Last week I was updating my work laptop from Windows 7 to Windows 8 when I ran into an problem with the VMware vSphere 5 Client. This is the error “This product can only be installed on Windows XP SP2 and above”.
This is how I solved this error.
- Right-Click VMware-viclient.exe, choose “Properties”
- On the “Compatibility” tab, check the “Run this program in compatibility mode for:” and choose “Windows 7″ from the list. Click “Ok”
- Run the VMware-viclient installer as you normally would.
Now the installer starts and the Client can be installed. Problem solved.
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