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VMware Infrastructure Client requires .NET Framework 2.0 to be Installed on 64bit editions of Windows prior to its installation (1004093)

Details

The installation of VMware Infrastructure (VI) Client fails on 64bit operating systems of Windows
You see a warning similar to:

Setup failed to launch <path of the the VMware-VIClient executable file>

Solution

This issue is resolved in VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 4. For more information, see the VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 4 Release Notes.

Note: If you are experiencing issues using the VI Client with Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, this issue has been identified in vSphere 4.0 Update 1. For more information, see the vSphere 4.0 Update 1 Release Notes.

Prior to VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 4, if the .NET Framework 2.0 is not installed on the 64bit operating system, the VI Client installation fails with a message similar to:

Setup has detected that the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 pre-requisite is not installed on this system. Please install this pre-requisite and try again.

You can download the .NET Framework 2.0 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=B44A0000-ACF8-4FA1-AFFB-40E78D788B00&displaylang=en.

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