Parallels won't start VM - can't allocate paging file

[wrldwzrd89]

I am frustrated at Parallels right now. For some strange reason, it is complaining about not being able to allocate the virtual memory paging file. I have 79.6 GB free on my internal hard drive, and the RAM allocated to the virtual machine is set to 1 GB. Surely 79.6 GB free is enough space... I even tried reinstalling the application. Didn't help.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Anyone? Should I just contact Parallels technical support?

 

[Nuc]

What version of Parallels are you running? You can always revert back to version 1970 which I believe works fine. I'm using version 3120 with the Boot Camp partition as I said in the other thread.

Nuc

Also you probably won't get much tech help from Parallels (from what I've gathered in the Parallels forum)...

 

[wrldwzrd89]

What version of Parallels are you running? You can always revert back to version 1970 which I believe works fine. I'm using version 3120 with the Boot Camp partition as I said in the other thread.

Nuc

Also you probably won't get much tech help from Parallels (from what I've gathered in the Parallels forum)...

I'm using some 2XXX version (I'd tell you the exact number, but I'm not at my Mac right now). I didn't know there was a 3XXX version available. I'll have to update once I get back to my Mac and try again.

 

[bankshot]

How much disk space do you have available? I got this message when my free space was low (around a gig or less).

 

[wrldwzrd89]

How much disk space do you have available? I got this message when my free space was low (around a gig or less).

As it says in the first post in this thread, 79.6 GB free.

 

[Nuc]

I'm using some 2XXX version (I'd tell you the exact number, but I'm not at my Mac right now). I didn't know there was a 3XXX version available. I'll have to update once I get back to my Mac and try again.

Here is the link if you don't have it: Link

Hope it works for you.

Nuc

 

[jeremy.king]

Since you are using an older version, try to lower the allocated RAM to something like 512MB or something less than 1024MB.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Since you are using an older version, try to lower the allocated RAM to something like 512MB or something less than 1024MB.

I'd do that, but the problem is that I can't edit the VM's state while it is suspended...

 

[jeremy.king]

I'd do that, but the problem is that I can't edit the VM's state while it is suspended...

Well you will have to find a way to shutdown that VM, since you really shouldn't upgrade Parallels with suspended VMs. What does the reset button do to your VM? Just blow it away, and recreate after upgrading.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Well you will have to find a way to shutdown that VM, since you really shouldn't upgrade Parallels with suspended VMs. What does the reset button do to your VM? Just blow it away, and recreate after upgrading.

Blow away the saved state, you mean? Alright, I'll do that (once I'm back at my Mac).

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Success! Dropping the saved state and reducing the memory allocation to 512 MB did the trick.

 

[jeremy.king]

Success! Dropping the saved state and reducing the memory allocation to 512 MB did the trick.

Now time to upgrade, since I think they fixed this issue.

Good to hear you are running again!

 

[bankshot]

As it says in the first post in this thread, 79.6 GB free.

Poop. So much for speed reading...