VMWare · Windows 7

BSOD with STOP 0x0000008E when installing Window 7 Checked Build

RW Remko Weijnen· Dec 6, 2010 ·1 min read

I was trying to install a checked build of Windows 7 under VMWare Workstation but after the first reboot during the install (the completing installation step) the system came up with a BSOD.

It can be fixed by adding a line to the VMX configuration file:

piix4pm.smooth_acpi_timer = TRUE

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0x0000008e Jan 3, 2012
Have a look at www.0x0000008e.com, it's mostly about XP and Vista but it could be a similar BIOS issue.
Zach Jan 20, 2012
Thank you! I was having the exact same problem and this fixed it right up.

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BSOD with STOP 0x0000008E when installing Window 7 Checked Build

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