Comments on: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. (0xc0000225)

By: Code-Journey

Code-Journey — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:58:46 +0000

Hello Rachel

That sounds a bit odd . Aren’t you the lucky one :-]

Well I havent tried that particular problem (my problem was just being fast enough to get into the phoenixbios), but you could try:
- Boot the CD / DVD from your host computer to verify it
- Convert the CD /DVD to an ISO and mount that instead.

There has to be some problem that has nothing to do with the messed up VM. I did a google on “vmware unable to boot from dvd” and theres quite a few pages that pop up although a lot of them are old.

Best Regards,
Thomas Lund

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:00:41 +0000

Mine wasn’t this simple. My CD wouldn’t boot so I changed the boot sequence so that when I restarted it it was MEANT to boot from the CD but it didn’t do anything and was just this message again. Safe mode doesn’t work. I have no idea what the hell I’m meant to do! ARGH!

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:38:19 +0000

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU,

I virtualized my phsyical system to XenServer and then I got the same message. Your solution worked here too!!!!
Many thanks.

By: Code-Journey

Code-Journey — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:51:53 +0000

Hey Georgi

Well to be honest, I can’t help you much other than say that after I clicked the “Repair your computer” it was there in the list I got.

By: georgi

georgi — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:07:05 +0000

hold on i didnt get it where is located Windows Server 2008 OS from the list, i couldnt find it

By: j

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:19:35 +0000

great thanks

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