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/