Hi there,

Read the following article

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/Q_26251559.html

the windows update KB980773, if you have already installed it in your Windows XP then uninstall it thereafter you will be able to connect to vSphere client

Currently awaiting either from Microsoft or VMWare to fix the issue, but you can unistall the KB980773 security update as its affecting DotNet 3.5 and 2.0

Regards,

Nikhil

Hi Nikhil,

Thanks your solution definetly work & I have documented it on my blog few days back. Further, the solution of uninstalling & reinstalling the client as

the other comment suggest did not work for me. Though I just came to know that VMware has released a KB for this & this issue does not affect newer vSphere clients. I have posted the KB link and a bit more on my following post for any one still have the same problem:

http://www.virtualizationteam.com/virtualization-vmware/vsphere-virtualization-vmware/vsphere-client-error-parsing-the-server-server-ip-clients-xml-file-login-will-continue-contact-your-system-administrator.html

I hope this help some one, if it does please reward points.

Enjoy,

Eiad Al-Aqqad

System X & Storage Technical Specialist

Founder of http://www.VirtualizationTeam.com

I am running Windows 7 on my personal Desktop and not getting the error.

I attempted to install on another Windows 7 box I do get the error.

Attempting to find out why.

Here is my version on my windows 7 desktop that works

see attached screen shot of the version that works on Windows 7

hey,

   go to Ad Remove Program and uninstalled Don net 2.0 Update File name:- KB 98077 after that try to connect.

Thanks

Durgesh

Thanks you giving that a shot

Go to the vSphere updates page (should be here)

http://downloads.vmware.com/d/details/esx41/ZHcqYmRoaGViZHRAQA==#version_history

From there, you have  to click the Download button for Vsphere 4.1. After you log in and accept the eula, it will take you to the page with the different components. You can choose the vsphere client there. FWIW, this client works even for the VI3 environment.

I hope that helps.

Hi Zenking,

Seems you have beat me to it with less than a minute :).

I hope this help some one, if it does please reward points.

Enjoy,

Eiad Al-Aqqad

System X & Storage Technical Specialist

Founder of http://www.VirtualizationTeam.com

Founder of http://www.TSMGuru.com

I had a thought that your mouse is faster than mine, looooooooooooooooooooooool

Cheers.

I hope this help some one, if it does please reward points.

Enjoy,

Eiad Al-Aqqad

System X & Storage Technical Specialist

Founder of http://www.VirtualizationTeam.com

Founder of http://www.TSMGuru.com