VirtualBox

Opened 8 years ago

Last modified 6 years ago

#15633 new defect

Unable to uninstall VirtualBox

Reported by: Umanamente Owned by:
Component: other Version: VirtualBox 5.0.22
Keywords: windows uninstall Cc:
Guest type: other Host type: Windows

Description

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"The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable".

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error while uninstalling VirtualBox

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Change History (5)

comment:1 by Frank Mehnert, 8 years ago

Is VirtualBox installed on a network share?

comment:2 by Umanamente, 8 years ago

No, it's on the local disk.

comment:3 by Sir Can, 6 years ago

Here is one solution: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26701&start=0

Your current install may be corrupted, even if the program appears to function normally. This is possibly due to a previously failed uninstall/update attempt.

tl;dr: reinstall your current (old) version to repair it, then restart your the machine and update normally.

Good Luck!

comment:4 by Socratis, 6 years ago

And here's another, doing the exact same thing 7 years later after the one that Sir Can gave you: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=85240#p405279

I'll include the brief summary for the search engines and your convenience:

It might say "network resource" but it doesn't really mean it... just look at the drop-down menu and the suggested location where the file can be found.

So, it's looking for a 5.1.28...msi file. Well, download that version, and extract the files only; see ch. 2.1.2 Performing the installation for the exact command to extract the files. Then point the installer to that file.

Or re-install and uninstall 5.1.28. That might work as well and "slap" the MSI installer to force it to "wake up!!!"

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