beej666,
>>>i'm happy to collect any other useful data and can even give you remote screen control via Messages.app, if you'd like to do some testing.
Thanks a lot for your hard working on this issue.
Please help collect toolsd logs within winXP GOS (c:/temp/vmtoold.log) and Fusion vm-support through click VMware Fusion menu > Help > Collect Support Information.
upload to this thread through click "Use advanced editor" at he right-top of editor to attache the logs.
Best Regards,
changhai