Start up Firefox.
Type in about:config in the address bar.
then search for security.enable_ssl2 if set to false, doubleclick to set to true,
Restart firefox. and test
This worked for me after many hours of frustration.
Also I got this solution from the following site.
http://www.rootz.de/2010/05/vmware-2-x-kein-zugriff-auf-die-weboberflache-moglich-loading/