Utility to fix Bug Check 0xA5 (ACPI_BIOS_ERROR) and 0x8E issues
Guys,
for those of you who experienced one of the following
problems during PD 2.x/3.x -> PD 4.x upgrade:
1. Bug Check 0xA5: ACPI_BIOS_ERROR
2. Bug Check 0x8E: KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
we've prepared a small recovery utility -
Parallels Fixme Utility
Detailed description and usage -
I. Bug Check 0xA5: ACPI_BIOS_ERROR
The ACPI_BIOS_ERROR bug check has a value of 0x000000A5.
This bug check indicates that the Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface (ACPI) BIOS of the computer is not fully compliant with the ACPI specification.
This bug check may appear in Parallels Virtual Machine during migration
from Parallels Desktop 2.x/3.x to Parallels Desktop 4.x
If you encounter this issue, follow these steps to resolve the ussue -
II. Bug Check 0x8E: KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Under certain circumstances with a Windows XP / 2003 32-bit
the following drivers may cause a Parallels virtual machine to crash -
* intelppm.sys
* processr.sys
* P3.sys
* agp440.sys
This bug check may appear in Parallels Virtual Machine during migration
from Parallels Desktop 2.x/3.x to Parallels Desktop 4.x
If you've used this utility and faced some problems, please, post
them here so we can help you to resolve your issue.
Regards,
Max
Last edited by a moderator: Nov 27, 2008