Unable to Install UCS Emulator 2.2.5 on VMPlayer 7 running on Windows 8.1

[mohammad.sayeed.siddiqui1]

I get the following error

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VMware Player unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0)

vcpu-0:VERIFY vmcore/vmm/main/cpuid.c:382 bugNr=1036521

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A rather long log file is attached

Thanks for your response,

Regards

Mohammad

[Saurabh Kothari]

Hello Mohammad,

Greetings!

Check if the file size matches the one shown in the website you downloaded the image from 

try to download the image again or download another version. if you haven't still :)

thanks,

-SK

[mohammad.sayeed.siddiqui1]

Thanks and much obliged Saurabh,

The UCS 2.2.5 file size downloaded is same, re-installed it few times too,

also tried ver 3.0 that also gives identical error.

Will try version 2.5 now and the also upgrade to windows 10

Thanks, any other idea's will help

Regards,

Mohammad

[Saurabh Kothari]

Mohammd,

thank you for the prompt response.

I found some VMware KBs addressing the issue:

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1008485

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=1005934

https://communities.vmware.com/thread/498854

Regards,

- SK

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[mohammad.sayeed.siddiqui1]

Hi Saurabh,

I used restored my Windows system to earlier restore point. 

Then managed to install UCS emulator by going into Windows 8.1 BIOS and ENABLE

VT-x (Virtual Technology). The default was set to DISABLE

Thanks for your help, Bro

Regards,

Mohammad

[Saurabh Kothari]

Hello Mohammad,

Glad that the issue is now resolved :)

Could you please mark the question as answered for other colleagues to know this has been answered and also for other users to know you found the solution.  We would appreciate it really much.

-SK