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Rulf
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32-bit Server 2003 VM problem after rebooting with VMTools

The following problem happened after restarting the 32-bit Server 2003 VM in VMware Workstation 14 Pro.

It was moved from another host machine. The VMTools is 10.0.12.4448491.

The login screen was normal after rebooting.

1. The network connection was failed after 3 PING reply.

2. There were the following errors in login.
userinit.exe - Application Error
The application failed to initialize properly (0x0000142).
Click on OK to terminate the application.

Loading your personal settings...
User Environment
Windows cannot load the locally stored profile.
Possible causes of this error include insufficient security rights or a corrupt local profile.
If this problem persists, contact your network administrator.

Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile.
Changes you make to this profile will be lost when you log off.

It was normal to login in Safe Mode then.

It was successful to reboot this VM to the normal mode, just unchecking all the VMTools services and startup.

I have tried to remove the VMTools and then re-install it in Safe Mode.  The same errors were also faced.

Please help!

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The application failed to initialize properly (0x0000142).

I do not see any thing wrong in vmware tool for 10.0.12. It does support windows 2003 (VMware Tools 10.0.12 Release Notes ). As per Microsoft support Article for windows 2003 , OS  file, Winsrv.dll, as the culprit.

These links point to the articles:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960266/en-us

if you need more information so please  log a case with Microsoft vendor .

Regards,

Randhir

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Rulf
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Contributor

It is reasonable.

Thank you!

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dinand_ginting
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Contributor

I have the same problem too. Right now my solution is to exclude the SVGA driver when I install the VMTools and after reboot everything run well. I'm still looking for another solution so I can install all the drivers in VMTools.

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