VMware Workstation Weirdness - Can't Launch VM

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Mon, 2008-06-09 at 20:58 -0600, Christopher A. Williams wrote:
> I've been scouring the VMware communities and forums for this as well,
> but I thought I would also ask here.
> 
> Has anyone else seen the following error on VMware Workstation 6.5b
> (build 91182) when trying to launch a virtual machine?
> 
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> VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0)
> VCPU 0 RunVM failed: Operation not permitted.
> A log file is available in "/opt/Virtual Machines/Windows XP
> Professional Test/vmware.log".  A core file is available in "/<path to
> virtual machine>/core.#####".  Please request support and include the
> contents of the log file and core file.  
> To collect data to submit to VMware support, select Help > About and
> click "Collect Support Data". You can also run the "vm-support" script
> in the Workstation folder directly.
> We will respond on the basis of your support entitlement.
> 
> Unable to change virtual machine power state: Cannot find a valid peer
> process to connect to.
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> 
> Not sure what the problem is. Running on a Quad-core Intel with 4GB RAM,
> plus the latest F9 kernel and patches. Ideas welcome...

Same here.

poc