John Bernard Abella [blog]

A System Admin’s Notebook, A Progrmmers Journal
May 14th, 2008

Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API.

SYMPTOMS

You use a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, or Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. When you try to put the computer in hibernation, the computer occasionally does not hibernate. When this problem occurs, you receive an error message that is similar to the following:

Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API.

When you experience this problem, the hibernate feature is not available on the computer until you restart the computer.

This problem typically occurs when the computer uses 1 gigabyte (GB) or more of RAM.

Note The Windows XP SP2 features and components are included in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 and in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the Windows kernel power manager cannot obtain the memory resources that are required to prepare the computer to hibernate.

RESOLUTION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft download center:

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4 Responses to “Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API.”

  1. Christine Says:
    May 16th, 2008 at 9:27 am

    Interesting blog. Lots of good info.

  2. Insufficient system resources exist to complete the API box comes up. All I can do is click “ok” or enter and computer shuts off and/or reboots. How can I get to Task manager or any other screen if I’m in this continuous loop…….HELP running windows XP on an acer aspire 3000

  3. Thanks for the information. My Dell XPS has been doing this to me lately and I’m hoping the hotfix you reference will clear it up. Cheers!

  4. Nice Site. Lot of info. thanks

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