WM based on Windows XP Pro crashes after upgrading to new VM Tools (28343)
Host:AMD Athlon Dual Core 4200+, Open Suse 10.0 86x_64, VMware Server 1.0 (28343)Guests:Windows 203 Server Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, 4x Windows XP Professional (Polish version)...
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