I am trying to migrate an old computer running XP SP3 32-bit to a new computer running Windows 7 64-bit and VMWare 7 Workstation. I used the VMWare Converter 4.0.1 on my old computer running XP sp3, and moved the created disk image to the new computer.
Problem: when I launch the VM Ware image on the new computer, it starts up with a black screen after the Windows logo disappears.
I assume I need to install the latest VM Ware tools, but I can't install the tools when the screen is black. I did select to install the VMWare tools inside of VMWare converter, but that appears to not have worked. I tried the option to auto-install tools after startup, but that doesn't seem to work either. I disabled 3D acceleration, plus most of the peripherals, but that didn't work either.
What is the trick to getting rid of the black screen?