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YoutubevSphere Client on Windows 7 now supported
In case you didn't notice, Update 1 for VMware vCenter Server 4.0 was released last week. This is great news for all of you who wish to run the vSphere client on Windows 7 machines.
While we had a KB article (Cannot launch vSphere Client after installing in Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2 (1011329)) which went through a couple of different incarnations as new information became available, we can now put this problem behind us. No work-arounds are necessary, it just works now.
Here's a quote from the release notes:
Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 support — This release adds support for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 as well as 64-bit Windows 2008 R2 as guest operating system platforms. In addition, the vSphere Client is now supported and can be installed on a Windows 7 platform.
We highly recommend reading the entire set of release notes, they contain valuable information.
The shrink wrap is barely off Windows 7 and this was a huge problem! That shows how many of us wanted off Vista! :)
Posted by: Eric S. Perkins | November 23, 2009 at 06:30 AM
Where can I download the client. It's not directly listed in the downloads, and a search reveals no direct download links?
Posted by: Ian | January 22, 2010 at 05:58 AM
THis is INCORRECT, support for GUEST o/s, not CLIENT O/s
Posted by: Brian | April 23, 2010 at 08:25 PM
thanks
Now working fine on my 64 bit w7
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