"vmauthd event ID 100 - cannot connect to VMX" in event log & "Failed to read vmware-authd port number" in log

Hi,

I have a problem with VMware server 2.0 running on Windows 2003: Guests do not start when VMware server starts. Instead vmauthd error is logged in event log and hostd.log.

I already checked the permissions on relevant VMware directories and re-install VMware server, but the problem persists.

Symantec Endpoint Protection is running on the same machine.

Thanks for any help!