VirtualBox BSOD p3.sys

After converting a physical machine to .vmdk via VMWare Converter, I got a BSOD indicating that there was a problem with p3.sys when trying to boot. The Windows XP system was running on a PII 600mHz Dell Optiplex from the year 2000.

To fix, boot in Safe Mode and run the following at a command prompt:

sc config p3 start= disabled

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