id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 4951 VBoxGuestAdditions.iso not found after an upgrade. (Vbox refuses to continue with a saved image) ci-zephyurus "Host: Win/XP 32bit Guest: Debian/GNU Linux 32 bit VirtualBox: 3.0.6 I noticed the availability of 3.0.6 and saved a running image of linux 32 bit version, and also saved a running version of solaris10 (64 bit). Please not that I have not shutdown the OS images, but rather simply quit the Vbox and let it save the current states. After the upgrade, when I tried to run linux 32 bit version, Vbox reported that one of the CD/DVD images are no longer accessible and refused to restart the image. When I checked, VBox was looking for VBoxGuestAddtions.iso. (Which I think is a natural. I mean all running instances will mount it implicitly.) Now, I checked the windows C drive where VBox installed to see if I messed up the upgrade. Well, the iso image was right there. C:\Program Files\Sun\VirtualBox\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso Then why VBox refused to continue with my saved image? I scratched my head a few times, then I noticed the following. VBox recorded the full pathname of the ISO file using partially DOS-style 8.3 name, thusly. c:\Program Files\Sun\XVMVIR~1\... The last part is omitted. That is ""VirtualBox"" was recorded as old-fashined DOS 8.3 name, which I am afraid has changed to a different one during the upgrade. So hoping to continue with the saved image, which contained rather up-to-date edit of a few files, I created ""XVMVR~1"" directory and copied the iso file there. Voila, VBox now let me run / continue with my previously saved linux image. My two cents worth for anyone troubled with a similar bug/problem/feature on Windows/XP host. PS: Solaris 64 image could not be restarted any more, due to a strange kernel trap in 3.0.6 for now. What a pain. (see ticket # 4947 reported by someone else first.) " defect closed other VirtualBox 3.0.6 fixed other other