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STOP Blue Screen Error on VMWare when using WinPE or WAIK

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This past weekend I was invoking my disaster recovery plan for a system of mine and I went to boot the .iso to run the restore (CA ArcServ D2D Bootkit) and I kept on getting this error. Under the gun of pressure as the production hours quickly approached I had to figure it out.

*** STOP: 0x0000005D (0x000000000FABBBFF, 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000,0x0000000000000000)

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Of course this is extremely frustrating when in a DR situation. So here is the quick, and simple answer.

 

This error occurs when you have the machine you’ve created in VMWare set to a 32-bit architecture, while attempting to boot into a 64-bit environment.  Power down your VM, edit the settings like shown below to x64 and you’ll be all set!

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Now you’ll be able to boot up with no issues at all. I hope I’ve made your day at least a little bit easier!

 

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