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Upgrading Workstation 3.0

Before You Install Workstation 3.0

There are a few steps you should take -- before you remove Workstation 2.0 and install Workstation 3.0 -- to ensure the best possible upgrade experience.

When You Remove Version 2.0 and Install Version 3.0

There is a key precaution you should take when you remove Workstation 2.0 -- or a prerelease version of Workstation 3.0 -- and install Workstation 3.0. Leave the Existing License in Place.

The installation steps for your host may require that you run an uninstaller to remove a previous version of VMware Workstation from your machine. The license will remain in place. You do not need to take any special action. Just leave it where it is.

If you inadvertently remove the Workstation 2.0 license, reinstall the license following the instructions in the Workstation 2.0 manual.

If you received a serial number with Workstation 2.0, reinstall version 2.0, run the Workstation program once and type in the serial number when the program prompts you to do so. That will install your license. Then remove version 2.0, leaving the license in place.

Upgrade Instructions

If you used the tar installer to install Workstation 2.0, and you plan to use the tar installer for Workstation 3.0, you do not need to take any special steps to uninstall Workstation 2.0. If you used the RPM installer to install Workstation 2.0, you need to take two steps to upgrade from Workstation 2.0.

  1. Uninstall Workstation 2.0 as root by running this command:
    rpm -e VMware
  2. Install Workstation 3.0.

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