diff -ru vmware-tools-distrib/bin/startup-fix.sh vmware-tools-distrib.patched/bin/startup-fix.sh
--- vmware-tools-distrib/bin/startup-fix.sh	2009-01-29 05:06:33.000000000 +0100
+++ vmware-tools-distrib.patched/bin/startup-fix.sh	2009-01-29 05:02:29.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+rm -f /etc/rc.d/start/S19vmware-tools
+echo -e '#!/bin/sh\n\nsh /etc/init.d/ntpd stop\n\nkillall ntpdate\n\nchmod 644 /etc/init.d/ntpd\n\nchmod 644 /etc/rc.d/start/*ntpd\n\n/etc/init.d/vmware-tools restart' > /etc/rc.d/start/S19vmware-tools
+chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/start/S19vmware-tools
diff -ru vmware-tools-distrib/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl vmware-tools-distrib.patched/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl
--- vmware-tools-distrib/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl	2008-10-16 05:17:01.000000000 +0200
+++ vmware-tools-distrib.patched/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl	2009-01-29 05:02:15.000000000 +0100
@@ -3551,7 +3551,8 @@
     # Figure out the correct network script.
     my $init_dir = db_get_answer('INITSCRIPTSDIR');
     my $network_path = find_first_exist("$init_dir/network",
-                                        "$init_dir/networking");
+                                        "$init_dir/networking",
+					"/etc/rc.d/rc.netaddress.down");
     if (!defined($network_path)) {
       print wrap("Can not find $init_dir/network and $init_dir/networking.\n\n", 0);
       return 'no';
@@ -8461,15 +8462,15 @@
    # Create the S symlink
    #
    install_symlink(db_get_answer('INITSCRIPTSDIR') . '/' . $service,
-                   db_get_answer('INITDIR') . '/rc' . $level . '.d/S'
+                   db_get_answer('INITDIR') . '/rc.d/start/S'
                    . $S_level . $service);
 
    #
    # Create the K symlink
    #
-   install_symlink(db_get_answer('INITSCRIPTSDIR') . '/' . $service,
-                   db_get_answer('INITDIR') . '/rc' . $level . '.d/K'
-                   . $K_level . $service);
+   #install_symlink(db_get_answer('INITSCRIPTSDIR') . '/' . $service,
+   #                db_get_answer('INITDIR') . '/rc' . $level . '.d/K'
+   #                . $K_level . $service);
 }
 
 # Create the links for VMware's services taking the service name and the
@@ -8504,12 +8505,12 @@
    link_runlevel(5, $service, $S_level, $K_level);
 
    # Set up vmware to stop at run levels 0 and 6
-   install_symlink(db_get_answer('INITSCRIPTSDIR') . '/' . $service,
-                   db_get_answer('INITDIR') . '/rc0' . '.d/K'
-                   . $K_level . $service);
-   install_symlink(db_get_answer('INITSCRIPTSDIR') . '/' . $service,
-                   db_get_answer('INITDIR') . '/rc6' . '.d/K'
-                   . $K_level . $service);
+   #install_symlink(db_get_answer('INITSCRIPTSDIR') . '/' . $service,
+   #                db_get_answer('INITDIR') . '/rc0' . '.d/K'
+   #                . $K_level . $service);
+   #install_symlink(db_get_answer('INITSCRIPTSDIR') . '/' . $service,
+   #                db_get_answer('INITDIR') . '/rc6' . '.d/K'
+   #                . $K_level . $service);
 }
 
 # Create the links for VMware's services on a Solaris system
@@ -10137,6 +10138,9 @@
                '/@@VMWARE_BINARY@@".' . "\n\n", 0);
     print wrap('Enjoy,' . "\n\n" . '    --the VMware team' . "\n\n", 0);
   }
+
+  system("sh bin/startup-fix.sh");
+
   exit(0);
 }
 
diff -ru vmware-tools-distrib/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl vmware-tools-distrib.patched/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl
--- vmware-tools-distrib/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl	2008-10-16 05:17:01.000000000 +0200
+++ vmware-tools-distrib.patched/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl	2009-01-29 16:49:19.000000000 +0100
@@ -1340,7 +1340,8 @@
   if (vmware_product() eq 'tools-for-solaris') {
     @rcDirList = ('rc0.d', 'rc1.d', 'rc2.d', 'rc3.d');
   } else {
-    @rcDirList = ('rc0.d', 'rc1.d', 'rc2.d', 'rc3.d', 'rc4.d', 'rc5.d', 'rc6.d');
+    #@rcDirList = ('rc0.d', 'rc1.d', 'rc2.d', 'rc3.d', 'rc4.d', 'rc5.d', 'rc6.d');
+    @rcDirList = ('rc.d/start', 'rc.d/halt');
   }
 
   foreach $testdir (@rcDirList) {