Hyper-V vmconnect.ex on Windows 8 Consumer Prev

We don't have done any test with Windows 8. Could you tell me where it's configured? Is it in program files or program files (x86)?

Hi..
As Hyper-V is now built into Win8 the vmconnect file is now in %systemroot%\System32..
I updated the installation path in the File\Options\Installation Path section to suit - but the error message is the same
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Could you try to configure an Cmd line session with this path and make sure that 64bits process is checked. If this work, I will be able to make a fix quickly. Thank you

Hi..
Yes if I execute vmconnect <hostname> <guestname> in a elevated CMD prompt it works perfectly. If I run a CMD in my normal user context it fails.. That I guess is to be expected...
The elevated prompt worked with the normal session variables so I didn't need to refer specifically to the %systemroot%\System32 path
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Is there an update on this - I'm using 7.1.0 and notice it still isn't functional....

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Hi,
We will fix this for next week

sorry for the delay

Hi..
I've just downloaded V7.5.0.0 and this functionality on Windows 8 still doesn't work...
Ive have the vmconnect.exe path as showing in Options as C:\Windows\System32

I've tried starting RDM as admin and non-admin and always get the same error - Unable to find the vmconnect.exe application

Ive confirmed the exe works but using C:\Windows\System32\vmconnect.exe 127.0.0.1 <guestname> - but only when starting in a CMD in Admin mode

Any advice ?

Hi,
We were unable to reproduce that. I will ask stefane to retry Monday

I am experiencing this issue as well. Is there a resolution yet?

Hi....

I'm now on the RTM Version (Windows 8 Enterprise) and am still getting the same problem.... Very happy to do a webex to demonstrate if required...

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Are you both the Enterprise Edition of Windows 8?

Windows 8 Pro that was just released to technet. This is not the beta, rc or ctp or any preview.

I gave up on Windows 8 and went back to a 100% fully functioning Windows 7

We will do more testing on Windows 8. Sorry about that.

Any update on this ??
James.

Today we installed a Windows 8 Enterprise (from technet download) for testing VMConnect.exe issues.

Here is what we have learned.

- Hyper-V Management Tools are not installed by default on Windows 8, the feature must be "Turned on" in the Windows Features of Programs & Features
- no problem easy enough
- Hyper-V Management Tools will not connect to Hyper -V running on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2

- "This version of Hyper-V Manager cannot be used to manage servers running Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2."


Has anyone encountered different behaviour or error messages?

I have Hype-V install locally on the Win8 instance..

The File|Options|Installation Path|Virtualization|Hyper-V is set to "C:\Windows\System32" VMConnect.exe confirmed as being in that path..
I'm using the Standard Edition Version 7.6.3.0

when I try to connect to a local guest I get "Unable to find the vmconnect.exe application. Make sure it's installed and check the configured path in the application options" error message


Cheers !!!

Wow, very odd.

I still can’t reproduce on my Windows 8 machine. I've tried with an admin user & a non-admin user. With both users I tried starting the application normally and starting with "run as admin". Still it won’t reproduce.

So we started scratching our heads… We’ve got it. I’m testing on a 32-bit Windows 8 machine and my guess is you’re on a 64-bit Windows 8 machine. The issue is with Wow64 redirection. We should have a new build available for you to test soon.

Thank you for your help,

Stefane

Yes as I indicated in the original post I'm using x64

A new version has been released.

Download the zip from here (http://remotedesktopmanager.com/download/Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.7.6.3.0.zip) and extract all files into your install directory.

Please let us know if it works.

Hi..
Confirmed it works (when Run as Admin)....
Many Thanks for the fix....