VirtualBox

Ticket #2117 (closed defect: fixed)

Opened 10 months ago

Last modified 10 months ago

Guest Additions installation fails in Windows XP 64 guest => Fixed in 2.0.2

Reported by: MrX1980 Assigned to:
Priority: major Component: guest additions
Version: VirtualBox 2.0.0 Keywords: VBoxSF.sys, error opening, 64bit, guest additions
Cc: Guest type: Windows
Host type: Windows

Description

VirtualBox 2.0.0

Host:
WinXP64bit Pro SP2 english

Guest:
WinXP64bit Pro german
a) installed windows
b) installed german (MUI)
c) Guest Additions (see picture)

Attachments

VirtualBox2.00_Error_002.JPG (83.0 kB) - added by MrX1980 on 2008-09-06 09:15:54.
Shows the error message
VirtualBox2.00_Error_003.JPG (107.6 kB) - added by MrX1980 on 2008-09-06 09:20:47.
install_ui.log
VBox.log (54.9 kB) - added by MrX1980 on 2008-09-06 09:25:34.
VBox.log
VirtualBox2.00_Error_004.JPG (21.3 kB) - added by MrX1980 on 2008-09-06 09:45:40.
Systemeigenschaften -> Allgemein

Change History

2008-09-06 09:15:54 changed by MrX1980

  • attachment VirtualBox2.00_Error_002.JPG added.

Shows the error message

2008-09-06 09:20:47 changed by MrX1980

  • attachment VirtualBox2.00_Error_003.JPG added.

install_ui.log

2008-09-06 09:25:34 changed by MrX1980

  • attachment VBox.log added.

VBox.log

2008-09-06 09:45:40 changed by MrX1980

  • attachment VirtualBox2.00_Error_004.JPG added.

Systemeigenschaften -> Allgemein

2008-09-06 11:25:15 changed by sandervl73

  • summary changed from Guest Additions - Error opening file for writing (VBoxSF.sys) - WinXp64bit german to Guest Additions installation fails in Windows XP 64 guest..

Windows XP64 is not an officially supported platform. Neither as a host or a guest. Apparently the sysnative alias for system32 is not present there (it is in Vista).

If we have some time, we might look into this.

2008-09-06 13:24:12 changed by MrX1980

Thanks for the info and your efforts.
I can't notice it from the Changelog.
Now I read it in the manual.

WinXP 32bit guest on WinXP 64bit host seems to work good.

By the way, VirtualBox is very fast.
About 20 seconds to boot WinXP
VMware Workstation 6.5 RC1 needs about 35 seconds.

2008-09-07 12:18:46 changed by sandervl73

Apparently the same problem exists in Win2k3 64 bits, which is a supported guest platform. We'll fix it in the next maintenance release.

2008-09-10 08:31:40 changed by frank

  • summary changed from Guest Additions installation fails in Windows XP 64 guest. to Guest Additions installation fails in Windows XP 64 guest => Fixed in 2.0.2.

2008-09-12 15:29:21 changed by sandervl73

  • status changed from new to closed.
  • resolution set to fixed.

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