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I just ordered a new Lenovo laptop with Windows 7 64-bit, and I heard that it doesn't support Cisco's VPN client. The main work around that I saw: use XP mode.

Has anyone done this? Does it work, or should I just get the 32-bit OS instead?

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Cisco has recently released client 5.0.7 BETA that has Windows 64-bit support.

If you have a Cisco CCO login, here's the link... Cisco 5.0.7BETA VPN Client

EDIT - The current version 5.0.07.0290, officially supports Windows XP, Vista and 7 in both x86 and x64 flavors.

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@ge0ff73, can you edit your answer to include a link? – heavyd Mar 1 '10 at 15:51
Fantastic. Can't wait to try it. – Shane Mar 1 '10 at 22:27
There was also a version of 4 that works, I use it to connect my 64-bit Windows 7 machine to the work network. – Andee Feb 15 '11 at 20:52
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I used the cisco VPN for a while within XP mode until I found Shrewsoft's VPN. Shrewsoft works fine with my work's VPN (it imports PCF files). The development builds (2.1+) listed on their site support Win7 x64.

http://www.shrew.net/download/vpn

The problem I had with the Cisco client is while it did work ok in XP mode, you couldn't just run it like a program from Windows 7 (like most other programs you install in XP mode) without setting up some serious routing.

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Nice! I don't have a Cisco CCO login. This VPN client looks better than Cisco's anyway. Works in almost any OS (incl. Win 7 x64). Thanks! – BMiner Apr 29 '11 at 10:17
I agree this is way better than the Cisco Client. – Mosquito Mike Nov 7 '11 at 23:17
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  1. Install Cisco DNEupdate.
  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.
  6. Reboot
  7. Windows 7 will repair itself (should take a few seconds) and automatically reboot.
  8. Cisco VPN Client should work without any other tweaks. Hope this helps.
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Here is a link to the Cisco 64bit VPN Client

http://www.filesonic.com/file/84034251

Edit: Do not download this file. It's an old and dangerously broken version of the client. I installed it on 2 laptops yesterday and both had to be sys restored. There is a newer 64 bit client from cisco that you should be able to get.

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Right step for install Cisco VPN Client on Windows 7 64-bit

  1. Install dneupdate64 (this is a version for 64bit)

  2. Reboot

  3. MUST login with ComputerName\Administrator

  4. Install Cisco VPN Client 5.0.07.0290 (this is a version for 64bit)

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