XP mode - Windows Virtual PC in Win7 crashes on logoff

Docfxit · 21 Aug 2014

I installed MS Windows XP mode - Windows Virtual PC in Win7 Pro sp1 64bit with all ms updates.
When I logoff XP mode, It says logging off then I get a window that says:
"Windows Virtual PC has stopped working"
The options are:
"Check online for a solution and close the program"
"Close the program"
View details:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BEX64
Application Name: VMWindow.exe
Application Version: 6.1.7601.17514
Application Timestamp: 4ce7b2e6
Fault Module Name: StackHash_1dc2
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000
Exception Offset: 0000000000000000
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Data: 0000000000000008
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 1dc2
Additional Information 2: 1dc22fb1de37d348f27e54dbb5278e7d
Additional Information 3: eae3
Additional Information 4: eae36a4b5ffb27c9d33117f4125a75c2

Does anyone know how I can get it to logoff gracefully?

Thank you,

Docfxit

andrew129260 · 24 Aug 2014

You could just set it at the defaults when you close out it hibernates. It could be a program causing that behavior that runs in the background on the xp mode.

Docfxit · 24 Aug 2014

I'm not understanding what you are suggesting. When I log off XP signs off. And I get the error:
"Windows Virtual PC has stopped working"
BEX64
VMWindow.exe

When I close XP with the X in the upper right corner the virtual machine hibernates with no error.

I would like to resolve the error when I log off.

Thank you,

Docfxit

andrew129260 · 24 Aug 2014

Docfxit said:

I'm not understanding what you are suggesting.
When I close XP with the X in the upper right corner the virtual machine hibernates with no error.

I suggested exactly that. Just close out and let it hibernate. Why do you need to log off? Do you have multiple user profiles for it? Microsoft designed xp mode to just run apps on the desktop. If you're using Microsoft virtual pc is was not really meant to boot into and use the windows interface. It was designed to be installed, install xp apps and then simply run them from the start menu in windows 7. Thats why there is no shut down button or anything like that. If you want xp mode to be in a more free environment, use vmware player.

VMware KB: Importing Windows 7 XP Mode as a virtual machine in VMware Workstation

And as I said, it most likely is an app that is running in the background that is causing it.

What programs do you have running on startup? (on xp)

Docfxit · 25 Aug 2014

I don't have anything running in XP yet. I would like to get it running correctly first.

Thanks,

Docfxit

eddyq · 12 Sep 2014

This happens to me also. Hiding the problem with hybernation is not a solution. If an update to XP then Windows will automatically restart and that also causes this problem. The only app that is running in the background is Avast. I have shut off Avast and the problem still occurs. I have no other apps loaded yet.

I did some experimenting. This seems to be a bug in XPMode. If you use Logout or Restart you will see the bug (Logout from the Start Menu or Restart from the ctrl-alt-del menu). If you need to actually restart (as would be required by updates) then use ctrl-alt-del then select Shutdown, then Shut Down in the drop down, then run XPMode again.

Since it has been happening for a log time then I suspect Microsoft will not fix it.

andrew129260 · 12 Sep 2014

Then use the superior vmware player. It is much better anyway. I do not have any problems when I used xp mode however, so I am not sure of the cause.