When you startup the guest in VMWare Server and it throws a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) with a STOP 0x000000D9 , it may be a simple fix to correct. The following worked for me on a Windoes XP Pro machine:
Note: If you are running Windows Vista, the above registry change may not correct the problem. Instead, for step 2, type verifier /reset and do not complete the other steps. This command disables driver verification which may be preventing your operating system from working properly.
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