order to upgrade. If the upgrade fails, try uninstalling Fusion before installing the upgrade. For more information, see Uninstalling Fusion in this article.
     
  4. Install the new version of Fusion. For more information, see Downloading and Installing Fusion (1005466).

Any previous virtual machines are automatically detected and appear in the Virtual Machine Library. If they are not detected, follow these steps:

  1. From Fusion's menu bar, click File > Open.
  2. Navigate to and select the virtual machine.
  3. Click Open.
  4. Repeat as needed for each virtual machine.

Upgrading VMware Tools

When upgrading Fusion, the new version may come with an updated version of VMware Tools that requires separate installation.
 
Follow these steps if the VMware Tools installer does not launch automatically after booting Windows:
  1. From the Fusion menu, click Virtual Machine > Install VMware Tools.
  2. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the installation.
  3. Restart Windows when prompted.
To troubleshoot issues with the installation or upgrade of VMware Tools,  see Troubleshooting VMware Tools in Fusion (1014522). 

Uninstalling Fusion

Note: Before performing these steps, ensure that all virtual machines are shut down.
To uninstall Fusion:
  1. Quit Fusion.
  2. From the Fusion install disc or downloaded .dmg, open Uninstall VMware Fusion.

    Note: To obtain the .dmg with the uninstaller, see     Downloading and Installing Fusion (1005466).
     
  3. Click open if you see a dialogue with the following: 

    is an application which was downloaded from the internet
     
  4. Click Uninstall to confirm the removal of Fusion.
  5. Enter the administrator password, then click OK.

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  • KB Article: 1014529
  • Updated: Oct 27, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware Fusion
  • Product Versions:
    VMware Fusion 1.x
    VMware Fusion 2.x
    VMware Fusion 3.x