id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 6164 .xml emptied after monthly MS Windows update while VBox running Roger Erens "Last night Microsoft Windows Update ran while I had a virtual machine (called HP-R2) left running. The Windows Update needed a restart and upon logging in this morning it turned out that the file HP-R2.xml in .VirtualBox/Machines was empty. Hence I could not start the VM (message something like '<' expected). Luckily I could create another VM (with mostly the same settings, I hope) and point it to use the HP-R2.vdi file in .VirtualBox/HardDisks. This happened to me also exactly 1 month ago (MS Update runs every 2nd Wednesday of the month?)" defect closed other VirtualBox 3.1.2 worksforme Linux Windows