Screen-scraper won't open, with the message "The JVM could not be started." How can I fix this?

This was probably caused by setting screen-scraper's maximum memory allocation too high. Specifically, in the 32-bit version of screen-scraper running on Windows, the memory allocation must be at or below about 1500 MB in order to open and run properly.

To correct this, open the screen-scraper.vmoptions file in a plain text editor. Edit the following value to be at or below 1500m

-Xmx1500m

You should now be able to open the screen-scraper workbench. Be sure to open the settings and move the memory allocation back down below 1500 before closing screen-scraper to permanently fix the problem.

If you are starting screen-scraper from the command line, set the Xmx-flag accordingly.