VMWare Server 2 Install is Failing w/ Error 25032: "failed to customize windows logon process"

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Published on 2010-02-05T19:15:50Z Indexed on 2012/04/11 5:31 UTC
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VMWare Server 2 install question here.* Straightforward question that would probably require a VMWare expert to pull apart, given that Google has been totally worthless on this.

On a patched Windows XP machine, any attempt to install VMWare Server 2.0.1 results in failure, just prior to completion (progress bar is full but I can tell network adapter stuff hasn't been fired yet and most of the services haven't been instaled).

The error:

Error 25032. Failed to customize Windows logon process (). Please contact your administrator.

Upon dismissing the error, you're treated to:

Warning 25033. Failed to remove Windows logon customization (VMGINA.DLL). Please contact your administrator.

Clicking "OK" rolls back your installation. Killing the installer and hoping that it somehow leaves a working install behind was also unproductive.

*I hope install troubleshooting isn't outside the purview of serverfault, I'm typically an SO user.

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