Problem playing back dual machine with Win 7 and Xp (STOP: 0x0000007B (0xba4cb524, 0xc0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000))

[hishu]

I used  VMware vCenter Converter Standalone to convert a physical machine with dual boot (win 7 on C: , Win Xp on D) to a virtual one.

I logged in the Win 7 and converted the machine. Playing  this  in VMware Workstation 12 Player, i will have two options either to login to the  win 7   or the XP. The Win 7 will work perfectly. When I chose the Win xp , the Win xp booting start showing the logo and then few seconds later I get the blue screen of death with error:

STOP: 0x0000007B (0xba4cb524, 0xc0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000).

Can you help with this please? any thing I need to change in the .vmx file to get it work for xp as it does for win 7?

[continuum]

Hi
Let me explain your problem:
To import a dualboot physical VM you must reconfigure drivers and registry.
Unfortunately you typically want to use a VM with LSI-logic SCSI-controller for Windows7 and a BUSLOGIC/VMware SCSI-controller for XP.
You now need to make up your mind if you want:
A: two separate VMs both optimized for their different guest operationg system.
     Result: one Win7-VM and one XP-VM

B: create one Dualboot-VM.
     This is not as easy as it may seem - and I would need to know more about the original hardware and would need to see your current vmx-file.
I would recommend option A as it is more useful. B is only good for studying dualboot-howto.
Please decide what you want - then I can give you detailed instructions.
Ulli

[hishu]

Hi and thank you for taking this further.

Ideally  i would like to have single if its possible with less hassle..but if it is two much effort i would have to go for  two separate VMs both optimized for their different guest operating system..

i have no problem with the win 7 and it is working perfectly.

I need to get the XP working.

Many thanks in advance

Hisham

[continuum]

Please attach the vmx-file to your next reply.

[hishu]

Here is the vmx file

[hishu]

please note the previous vmx file was obtained when ised vcentre converter installed in win xp..the vm does not boot with error  \nst\ntldr status 0xc0000225

[hishu]

and here is the vmx obtained for the win 7 (with xp as dual boot..with blue screen of death)

[continuum]

You can not run the XP with the win7 vmx because it uses a scsi-controller that is not  available for XP.
You can not run the Win7 with the xp vmx because it uses the vmscsi-controller which is not available for Win 7.
Actually there is no good way at all to create a vmx-file that fits for both a 32bit guest and a 64bit guest.
I really recommend to create a copy of the VM and modify it for XP.
The boot problem can be fixed for the XP by booting from a boot-floppy.
For the record: it would be possible to create  a VM that uses an IDE-disk that would suit both XP and Win7-64 but that would be a tricky completely manual process and requires a lot of manual registry patching.

[hishu]

got few questions

1-can i copy the  current vm (which has dual boot but only work for win 7) and modify the relevant vmx file and reconfigure  , so that it works only for XP?

2-do i have to create a new one from scratch?

3- i have vcentre converter installed on both OS, so if i want to create  win xp vm machine, do i have to log in xp and run the vcentre converter or i can use the one in Win  7?

if the answer to (1 ) iis yes, could you please help me with modifying the vmx file so i can get the win xp working? see attached

[continuum]

You can not use Converter to patch the XP - that is something that has to be done manually.
I can do that for you - if you call me via skype we can arrange something.
To prepare this power off the VM and copy the full directory of the existing VM to a new location.
You may try to boot that VM with the vmx-file for the XP using this floppy image:
http://sanbarrow.com/files/boot2003.flp
But I doubt it will already work.

[hishu · Accepted solution]

Solved..! The solution turned to be  simpler than i thought !..i just made a copy of VM , copied the vmx i generated with the converter installed in winxp, edited the .vmx to suit and reconfigured the machine and now XP is working fine!.

Many thanks for your input.