id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,component,version,resolution,keywords,cc,guest,host
12780,VBoxSVC.exe crashes on Windows with VBox 4.3.8 when setting VBOX_USER_HOME,dyle71,,"Unable to set a dedicated different VBOX home path. Virtual Box COM Server is unable to work with new settings.

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C:\Users\dyle>""C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe"" --version
4.3.8r92456

C:\Users\dyle>""C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe"" list systemproperties
API version:                     4_3
Minimum guest RAM size:          4 Megabytes
Maximum guest RAM size:          2097152 Megabytes
Minimum video RAM size:          1 Megabytes
Maximum video RAM size:          256 Megabytes
Maximum guest monitor count:     64
Minimum guest CPU count:         1
Maximum guest CPU count:         32
Virtual disk limit (info):       2199022206976 Bytes
Maximum Serial Port count:       2
Maximum Parallel Port count:     2
Maximum Boot Position:           4
Maximum PIIX3 Network Adapter count:   8
Maximum ICH9 Network Adapter count:   36
Maximum PIIX3 IDE Controllers:   1
Maximum ICH9 IDE Controllers:    1
Maximum IDE Port count:          2
Maximum Devices per IDE Port:    2
Maximum PIIX3 SATA Controllers:  1
Maximum ICH9 SATA Controllers:   8
Maximum SATA Port count:         30
Maximum Devices per SATA Port:   1
Maximum PIIX3 SCSI Controllers:  1
Maximum ICH9 SCSI Controllers:   8
Maximum SCSI Port count:         16
Maximum Devices per SCSI Port:   1
Maximum SAS PIIX3 Controllers:   1
Maximum SAS ICH9 Controllers:    8
Maximum SAS Port count:          8
Maximum Devices per SAS Port:    1
Maximum PIIX3 Floppy Controllers:1
Maximum ICH9 Floppy Controllers: 1
Maximum Floppy Port count:       1
Maximum Devices per Floppy Port: 2
Default machine folder:          C:\Users\dyle\VirtualBox VMs
Exclusive HW virtualization use: off
Default hard disk format:        VDI
VRDE auth library:               VBoxAuth
Webservice auth. library:        VBoxAuth
Remote desktop ExtPack:
Log history count:               3
Default frontend:
Autostart database path:
Default Guest Additions ISO:     C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso

C:\Users\dyle>del .VirtualBox
Möchten Sie ""C:\Users\dyle\.VirtualBox\*"" löschen (J/N)? j

C:\Users\dyle>set VBOX_USER_HOME=""C:\Users\dyle\AppData\Local\Temp""

C:\Users\dyle>""C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe"" list systemproperties
VBoxManage.exe: error: Failed to create the VirtualBox object!
VBoxManage.exe: error: Code CO_E_SERVER_EXEC_FAILURE (0x80080005) - Server execution failed (extended info not available)
VBoxManage.exe: error: Most likely, the VirtualBox COM server is not running or failed to start.
}}}

I've deleted the ~/.VirtualBox folder in between to start with a new fresh instance.

For us this is a project killer, as I'm unable to work with a dedicated VBox machine and environment path not located at the standard user paths. This sets our project at risk.",defect,new,other,VirtualBox 4.3.8,,,,other,Windows