Sage 500 ERP 2017 cannot launch client tasks

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Sage 500 ERP 2017 installed on Windows 7 virtual machine with SQL Server 2014 Express (using demo data). Launch Sage 500 client and login as admin, and cannot launch any task in the client. Turned on Tracker and tried to launch Maintain > Site - below is what displays in Tracker window. Does anyone have any ideas on resolution? I've tried repairing the install, tried removing and reinstalling with same result.

Tracker Window content:

15:28:27(36674 - 2524686)-****** ENTER InvokeTask :Task ID - 16847199
15:28:27(7 - 2524693)-"Site Maintenance" - Task Flags, EFW_TF_AUTOLOADUI, EFW_TF_AUTODISPLAYUI, EFW_TF_CHILD, EFW_TF_AUTOSHUTDN
15:28:27(0 - 2524693)-InvokeTask::"Site Maintenance" - Create Object: smzmE001.clsRegisterModulesMNT
15:28:27(24 - 2524717)-InvokeTask::"Site Maintenance" - InitializeObject(itDispatch: 80000192, ltContext: 0)
15:28:27(126 - 2524843)-InvokeTask::"Site Maintenance" - LoadUI(ltContext: 0)
15:28:27(5 - 2524848)-Application Error:  50003 Unexpected error : occurred At clsRegisterModulesMNT in Procedure: LoadUI Module:  Co.: SOA App. Name: Register Modules
15:28:27(1 - 2524849)-Caught Exception: "Site Maintenance" - OLE Dispatch Error: m_scError:-2147171501(0x8004c353), Desc:Automation error, Help:1000440, Help File-:: System Definition:
15:28:27(0 - 2524849)-InvokeTask::"Site Maintenance" - QueryShutdown(ltContext: 0)
15:28:27(1 - 2524850)-"InvokeTask" - UnloadUI(ltContext: 80025672)
15:28:27(0 - 2524850)-InvokeTask::"Site Maintenance" - TerminateObject(ltContext: 0)
15:28:27(2 - 2524852)-ReleaseSystemObject: Object not found.
15:28:27(0 - 2524852)-Caught Exception: "ReleaseSystemObject" - OLE Dispatch Error: m_scError:-2147175422(0x8004b402), Desc:ReleaseSystemObject: Object not found., Help:0, Help File-:: System Definition:
15:28:27(1 - 2524853)-InvokeTask::"Site Maintenance" - Error: Error #-1 occurred, unable to load the form.
15:28:27(1 - 2524854)-****** EXIT InvokeTask :Task ID - 16847199 :Startup Duration- -2524686 (-2524 seconds)