When I start up my Linux VM (Xubuntu 14.04 aka Trusty) on VMWare Player (v6.0.3), my Windows host (Windows 7 pro x64) makes an IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL blue screen of death.
The fact is that BSOD occurs juste after selecting an entry in my guest's GRUB screen.
How to avoid that?
The problem occurs because somewhere in VMWare drivers, an Interruption Request is made to satisfy guest shared hardware (USB, NAT, ...). The workaround is to uncheck "Connect at power on" checkbox on every device listed in "Virtual Machine Settings > Hardware" menu. You will then be able to boot.
Once the guest is started you can individually connect the pieces of hardware you want.