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Neethu Lalitha
Neethu Lalitha

Reputation: 3071

Unable to power on VMware

I installed VM ware recently now whenever i try to power on VMware it shows the below message:

"Not enough physical memory is available to power on this virtual machine with its configured settings.

To fix this problem, adjust the additional memory settings to allow more virtual machine memory to be swapped.

If you were able to power on this virtual machine on this host computer in the past, try rebooting the host computer. Rebooting may allow you to use slightly more host memory to run virtual machines."

I am not able to change the memory setting .It just shows an option to resume the virtual machine, All other options are disabled. I have by mistake increased the VM ware memory in run time .Could any one help?

Upvotes: 13

Views: 35270

Answers (6)

Abdul Fawad
Abdul Fawad

Reputation: 34

Follow these steps:

  1. Close the VMware.
  2. Select VMware icon.
  3. Run VMware as Administrator.

Upvotes: -1

Mygel Bergstresser
Mygel Bergstresser

Reputation: 90

Just spent a few hours trying to get my VMware to boot. Power flickered off enough to shut down the computer while the VMware was in suspension and recieved this message.

Make sure the update isn't installed. Make sure to follow the accepted answer. What made it work for me was:

  1. Right click on your development name tab
  2. Click on "Manage" and then "Clean up disk"

It worked for me. I'm not sure why it worked, but it was able to fix my issue. Didn't need to restart.

Upvotes: 1

Trent
Trent

Reputation: 335

Before proceeding with any alternative solutions/workarounds, please always double ensure you have updated to the latest version of VMWare Player.

My machine was running VMWare Player, Version 6.0.*, and this issue was occurring (my local machine's Operating System is Windows 8.1). The relevant error(s) were resolved after updating to the latest build currently available, VMWare Player, Version 7.0 (Please note: I did not have to remove/uninstall any Windows Updates/Features)

Upvotes: 1

lincr
lincr

Reputation: 1653

For anyone who encountered this problem recently, please visit this link:

http://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2014/10/workstation-10-issue-recent-microsoft-windows-8-1-update.html

Go to Control Panel -> Programs -> Programs and Features,then uninstall the Windows 8.1 Update KB2995388 may help

--* Edit *--

The Optional Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB2995388) published on 10/13/2014 may causes issues when running VMware Workstation on a Windows 8.1 host with it installed. And a message saying "not enough physical memory" will be reported.

Because the VMware team hasn't fix the issue, you can follow steps below to uninstall the update to boot your virtual machine:

1.Go to Control Panel -> Programs -> Programs and Features, then select View installed updates at the top left corner.
2.Scroll down the list and locate Update for Microsoft Windows (KB2995388), select it and click on the Uninstall button.
3.Follow the steps to finish the uninstallation.

In the comment list, someone also reported a fix from VMware communities:
Open the config.ini file located at C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Workstation.
Add this line:
vmmon.disableHostParameters = "TRUE"
Save & reboot your PC

Upvotes: 13

Ben Wieland
Ben Wieland

Reputation: 33

Run it in Administrator mode in Windows 8.1. Probably a Windows Update... Deleting the suspended state didn't work for me.

Upvotes: 2

Icemanind
Icemanind

Reputation: 48686

It sounds like your VM machine is in a suspended state. What you need to do is follow the steps outlined here in this help ticket. Do these steps while vmware is not running. And once you do this, start vmware again and then you should be able to edit your memory settings.

Upvotes: 7

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