I have checked everything that you recommended and I am still not able to get past the blue screen. Here is a copy of my .vmx file. Does anything look out of wack?
.encoding = "UTF-8"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "8"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
hpet0.present = "TRUE"
nvram = "KLaptop.nvram"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
powerType.powerOff = "soft"
powerType.powerOn = "hard"
powerType.suspend = "hard"
powerType.reset = "soft"
displayName = "KLaptop"
extendedConfigFile = "KLaptop.vmxf"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.sharedBus = "none"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsisas1068"
memsize = "3244"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "KLaptop.vmdk"
scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
ide0:0.present = "TRUE"
ide0:0.clientDevice = "FALSE"
ide0:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
ide0:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE"
ethernet0.networkName = "VM Network"
ethernet0.addressType = "vpx"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:8a:20:61"
usb.present = "TRUE"
ehci.present = "TRUE"
sound.present = "TRUE"
sound.allowGuestConnectionControl = "FALSE"
sound.virtualDev = "hdaudio"
sound.fileName = "-1"
sound.autodetect = "TRUE"
guestOS = "windows7"
uuid.bios = "42 0a cd f8 0d 59 ad 69-ec 12 03 0a d0 82 17 25"
vc.uuid = "50 0a 0d c8 66 b0 81 31-a7 e2 8f 9a c0 5e 97 0a"
sched.cpu.affinity = "all"
sched.mem.affinity = "all"
sound.startConnected = "FALSE"
svga.vramSize = "8388608"
vmci0.id = "-796780763"
uuid.location = "56 4d 1d 2f 7d 61 95 50-3f e2 7d 67 8c 95 f3 3d"
cleanShutdown = "TRUE"
replay.supported = "FALSE"
sched.swap.derivedName = "/vmfs/volumes/4ae1c636-62c44b54-be1a-001a64129f67/KLaptop/KLaptop-ac0d9ec3.vswp"
replay.filename = ""
scsi0:0.redo = ""
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "160"
usb.pciSlotNumber = "32"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "33"
sound.pciSlotNumber = "34"
ehci.pciSlotNumber = "35"
vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "36"
scsi0.sasWWID = "50 05 05 68 0d 59 ad 60"
usb:1.present = "TRUE"
hostCPUID.0 = "0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69"
hostCPUID.1 = "000006f7000408000004e33dbfebfbff"
hostCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
guestCPUID.0 = "0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69"
guestCPUID.1 = "000006f700010800800022010febfbff"
guestCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
userCPUID.0 = "0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69"
userCPUID.1 = "000006f7000408000004e33dbfebfbff"
userCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
evcCompatibilityMode = "FALSE"
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "8388608"
usb:1.speed = "2"
usb:1.deviceType = "hub"
usb:1.port = "1"
usb:1.parent = "-1"
bios.forceSetupOnce = "FALSE"
ide0:0.fileName = "/vmfs/volumes/0c6d0783-ffa246aa/Microsoft/Windows 7/Win7Ultimate_sp1_x64_MSDN.iso"
tools.remindInstall = "TRUE"
usb:0.present = "TRUE"
usb:0.deviceType = "hid"
usb:0.port = "0"
usb:0.parent = "-1"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"
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I also did the following procedure as instructed by VMware article to correct the 7b bluescreen error.
Use Regedit to fix the registry:
Note: This procedure modifies the Windows registry. Before making any registry modifications, ensure that you have a current and valid backup of the registry and the virtual machine. For more information on backing up and restoring the registry, see the Microsoft article 136393.
- In the Registry Editor, select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
- Select File > Load Hive.
- Navigate to the drive that has Windows installed on it (usually C:\) and open the file SYSTEM located at Windows/system32/config.
- Name the file P2V when prompted.
- Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\P2V\ControlSet001\services\LSI_SAS.
- Right-click the Start key and click Modify.
- Set the Value data to REG_DWORD 0.
- Close the Registry Editor.
- Restart the virtual machine.