id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	guest	host
6754	Error with VBoxManage guestcontrol	lasagne		"I was delighted to find that VirtualBox 3.2 added the ability for a host to execute commands on a guest. I upgraded VirtualBox from 3.1.8 to 3.2 this morning on both host (Windows Server 2003 R2 x64) and on guest (Windows 2000 SP4). When I tested out the new VBoxManage guestcontrol command, I got an error:

{{{
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>vboxmanage guestcontrol execute ""Test VM"" cmd.exe --username Administrator --verbose
Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.2.0
(C) 2005-2010 Oracle Corporation
All rights reserved.

Waiting for guest to start process ...
ERROR: The service call failed with error VERR_SYMBOL_NOT_FOUND (E_UNEXPECTED).
}}}

I have tried it with the guest logged on and with the guest logged off; with full path to cmd.exe; with/without password; with wait-for specified, all to no avail. 

Note that the guest has the following services disabled: Messenger, Schedule, LmHosts, Fax, W3SVC, IISADMIN, Browser. If VBox is using any of those services then that could be the problem.
"	defect	closed	guest additions	VirtualBox 3.2.0	fixed	guestcontrol		Windows	Windows