Cisco VPN issues on Windows 7 Beta

fakeasdf said:

This worked for me.

1. Install Cisco DNEupdate. DNE Support - Deterministic Networks
2. Reboot
3. Take ownership and delete ndis.sys (in c:\windows\system32\drivers).
4. Take ownership and delete ndis.sys.mui (in c:\windows\system32\drivers\en-us).
5. Install Cisco VPN Client 5.0.04.0300 or above.
6. Reboot
7. Windows 7 will repair itself (because we deleted those files). This will take a minute or so and it will automatically reboot.
8. All should work well!

Ahh you just beat me to it on posting this.

I found the same thing at the link below. It has worked on all 3 PC's that we are testing windows 7 on in the office.

How to (Successfully) Install Cisco VPN Client on Windows 7 - Brenton House

Better later than never, but thank you, looks like we have good solution and problem is solved yaaaay !!

Good news... with 7068 build you no longer have to do those .dll hacks.

Just install and use :)

I actually still had to install the DNE Update for it to work, but at least it didn't blue screen and I didn't have to screw with the dlls...

this seems to be working fine for me. i've installed Cisco VPN Client - 5.0.05.0300 on my Win7 build 7000 machine, and was successfully able to connect to my work public wireless and connect to our work network over it.

wow my luck~

I use Virtual PC so I can access my computer at the same time as I'm in the VPN. I installed XP onto the Virtual PC and my VPN software without any issues.

Has anyone tried the new BETA AnyConnect on 64 bit lately?

You might want to check Shrew:

Shrew Soft Inc : Download : VPN Client For Windows

I use it in Win 7 Ent. 64-bit. It even can read Cisco's settings. Works fast and is reliable. Oh yes, it's of course free.

fakeasdf said:

AnyConnect only works with certain Cisco devices, but if your companies devices allows AnyConnect to work with it, then Yes AnyConnect works with Windows 7 x64.

Cool, I will get the latest build and try again. Up until recently I would get blue screens on Win7 64 RTM.