VMWare became unresponsive with all virtual machines

I'm running 185404 6.5.3 build on a Vista 64 SP2 host.  I worked in a guest from XP Pro 32, when the client no longer and I had to close VMware via the Task Manager.  After the host reboots, I found that I couldn't run one of my virtual machines.  They are all Windows clients, and they lock up right after that I have pass the logon screen.  I cannot open any programs in the comments or even highlight a desktop with my mouse icon.  VMWare Tools is installed in each guest.  I can't use my mouse outside the guest, even after using the shortcut keys to release the mouse button.  Can I use Alt - Tab to switch from VMWare.  I uninstalled VMWare and re-installed, but the problem persists.  I have not added any software to the guest during the period.  Thank you.

Glad things are working for you!   What interesting one cause of your problem!  I guess that's a good reason to always configure Guest CDROM to start 'disconnected '.

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