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XP Vms Extremely Slow all of a sudden

Been using workstation for 2-3 years now on version 12.

This week for some unknown reason, and I don't think I've updated Windows in that time (windows 7 Pro - is the host machine 16GB ram).

Since the start of this week my XP Vms have been running so slow a to be unusable.

I move a slow Xp VM to another Host and it works as expected, and as it used to on my main machine.

I've upgraded Workstation, un-installed and re-installed it.

Reduced processors in the Vm from 2 to 1.

Re-installed VM Tools (which take about 3 hours!!).

This only seems to affect XP VMs my others Win7 and Win10 work as before.

I've spend 3 days on this now and it's driving me mad.

Taskmanager on the running XP Vms shows 100% CPU and 0% Idle the majority of usage (40%-80% on Taskmgr)

Please help

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Krikoman
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Please check the link below, it has updated information which was a solution for my issue.

It was AVG which was the culprit in my case.

XP VM suddenly slow, Win 7 fine

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wila
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Hi,

XP VM suddenly slow, Win 7 fine

In short both Avast and AVG antivirus have problems with virtual machines since about a week or so.

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Krikoman
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Thanks for the reply, sorry I started another thread, I did look for ages before I posted.

I am using AVG, on both the Host and VMs.

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wila
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Hi,

That's all right. I thought I recognized your name from somewhere.

VM are working slowly


The other post you participated in was apparently resolved by uninstalling AVG.

Guess that's the first thing to try.

Alternatively if you have a paid AVG subscription, then you might try contacting AVG.

edit: I see you found the solution:  https://communities.vmware.com/thread/553759#2664564

Thanks for those screenshots, they are helpful for explaining the way to resolve to the next person bumping into this.

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I also have severe performance problems with XP guests.  Since upgrading from Workstation 10 to 12 [I have the latest 12.5.5 Pro], it literally takes 5 minutes to boot into a basic XP VM [no added software other than VMware tools].  Doesn't matter safe mode or normal, the boot time is roughly the same.  30+ seconds to open the control panel, etc.  I have tried (re)setting the video driver [suggested somewhere] and uninstalling/reinstalling VMware tools a couple of times on this basic system ... it takes over 2 HOURS to do even this simple task.  I have a few more complex XP environments that now are completely unusable.

I have Win7, Win10, and a couple of different Linux environments all running fine - I upgraded specifically to run Win10.  My only issues are with 32-bit XP.

The host is Win7 Home, 64-bit with 16GB RAM.

George

----------------------- XP VMX file ----------------------

.encoding = "windows-1252"

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "7"

numvcpus = "2"

cpuid.coresPerSocket = "2"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

memsize = "2048"

scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0:0.fileName = "Windows XPpro.vmdk"

ide1:0.present = "TRUE"

ide1:0.fileName = "D:"

ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE"

ethernet0.addressType = "generated"

usb.present = "TRUE"

ehci.present = "TRUE"

sound.present = "TRUE"

sound.fileName = "-1"

sound.autodetect = "TRUE"

mks.enable3d = "FALSE"

serial0.present = "TRUE"

serial0.fileType = "thinprint"

pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge4.functions = "8"

pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge5.functions = "8"

pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge6.functions = "8"

pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge7.functions = "8"

vmci0.present = "TRUE"

usb.vbluetooth.startConnected = "TRUE"

buslogic.noDriver = "FALSE"

displayName = "Windows XP Professional"

guestOS = "winxppro"

nvram = "Windows XP Professional.nvram"

virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"

powerType.powerOff = "hard"

powerType.powerOn = "hard"

powerType.suspend = "hard"

powerType.reset = "hard"

extendedConfigFile = "Windows XP Professional.vmxf"

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:81:d9:e8"

vmci0.id = "-525227603"

tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

uuid.location = "56 4d fc bb bf 98 ac 10-28 d9 57 b0 10 81 d9 e8"

uuid.bios = "56 4d fc bb bf 98 ac 10-28 d9 57 b0 10 81 d9 e8"

cleanShutdown = "TRUE"

replay.supported = "FALSE"

replay.filename = ""

scsi0:0.redo = ""

pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"

pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"

pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"

pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"

pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"

scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"

usb.pciSlotNumber = "32"

ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "33"

sound.pciSlotNumber = "34"

ehci.pciSlotNumber = "35"

vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "36"

usb:1.present = "TRUE"

ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"

tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"

vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "33554432"

usb:1.speed = "2"

usb:1.deviceType = "hub"

usb:1.port = "1"

usb:1.parent = "-1"

ide1:0.autodetect = "FALSE"

RemoteDisplay.vnc.enabled = "TRUE"

RemoteDisplay.vnc.port = "5902"

RemoteDisplay.vnc.key = ""

hgfs.mapRootShare = "TRUE"

sharedFolder.maxNum = "1"

sharedFolder0.present = "TRUE"

sharedFolder0.enabled = "TRUE"

sharedFolder0.readAccess = "TRUE"

sharedFolder0.writeAccess = "TRUE"

sharedFolder0.hostPath = "C:\Users\Public\Network Shared Files"

sharedFolder0.guestName = "Network Shared Files"

sharedFolder0.expiration = "never"

isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "TRUE"

softPowerOff = "FALSE"

gui.lastPoweredViewMode = "fullscreen"

numa.autosize.vcpu.maxPerVirtualNode = "2"

numa.autosize.cookie = "20001"

migrate.hostlog = ".\Windows XP Professional-3caabdf9.hlog"

monitor.phys_bits_used = "40"

floppy0.present = "FALSE"

usb:0.present = "TRUE"

usb:0.deviceType = "mouse"

usb:0.port = "0"

usb:0.parent = "-1"

ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"

toolsInstallManager.updateCounter = "2"

toolsInstallManager.lastInstallError = "0"

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Krikoman
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Please check the link below, it has updated information which was a solution for my issue.

It was AVG which was the culprit in my case.

XP VM suddenly slow, Win 7 fine

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