Knowledge Base

To see if the file already exists, look for it at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware ProductName, where VMware ProductName is the name of the product you are using.

• Make sure you are looking on the Windows host on which you have installed the VMware software. You should not look for this file in your virtual machine.
• On Vista and newer versions of Windows, look for the file at C:\Program Data\VMWare\<VMWare Product>\Config.ini

To create the file if it does not exist, do one of the following:

• Create a new, empty text file named config.ini in the location above.
  
  Caution: Use a text editor like Notepad. Do not use Word or Wordpad, because these editors create extra characters in the text file that render the configuration settings that you add unreadable.
  
• Make a configuration change from the menu.
  
  
  1. From the Edit menu of your virtual machine, choose Preferences > Memory.
  2. Note the current value that appears for Reserved Memory.
  3. Enter a new value for Reserved Memory and click OK.
  4. Confirm that a config.ini file now exists in the location above.
  5. Repeat steps 1-3 and change Reserved Memory back to its original value.