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VMware’s Client, which is used to manage VMware Servers, doesn’t like Windows7 … yet. A friend dropped me this link with instructions to get around the prob. He said it was a 64-bit Win7 issue.

• http://serverfault.com/questions/44946/how-do-you-get-the-vmware-vsphere-client-to-work-on-windows-7-rc

I haven’t tried this, but I did try to use Microsoft’s built-in compatibility mode settings. No joy.

Host VMware ESXi 4.x – 64-bit
Client Win7 Pro 64-bit

On another front, here’s a link to instructions to upgrade ESXi 3.5 to 4.0 without migrating to a new machine. Ballsy, we all know, but sometimes, in a lab, the chance of failure doesn’t matter.

I can confirm these instructions worked for me.

Enjoy.