Good morning!
I am totally frustrated by this situation and I am at wits end...
Back story: I was running Server 2.0.2 on a machine which had a hard drive die. Replaced the hard drive, reinstalled Windows and for some odd reason, I can not get Server 2.0.2 or Player 5.x to run correctly.
I keep getting the 0xc0000005 error or a KSM error. Googling the errors and trolling the forums has yielded little in the way of real help. I had copied a VM and while I could not see the console screen (KSM error), the VM actually ran. i know this because a log file was emailed to me. While it is nice that it is running, I need to get into the VM itself to make tweaks. (The 0xc0000005 error says the VM can not write to the HD.)
So, I want to do one final re-installation. Anyone have a "fool proof" way to get this to work? Here is what I've installed; in no particular order or patch as I've done a half dozen blow-aways.
XP SP2
Motherboard drivers from disk. (The latest motherboard drivers put Windows in a reboot loop. Shame as this was the only one which actually worked and I couldn't get out of it.)
Video drivers from disk.
Java. (Needed so NVidia can determine the latest drivers. After a few tries, I decided to keep the latest video drivers and just install the latest.)
Video drivers from website. (The most recent.)
XP SP3
KB patch. (Needed to go from IE 6 to IE 8)
Software Removal Tool
IE 8
Windows Installer 3.1
Server 2.0.2.
I am not adverse to Player 5.x if that will help. I also am intending to recreate the VMs instead of trying to restore from backups.
Any help is greatly appreciated and thanks in advance.
Thrillski