I'm getting this issue on Windows 7 Pro 64 bits. My Compute Emulator works just fine.
Running through Windows Azure Storage Command Line as an Administrator. I'm an administrator on that computer.
I ran:
WAStorageEmulator.exe -server MyServer -sqlinstance MyInstance -forcecreate -inprocess
and that worked. I can see the new database in SQL Server Express 2012.
Then I ran:
WASStorageEmulator.exe start -inprocess
within the very same window (got to have the same privilege).
I'm getting:
5/25/2014 4:46:06 PM [Info_debug] BlockBlob: Load Interval failed. IsGC: True, Exception at System.Number.ParseDouble(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt)
at Microsoft. WindowsAzure. DevelopmentStorage.Store.BlockBlobGarbageCollector. GetTimerIntervalOrDefault(Boolean isGC)
5/25/2014 4:46:06 PM [Info_debug] BlockBlob: Load Interval failed. IsGC: False,Exception at System.Number.ParseDouble(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt)
at Microsoft. WindowsAzure. DevelopmentStorage.Store.BlockBlobGarbageCollector. GetTimerIntervalOrDefault(Boolean isGC)
and later in the same error trace. (maybe a side effect of this error):
5/25/2014 4:46:06 PM [Error] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process
I have rebooted. I have closed SQL Server. I made sure SQL Server Service is running.