Hi, Rich.
For some reason, my bootable USB will not boot on the VMWare station as currently configured. Comparison testing with a nearby Dell showed that the USB is indeed bootable, but the BIOS on the VMWare station gave the CTC tech's problems during the boot sequence trying to boot my USB. Pam, April, and Wade are all aware of the issue - they were over at the computer helping me troubleshoot - and might do a BIOS upgrade or you might talk to them about it.
-Noah