Unable to power on VMware

Question

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?

Answer 1

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