To resolve this issue, rebuild the performance counters using the Windows
lodctr
utility.
To rebuild the performance counters:
- Stop the VMware Tools service.
- Run these commands at a command prompt:
# cd\windows\system32
#lodctr /R
Note: For more information about on using lodctr /R
, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 300956.
The preceding link was correct as of May 24, 2013. If you find the link is broken, provide feedback and a VMware employee will update the link.
If the
lodctr /R
command does not resolve the issue:
- Follow the steps in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 300956.
- Reinstall VMware Tools.
- Reboot the virtual machine.
To verify that
perfmon
is working correctly:
- Launch
perfmon.msc
. - Verify that the VMware performance objects can be loaded.
- Verify that
perfmon
shows specific object names and not numbers.