id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 1655 Critical Error when Starting in XP 32-bit Peien Liu "I've been trying to get Virtual Box versions 1.4-1.6 working on my Windows XP SP2 32-bit machine for a while with no success. I've tried the methods in the FAQ's and forums and they haven't worked (i.e.: starting VBoxSVC.exe manually). This is the error message that comes up after I try to start the program: Virtual Box- Critical Error Failed to Create the VirtualBox COM object. The Application Will Now Terminate. {{{ Assertion failed at 'C:\vbox\32\w32-rel\src\VBox\Main\VirtualBoxImpl.cpp' (271) in VirtualBox::init. Unknown exception . Please contact the product vendor!. }}} Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005) Component: VirtualBox Interface: IVirtualBox {2d3b9ea7-25f5-4f07-a8e1-7dd7e0dcf667} Callee RC: E_NOINTERFACE (0x80004002) I appreciate your help in resolving this ticket. Best Regards, Peien Liu" defect closed other VirtualBox 1.6.0 fixed COM object, assertion failed other Windows