Windows 7 x64 running on VMware Workstation 6.5.2 on Windows 7 x64 crashes host on resume

Windows 7 x64 running on VMware Workstation 6.5.2 on Windows 7 x64 crashes host on resume I'm running Windows 7 x64 on top of Windows 7 x64 using VMware Workstation 6.5.2. If I suspend the VM and then try to resume the host BSODs. I am able to successfully resume a different VM (running Windows 2003 x32).
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"Pointer - VMWare Workstation 6.5.x still has problems running on NT 6.0 and 6.1 x64 platforms (Vista and Win7, respectively). Even their techies aren't sure what it's all about, but crash analysis suggests something about faulty communication between real and virtual kernels.

( Aggravating circumstance is that problem manifests itself in different ways - for instance, your ability to run (or resume) a different (x86) OS in VMWare, whereas even that isn't possible. )

Possible workaround - install and run WMVare in WinXP compatibility mode, always with ""Run as admin"" command.
Note -- worked for booting x86 and x64 Debian kernel in VMWare after several VMWare crashes and reinstalls (and it still works, although it's a 'n00bish' solution)"