Boot manager error 0xc0000225

[pstoric]

I made and attempt to convert a virtual machine running windows server 2008 r2 over to the ESXi platform which has worked for many virtual machines up until this point. I ran the VMware converter from inside the VM and pointed it to the ESXi host. The conversion completed but upon starting it, I get a “boot manager error, 0xc0000225”. To troubleshoot so far I have tried running a chkdsk /f which did not solve anything, as well as running the startup recovery but it fails with the message below.

Root cause found:

Unspecified changes to system configuration might have caused the problem

Repair Action: System files integrity check  and repair

Result: Failed. Error code = 0x490

Time taken = 452886ms

Is anyone encountering a similar issue or can anyone help me out on this?

[satya1]

pstoric wrote:

I made and attempt to convert a virtual machine running windows server 2008 r2 over to the ESXi platform which has worked for many virtual machines up until this point. I ran the VMware converter from inside the VM and pointed it to the ESXi host. The conversion completed but upon starting it, I get a “boot manager error, 0xc0000225”. To troubleshoot so far I have tried running a chkdsk /f which did not solve anything, as well as running the startup recovery but it fails with the message below.

Root cause found:

Unspecified changes to system configuration might have caused the problem

Repair Action: System files integrity check  and repair

Result: Failed. Error code = 0x490

Time taken = 452886ms

Is anyone encountering a similar issue or can anyone help me out on this?

which version of ESXi you are using ?

Yours,

Satya

[continuum]

so latest state is a BSOD 7 B ? - good

please post your vmx-file

[pstoric]

Version 5

[pstoric]

Here you go...

[continuum]

read my notes
http://sanbarrow.com/p2v2008r2.html

see "patching - easy variant"

use the attached.vmx file

[pstoric]

Had to run the vmware converter once more but manaully choosking the disk mode as SCSI instead of IDE under options.

[oliversl]

I solved with:

bootrec /rebuildbcd

from the Repair option of the installation DVD, as in:

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-Systems-and-Software/Boot-BCD-status-0xc0000225-Erro...