If you are running VMware Workstation on a
Windows 8.1 computer, then you may see an
error message stating "not enough physical
memory" when booting up one of your virtual
machine.
Even if your computer has a sufficient amount
of Physical Memory installed and there is
an ample amount of memory available to use,
you may still get this error message.
Here are two possible solutions that you can
try to resolve this problem:
The first fix is from vmware communities.
You need to modify the vmware configuration
file.
To do this, open My Computer, and then open
the drive where Windows is installed.
Look for the folder name Program Data.
If it is not visible, then click the View
menu, and make a check mark on hidden items.
Then open VMWare sub-folder, and then, VMWare
Workstation.
Double-click on config.ini file to open it
with notepad.
Scroll down to the bottom and type the following
line in the end.
If you try to save the file, then window may
ask you to give a new name, as the ProgramData
folder is protected with security settings.
So you need to save the file on a different
location, and don't forget to choose the file
type as all files.
Later, you can move your new config.ini file
to same location, and replace the old with
new one.
Now, restart your PC, and try to run your
virtual machine again, and see if it helps.
The second solution is to uninstall a security
update of Windows, that is clashing with VMWare.
The update is KB2995388.
This is an optional update, and if you have
not installed this update, VMWare community
recommend not to install it, and if it is
already installed then follow the steps to
remove this update.
Go to Control Panel, and open Program and
Features while viewing Control Panel in Large
Icons.
Click View Installed updates on the top left
corner, and search for the KB2995388 update.
Click the Uninstall button, and follow the
steps to uninstall the update, and then run
your virtual machine again, with no error.
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