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Configure VMware VNC Launcher
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The launcher allows MUI users to connect to a virtual machine with VNC (given that the VNC server is running on the virtual machine). It supports Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape running on Microsoft Windows.
Please make sure you have VNC viewer installed on your machine. If not, please download and install it with the default settings provided by the installation program.
To configure the launcher, you need to add a new MIME type (or edit an existing MIME type) for your browser. The new MIME type tells the browser how to find the "helper application" to handle the connection. In this case, the "helper application" is
vncviewer.exe
By default, it is installed as
C:\Program Files\RealVNC\vncviewer.exe
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Download vmvnc.reg. Make sure you save the file, rather than opening it. If your browser forces an open, right click on the link and choose "Save Target As..."
- Open the file with Notepad. Do not double click on the file. This will cause Windows to import the file into the registry. To open the file with Notepad, right click on the file's icon, and from the popup menu, choose "Open With" and then "Choose Program..." Choose Notepad in the popup window and click "Ok"
Modify the highlighted part of the line
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\RealVNC\\vncviewer.exe\" \"-config\" \"%1\"" |
to give the correct path to vncviewer.exe .
Notice that you need to use \\ (two backslashes) where you usually need only \ (one blackslash).
- Save the file and close Notepad.
- Open the file by double clicking on the file's icon. Windows will ask you to confirm that you want to add the information in the file to the registry. Click "Yes" to proceed.
Netscape
- From the browser's menu bar, choose Edit->Preferences... to open the Preferences window.
- In the Preferences window, choose Navigator->(Helper) Applications.
- In the "(Helper) Application" panel, search for "VMware VNC Launcher" in the "Description" or "File Types" list. If it exists, choose it and click the "Edit..." button. Otherwise,
- In the "(Helper) Applications panel, click the "New Type..." button to add a new MIME type.
- In the "New Type" or "Edit Type" window that pops up, fill in the following information (if it's missing):
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Description of type: |
VMware VNC Launcher |
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vmvnc |
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MIME type: |
application/vmvnc |
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Application to use: |
"<path to vncviewer.exe>" "-config" "%1" |
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© 1998-2006 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. U.S.
Protected by one or more of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,397,242, 6,496,847, 6,704,925, 6,711,672, 6,725,289, 6,735,601, 6,785,886, 6,789,156, 6,795,966, 6,880,022 6,961,941, 6,961,806 and 6,944,699; patents pending.