I'm experiencing the exact same problem. My frustrations are documented in these Ubuntu threads:
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=198879 http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=34957 There I have listed the hardware I am using and version of VMware workstation. I agree that there is something wrong with Ubuntu 6.06 Server CD and Windows VMWare. I still have not been able to resolve this problem. Have you had any luck? Feel free to contact me via email. Nick -- Ubuntu Server LAMP 6.06 in VMWare on WinXP hangs after installation https://launchpad.net/bugs/48284 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs