VMWare Server on Vista x64

VMWare Server on Vista x64 "Does it work at all? I tried to install VMWare server 2.0 on Vista x64. Could not open the VM Console. It requires a IE addon. Tried to install it, Installer succeeds, but VMConsole keeps complaining about the same issue, that it needs an IE addon."
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Guest [Entry]

"I had the same problem initially on Windows 7 x64. Here is how I got it to work.

Save the .exe provided by the remote console install link
Close IE and run the .exe to install the remote console add-on
Open IE (make sure it's not 64-bit if you have IE 8)
From the Tools menu select ""Manage Add-Ons""
Select ""Downloaded Controls"" from the ""Show"" drop-down in the lower left corner of the screen
Select the remote console add-on and make sure it is enabled
Login to the VMWare server and open a console
In the Yellow toolbar that appears at the top of IE allow the add-on to run.

That's what worked for me. Hope that helps you as well."

Guest [Entry]

"I can sympathize with your issue as I had similar problems while installing it on XP x64. The way I resolved it on XP x64 is uninstall all the non-essential components and re-installed VMWare Server, then re-installed the components.

As far as on the Vista kernel, i've been running VMWare Server 2.0 fine on Server 08 x86 for months now.

Have you checked out the VMWare community forums? They're occasionally useful."