Vmware Lock file

                 A running virtual machine creates lock files to prevent consistency problems on virtual disks. If the virtual machine did not use locks, multiple virtual machines might read and write to the disk, causing data corruption. 

Lock files are always created in the same directory as the .vmdk files.
 
           When a virtual machine is powered off, it removes the lock files it created. If it cannot remove the lock, a stale lock file is left protecting the .vmdk file. For example, if the host machine crashes before the virtual machine has a chance to remove its lock file, a stale lock remains. 

          If a stale lock file remains when the virtual machine is started again, the virtual machine tries to remove the stale lock. To make sure that no virtual machine could be using the lock file, the virtual machine checks the lock file to see if

1. The lock was created on the same host where the virtual machine is running.

2. The process that created the lock is not running.

          If those two conditions are true, the virtual machine can safely remove the stale lock. If either of those conditions is not true, a dialog box appears, warning you that the virtual machine cannot be powered on. If you are sure it is safe to do so, you may delete the lock files manually. On Windows hosts, the filenames of the lock files end in .lck. On Linux hosts, the filenames of the lock files end in .WRITELOCK.

        If u dialog box appears while booting the VM,you can go to the folder OS.vmdk.lck.and deleted the file ***.vmx.lck.