Windows 2000 P2V in vCenter Converter 4: No more BSoD

I’ve run into the issue lately where P2Ving a Windows 2000 machine will result in a blue screen when the new virtual machine boots. [A google search shows many others with this problem](communities.vmware.com windows 2000 blue screen p2v). The root cause of the issue is related to Update 1 of Service Pack 4. Luckily, with vCenter Converter, not VMware Converter Standalone, VMware delivers a nice fix for this issue. Follow normal steps in vCenter Converter - import a machine, setup your source, and as the Converter Agent is installed you’ll be prompted for a location to the VMware SCSI Disk Driver (scsiport....

February 17, 2011 · itsahill00