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How do I get rid of the VMware "Unidentified Networks" in Windows Vista and 7?

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After installing VMware in Windows Vista or 7, there are two public networks that can't be identified, but upon further inspection are virtual networks created by VMware. The problem is when you're on a Home network, these "Unidentified Networks" are still there and mess up file sharing settings, a…

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Fix for: How do I get rid of the VMware "Unidentified Networks" in Windows Vista and 7?

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Per this site: Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Click the following subkey: Browse through the 00xx subkeys until you find the REG_SZ VMNet subkey with a value of either “\DosDevices\VMnet8” or “\DosDevices\VMnet1” (default v…

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