[ixp1200] VMware Host-Only Mode

All, I can not run Vmware (host-only mode) properly, since whenever I boot win2k from Linux host, Vmware starts detecting and installing new devices again and again. Moreover, it can not carry out the installation since an error occurs during the installation of the device, saying that the 'data is invalid'. This happen for net card, video and ide controller installation. Does it mean that my devices (net card, video and ide disk) are not supported by Vmware? BTW, has anyone ever faced this such problem? Any hint/tip is quite welcome! With Thanks, -Jo