Having strange issues with your Win 7 linked clones or manual desktops?  I was!  Apparently there is a small bug in the VMXNET3 setup with Windows 7 and Windows 2008.

According to VMware, "This issue occurs due to the way the VMXNET 3 adapter is added. The Windows 7 guest operating system identifies the adapter as a new device and does not properly install the driver during the cloning process."

#Fail

There is a special patch available for download directly from Microsoft and the full links to the information are available on this VMware KB article from April 25, 2012: <a href="http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2007319" target="_blank">http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2007319</a>

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