!SOLVED !
Ok, ok there are really some troubles considering vcredist and local security policy as you people mentioned before.
I tried some vcredist packages from microsoft. Install of vcredist was successfull, but VMware Server install error stays the same.
So what I have done at the end of all this is:
1. I started install and live it to fail, but iI did not press cancel or ok for stop installing.
2. Now i browsed to C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12} which was
created during install. And I manually started vcredist_x86.exe. Error message appeared. "The system administrator has policies to prevent this instalation".
This message is not correct. I already have some other vcredist installatiion on my system (from microsoft.com)
Now I have manually started VMWare Server.msi, which was unpacked under the same directory. Success!
Since you could not say that this is Microsoft or VMware issue but local company issue, it would be nice, to include a nice warning message
on how to adjust security policies. It will be a very usefull time saving notice.
But ... the major catch is that I do not have any policies turned on!
Anyway, now I'm successfully running rc1 :)).
Below is my installation log (first run) ... where in the future - should also be a nice little notice
that something with security policy is not ok - and what else can I try.
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02 Begin Logging
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02
Info Command Line =
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Info Admin = TRUE
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Info OS Major Version = 5
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Info OS Minor Version = 1
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Info OS Build Number = 2600
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Info OS Bitness = 32-bit
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Info OS Platform = NT
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Info OS Service Pack = 3
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Info running from --> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\VMware-server-2.0.0-101586.exe
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Resource lpName = SKIPADMINCHECK NOT FOUND
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02
Resource lpName = MINORUPGRADE NOT FOUND
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02
Resource lpName = OPERATION, lpBuf = INSTALLUPD
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02
Resource lpName = PRODUCTNAME, lpBuf = VMware Server
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02
Resource lpName = PRODUCTCODE, lpBuf = {AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02
Resource lpName = LANGUAGES NOT FOUND
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02
Resource lpName = VM_DATABASE, lpBuf = VMware Server.msi
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02
Resource lpName = SFXINSERT, lpBuf = 1822720
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02
Resource lpName = VMIOPTION, lpBuf =
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Resource lpName = MINIMUM_9X_MSI, lpBuf = 200
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Resource lpName = MINIMUM_NT_MSI, lpBuf = 300
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Resource lpName = INSTMSIW, lpBuf = instmsiw.exe
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02
Resource lpName = PROPERTIES NOT FOUND
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Resource lpName = OLDCODES, lpBuf = {5B9605EF-01FA-4429-8174-5A1039B0A7A5};{FEE84D71-7FF0-46C1-AED4-1BD821D53A9F}
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02
Resource lpName = HELPER_UI NOT FOUND
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02
Info UI thread started successfully
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Info Total unpacked size will be 558342304
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02
Info Extracting setup files to "C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup\"
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02 Loaded library kernel32.dll(2088763392)
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02 C:\ has 3272691712 free
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02 Freeing library: 2088763392
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02
Info FreeBytes: 3272691712 Needed Bytes: 1127170368
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02 --> instmsiw.exe
2585872
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:02 --> VMware Server.msi
549911552
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:28 --> readme.txt
912
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:28 --> vcredist_x64.exe
3161088
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:28 --> vcredist_x86.exe
2682880
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:28
Info No upgrade is necessary. System version meets minimum requirements
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:28
Info Windows Installer is already correct version
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:28 Found "C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup\vcredist_x86.exe"
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:28 Attempting to launch "C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup\vcredist_x86.exe /Q /C:"msiexec -i vcredist.msi -qn -leom+ C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\vm_vc8SP1.log ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT=1""
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:29 Child exited with code 1625
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:29 Process returned 1625
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:26:29 Launching VC8 dll installer failed with 1625.
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Deleting C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
instmsiw.exe
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Found "C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
instmsiw.exe"
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Deleted file C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
instmsiw.exe
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Deleting C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
readme.txt
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Found "C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
readme.txt"
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Deleted file C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
readme.txt
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Deleting C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
vcredist_x64.exe
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Found "C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
vcredist_x64.exe"
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Deleted file C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
vcredist_x64.exe
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Deleting C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
vcredist_x86.exe
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Found "C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
vcredist_x86.exe"
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Deleted file C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
vcredist_x86.exe
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Deleting C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
VMware Server.msi
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Found "C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
VMware Server.msi"
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 Deleted file C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp{AF08C71F-F822-4416-87A9-2BBF5A8A5F12}~setup
VMware Server.msi
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01
Info Setup exit code is 1603
BootStrapper: 07/07/08 08:27:01 End Logging
