vmware player bsod

Have you tried sfc /scannow to try to fix it, or a repair install? You could try this too, http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...#1TC=windows-7

essenbe said:

Have you tried sfc /scannow to try to fix it, or a repair install?

Yes. thanks :) Everything fails on me now. (Windows side of things anyways.) I had been meaning to do a clean install but I was going to wait till I got an ssd that I wanted.

Looks like it may be coming sooner than later. Thanks for all your help.

Would having panda see the dump files or this thread help them in fixing the issue?

It may. I guess it depends on them, how they want to see it. FWIW, I'm running Zorin in VWare and have yet to have any problem with it. It running in a VM, I wouldn't think it should be able to do anything to system files. At least, I wouldn't think so. VMware is actually the only thing installed on the system as I understand it. Zorin is running inside VMware. At least that's the way I understand the way it works, but I'm no expert with VMware.

in the FWIW dept. I just updated Zorin, everything went fine, except for my crappy internet connection. But the update failed apparently. It can't configure my monitor, for some reason. I'll just do the same as you, most likely.

essenbe said:

It may. I guess it depends on them, how they want to see it. FWIW, I'm running Zorin in VWare and have yet to have any problem with it. It running in a VM, I wouldn't think it should be able to do anything to system files. At least, I wouldn't think so. VMware is actually the only thing installed on the system as I understand it. Zorin is running inside VMware. At least that's the way I understand the way it works, but I'm no expert with VMware.

That is the way it should work. Anyways, looks like Because I was low on sleep I missed a few things.

I got the system image to work. (I was being dumb and not thinking as I was extremely frustrated.)

This is odd, but here is some background. Panda is set to not monitor the folders where my VM are stored. And here is the thing, the bsod happens exactly when I reproduce it in zorin when I tried to update it last time.

Every single bsod I have gotten was when I was in zorin. Every other vm I was in and had works fine and does not bsod. Even when doing updates. I have elementary and ubuntu and never have any issues. They are all x64 with 4gb ram. (Which I had brought down to 2 since the last time we talked.)

So, why zorin? That is what I am trying to figure out. VMware is separating the os virtuality, so why am I able to reproduce it and it happens at the exact same point of the update?

It is extremely odd. I have never bsod unless I was in zorin.

essenbe said:

in the FWIW dept. I just updated Zorin, everything went fine, except for my crappy internet connection. But the update failed apparently. It can't configure my monitor, for some reason. I'll just do the same as you, most likely.

Thank you for testing. I sincerely appreciate your assistance.

Andrew, I honestly don't know the answer. I've reinstalled Zorin twice today and had no problem, except for me. But, I can't figure out why Zorin would make you crash. I know the dump file said Panda did it, which doesn't necessarily mean it did.

I have deleted the zorin VM and I am going to reinstall it with the newest version available. I will see what happens and get back to you.

OK, no problem. I did that today.

I have sent the issue to the panda forums to see if they can see something wrong with their software if it is in fact the cause.

http://support.pandasecurity.com/for...c1fe7ca#p12893

I am now going to install zorin latest version and attempt updates and report my findings.