WinXP Guest using VMDK gets BSOD but Virtual Box runs it just fine!

[Stixoffire]

I have a VMDK of a Windows XP Service Pack 3 - I created the image of the hard disk (Physical Box)  from an Acronis TIB and used StarConverter to create the VMDK file.

I have a HOST machine Windows 10x 64 Professional,
GUEST is Windows XP Service Pack 3.
VMWare Player 15.

I copied the original VMDK file to my VMWare folders and Created a new VMware virtual machine it BSOD'd.

I copied the original VMDK file into my Virtual Box [VBox version 6] Folder and created a virtual box using the VMDK it worked fine.

When I run the VMWare player version I get the BSOD. 07x basically the  bad driver complaint BSOD - since it works in VBox it can't be the VMDK drivers - it has to be a configuration of VMWare.

I have tried mounting this with IDE, SATA and SCSI selected as the hard disk interface but to no avail, I have limited the memory to 512MB, limited the Display , limited the processor .. So please provide some hints as to what the cause is. I am willing to share the VirtualBox vbox config file, and my vmx file so I can know what is wrong ..

My VMware ran one time - and that was after I cycled through the Drive Connection Types back to IDE - it then installed the VMware tools via download and crashes every time.

What things might be wrong after all if I have NO ISSUES with VBox - VMWare should handle this with no issues?

BTW: This text entry form keeps popping my typing current cursor position to the end of the previously line every minute or so - it is REALLY annoying!

[RDPetruska]

Yes, the STOP 07x is the hard disk controller driver.  Run the VMware Converter (free) on your converted disk image before powering it up in Player - you need the second step - reconfiguration.

[Stixoffire]

I used StarWind V2V converter for this disk image as I have with other disk images - all of those worked fine in both VirtualBox and VMWare - no issues . The VMDK file works fine in Vbox  again no issues .. I just can't geta solid boot in VMWare.

[Stixoffire]

I found the issue The VMX file was corrupted .It listed the vmdk file as being attached to IDE, and also SATA at the same time - also had a CD-Rom drive attached to physical D. I eliminated the VMX - re-added the vmdk as a new virtual machine with IDE as the defaults and eliminated the CD Rom drive from the options - it worked.