What is failing, and I don't know if this is important or not, but when the install is done and it says to reboot, the system hangs in the text part of asking services to shut down, and after 5 ...

Okay, so I'm attempting to jump into Linux by using it under VMware Workstation. Sadly, I've run into little more than trouble and frustration. This endeavor has become a very strong black hole for ...