The VMware Remote Console (VMRC) 7.0 is now available for download! VMware brought VMRC back in response. The Windows version of the VMRC browser plug-in is only available as a 32-bit application. So that's workaround number 2: disable IE7 Protected Mode for the Local Intranet zone. Woolf A Sketch Of The Past Pdf Merge on this page.
If I re- enable Protected Mode and restart the browser, Remote Console will give the error previously mentioned (Cannot access virtual machine console. What I find is that no matter whether installed as Administrator or user who is a member of Administrators, either with or without IE7 Protected mode enabled during the install.
Yes, I have removed the plugin (Tools, Manage Add- ons, Enable or Disable Add- ons, Add- ons that have been used by Internet Explorer, select the VMware Remote Console Plug- in, click the Delete button) and reinstalled several times. The VMware Remote Console Plug- in is not installed.