Question : VMWare 4 Error parsing the servers clients.xml file

Just today when I tried logging into the vcenter client (VMWare 4) I am getting an error that says: "Error parsing the server xx.xx.xx.xx Clients.xml file".   I was in a few days ago to it.  I am running Windows XP on my client - the vcenter server is a windows server 2008 VM.   I read somewhere it may be related to a windows update?  Anyone have any ideas?

Answer : VMWare 4 Error parsing the servers clients.xml file

This was caused by a .Net 3 SP2 patch (from last patch Tuesday) that appears to break the vSphere client. I did NOT appear to have problems with the vSphere client from my Windows 7 workstations, but a customer of ours reported problems with Windows XP SP3 and Server 2003:
 
If you’ve already installed the .NET 3 patch, then uninstall  KB980773 to fix.

Here's a discussion about the issue:
http://communities.vmware.com/message/1549684

Also ¿ vSphere 4.0 Update 2 released yesterday (along with an update for ESXi, vCenter Server, Update Manager, and Consolidated Backup. I have NOT verified yet if the vSphere client included in Update 2 fixes the problem with the .NET patch
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