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The Hyper-V management tools are available separately to allow remote management of a server running Hyper-V. Packages are available to install the tools on Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and on 32-bit editions of Windows Server 2008. The following download packages are available:

· For 64-bit editions of Windows Vista with SP1, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=123540.

· For 32-bit editions of Windows Vista with SP1, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=123541.

· For 32-bit editions of Windows Server 2008, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=123542.

Important

The remote management tools update package for the 32-bit editions of Windows Server 2008 is a permanent package. Once you install the update package, you cannot remove it.

For instructions about installing the tools, see Install and Configure Hyper-V Tools for Remote Administration.