Microsoft KB Archive/825111

= &quot;An Unrecoverable Processor Error Has Been Encountered&quot; Error Message When You Start a Windows 2000 Guest PC or a Windows NT 4.0 Guest PC from a Physical Drive =

Article ID: 825111

Article Last Modified on 9/4/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Connectix Virtual PC for Windows 4.0
 * Connectix Virtual PC for Windows 4.1
 * Connectix Virtual PC for Windows 4.2
 * Connectix Virtual PC for Windows 4.3

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SYMPTOMS
When you start a Windows 2000 guest PC or a Windows NT 4.0 guest PC from a disk image that is linked to a physical drive on the host PC, you may receive the following error message:

An unrecoverable processor error has been encountered. The PC will reset now.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because you cannot start a Windows 2000 guest PC or a Windows NT 4.0 guest PC from a disk image that is linked to a physical drive on the host PC when you use any of the versions of Virtual PC for Windows that are listed in the &quot;Applies To&quot; section at the beginning of this article. This option is not supported.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, upgrade to Virtual PC for Windows version 5.0 or later.

Additional query words: vpc win2k



Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB825111

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