Epic Win.

VMWare would not work. I did an uninstall and a hard clean and reinstalled, but It was just one problem after another.
So I downloaded VirtualBox, and the rpm installed flawlessly.
I started the console, and configured it with a copy of my OLD virtual drives. I Tried to power it up, but that failed, as expected.
However, I then booted from a Windows 2000 install iso, and selected full repair.

Presto! it booted right up.

I could have saved a day if I had tried that first.