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-====== Installing vCenter Server on Windows 2012 ======
-**Problem:**
-  * vCenter 5.1 requires the Protected Storage service in Windows to start its own service. This service has been deprecated in Windows Server 2008 R2 and has been removed from 2012.
-**Requirements:**
-  * Existing Windows Server 2012 install, //not// Server Core
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-===== Step 1 =====
-  * Follow this video by VMware: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w61GlDtX3wA
-  * SSO and IS will install succesfully, but vCenter will not
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-===== Step 2 =====
-  * Press Win+R, enter regedit, press enter.
-  * In regedit, navigate to: ''%%HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/vpxd%%''
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-===== Step 3 =====
-  * Edit the key ''%%DependOnService%%'' by doubleclicking on it.
-  * Remove the line ProtectedStorage
-  * Save & reboot the server
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-===== Step 4 =====
-  * Wait until the vCenter service starts up
-  * Start the vCenter Setup again, but this time only the vCenter Server
-  * It will now finish without errors