id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 9185 Cannot install Windows 2008 R2 as a guest Mury "Running VirtualBox 4.0.10 on Debian Lenny 64-bit host installed on Dell R310. Successfully created a Windows 2008 64-bit guest VM, however Windows cannot install. The VRDP session terminates 30 sec after Windows install starts. I tried to replicate the problem on Supermicro hardware, but I was able to successfully install Windows there. I also exported the VM from Supermicro and imported it on the Dell R310 and had the same problem - VRDP terminates 30 sec after Windows start. Below is the script used to create the guest VM and also the log files are attached. #!/bin/bash VBoxManage createvm --name ""Windows"" --ostype Windows2008_64 --register VBoxManage modifyvm ""Windows"" --memory 4096 VBoxManage modifyvm ""Windows"" --boot1 dvd --boot2 disk --boot3 none --boot4 none VBoxManage modifyvm ""Windows"" --vrde on --vrdeport 3389 VBoxManage modifyvm ""Windows"" --nic1 bridged --bridgeadapter1 eth0 VBoxManage modifyvm ""Windows"" --nic2 hostonly --hostonlyadapter2 vboxnet0 VBoxManage storagectl ""Windows"" --name ""IDE Controller"" --add ide --controller PIIX4 VBoxManage createhd --filename ""/var/virtualbox/Windows/Win2008R2.vdi"" --size 50000 --format VDI --variant Fixed & wait VBoxManage storageattach ""Windows"" --storagectl ""IDE Controller"" --port 0 --device 0 --type dvddrive --medium /var/virtualbox/x16-06078.iso VBoxManage storageattach ""Windows"" --storagectl ""IDE Controller"" --port 0 --device 1 --type hdd --medium /var/virtualbox/Windows/Win2008R2.vdi --mtype normal VBoxHeadless --startvm Windows > /dev/null &" defect closed other VirtualBox 4.0.10 fixed Debian, 2008, dell, r310 Windows Linux