vmware-player, action "start" failed

[Dave M]

I am new to Ubuntu (v6.06), using Synaptic to install VMware-player. It 
looks like it fails while "Starting VMware services". Any help or insights 
will be appreciated. I am  Seeing the following errors in the Synaptic 
terminal:

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Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package
vmware-player-kernel-modules-2.6.15-23.
(Reading database ... 73567 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking vmware-player-kernel-modules-2.6.15-23
(from .../vmware-player-kernel-modules-2.6.15-23_2.6.15.10-6_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package vmware-player-kernel-modules.
Unpacking vmware-player-kernel-modules
(from .../vmware-player-kernel-modules_2.6.15.10-6_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libssl0.9.7.
Unpacking libssl0.9.7
(from .../libssl0.9.7_0.9.7g-5ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package vmware-player.
Unpacking vmware-player (from .../vmware-player_1.0.1-4_i386.deb) ...
Setting up vmware-player-kernel-modules-2.6.15-23 (2.6.15.10-6) ...

Setting up vmware-player-kernel-modules (2.6.15.10-6) ...
Setting up libssl0.9.7 (0.9.7g-5ubuntu1) ...

Setting up vmware-player (1.0.1-4) ...
Now configuring VMware Player.  (This may take some time...)
Configuring a bridged network for vmnet0.

Configuring a NAT network for vmnet8.

Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)...

The subnet 172.16.40.0/255.255.255.0 appears to be unused.

Configuring a host-only network for vmnet1.

Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)...

The subnet 192.168.188.0/255.255.255.0 appears to be unused.

Starting VMware services:
    Virtual machine monitor
failed
    Virtual ethernet
failed
Module vmnet is not loaded.  Please verify that it is loaded before
running this script.

invoke-rc.d: initscript vmware-player, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing vmware-player (--configure):
  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
  vmware-player
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Setting up vmware-player (1.0.1-4) ...
Now configuring VMware Player.  (This may take some time...)
Configuring a bridged network for vmnet0.

Configuring a NAT network for vmnet8.

Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)...

The subnet 192.168.228.0/255.255.255.0 appears to be unused.

The file /etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf that this program was about
to
install already exists.  Overwrite? [yes]

The file /etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases that this program was
about to
install already exists.  Overwrite? [yes]

The file /etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases~ that this program was
about to
install already exists.  Overwrite? [yes]

The file /etc/vmware/vmnet8/nat/nat.conf that this program was about to
install
already exists.  Overwrite? [yes]

Configuring a host-only network for vmnet1.

Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)...

The subnet 172.16.152.0/255.255.255.0 appears to be unused.

The file /etc/vmware/vmnet1/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf that this program was about
to
install already exists.  Overwrite? [yes]

The file /etc/vmware/vmnet1/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases that this program was
about to
install already exists.  Overwrite? [yes]

The file /etc/vmware/vmnet1/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases~ that this program was
about to
install already exists.  Overwrite? [yes]

Starting VMware services:
    Virtual machine monitor
failed
    Virtual ethernet
failed
Module vmnet is not loaded.  Please verify that it is loaded before
running this script.

invoke-rc.d: initscript vmware-player, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing vmware-player (--configure):
  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
  vmware-player
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Dave M
Davem (at) Mich (dot) Com
Ann Arbor, Mich. USA

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