Using WindowsXP OS got error when attempted to start HyperV virtual machine

Asked By JosephGAguilar 40 points N/A Posted on - 07/28/2013

Hi,

I am using Windows XP OS Sp2 and got an error message when I attempted to start Hyper-V virtual machine.

The error displayed showing “’Lab-SharePoint’ could not initialize”.

I checked the memory is enough to start this app but I am unable to start the virtual machine.

Please provide some resolution to fix this problem as soon as possible.

Thanks for any help.

Hyper-V Manager

An error occurred while attempting to start the selected virtual machine(s)

‘Lab-SharePoint’ could not initialize.

Not enough memory in the system to start the virtual machine

Lab-SharePoint

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Answered By Jackson Wilson 0 points N/A #171346

Using WindowsXP OS got error when attempted to start HyperV virtual machine

Hi,

      It’s strange that you are still using Win XP, I would advise you to update to Vista with latest service packs or else go for Win 7. I believe you are using Hyper-V RTM old version.

Make sure you have enough space in the partition, where Hyper-V is installed. Assign default RAM sizes to your guest OS and enable NUMA in the settings.

Try increasing the Host i.e. Win XP ram size, just to check it (borrow ram stick from someone). Some alternatives to Hyper-V are virtualbox and Vmware, both have great features to manage VMs and RDP. Hope this helps.           

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