How do I recompile Linux Kernel?

The VMware product line can also utilize different operating systems on a dual-boot system simultaneously by booting one partition natively while using the other as a guest operating system within VMware Workstation. Installers must take care, however to reconfigure the guest partition to accept the new hardware configuration, as the VMware virtual machine presents a different set of hardware than the guest may expect. Failure to re-configure the guest operating system can result in the "Blue Screen of Death" on Microsoft Windows-based operating systems. Microsoft Windows users can use hardware profiles to help overcome this issue. Linux allows the changing of hardware-configurations quickly by simply loading and unloading kernel modules. Some cases may require a kernel recompile, but most Linux distros have shipped for years with a generic configuration and the ability to load appropriate drivers at runtime/startup time to match the hardware in use.