Did it the other way around and it works flawlessly and fast.
User SL 5.5 have VM Ware running and Windows 2000 pro running.  
Cad tools under Windows find all the files on Linux server and Samba allows 
other Windows boxes see Linux server and other linux boxes.
Print server was the the only problem but we solved it.
It works and server has been up for 6mo at a time, it then shut down and 
cleaned and fans checked.
Larry Linder

On Monday 09 August 2010 22:46, DreamCatcher wrote:
>    Hi,
>     Has anyone ever installed any version o scientific linux system in
> VMware? Can the process getting through well?
>
>     I'm trying to install Slinux 5.3 in VMware using a DVD disc,BUT when it
> comes to detect hard disk and try to move on a partition step,an error
> comes up as the attach file shows.
>
>     I've no idea about how to resolve the problem. Cause when I install
> linux systems like ubuntu in VMware everything goes fairly well.
>
>      Can anybody help me to make it through?
>     Thank you in advance.
>      Best Wishes,
>                                                              Sincerely,
>                                                             Shuping Huang