Daily Archives: January 4, 2016

ESX, virtualization, VMWare

how to solve: This product can only be installed on Windows XP SP2 and above when Installing vSphere Client 5.0 on Windows 8.

Symptoms

  • Installing vSphere Client 5.0 fails on Windows 8
  • You see the error:
    This product can only be installed on Windows XP SP2 and above

Resolution

This issue is resolved in vCenter Server 5.0 Update 2, available at VMware Downlaods.
To work around this issue:
  1. Right-click the VMware-viclient-build number.exe file and click Properties.
  2. On the Compatibility tab, select Run this program in compatibility mode for: and select Windows 7 from the list.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Run the VMware-viclient-build number.exe file.

Source: VMware KB: Installing vSphere Client 5.0 on Windows 8 fails with the error: This product can only be installed on Windows XP SP2 and above