E_Fail (0x80004005) Machine Wrap IMachine {30073af-5d6b-46e6-aa96-273eac15538a}

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BoboliSklave
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E_Fail (0x80004005) Machine Wrap IMachine {30073af-5d6b-46e6-aa96-273eac15538a}

Post by BoboliSklave »

Hello,

Freshly set up Windows 7, installed virtual box for win xp. After start I get the error code:
Result Code: E_Fail (0x80004005)
Component: Machine Wrap
Interface: IMachine {30073af-5d6b-46e6-aa96-273eac15538a}

I searched the foum and read about issues related to the installation of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable. So I installed

from: learn[dot]microsoft[dot]com/de-de/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170

this: X64 aka[dot]ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe
Permalink für die neueste unterstützte x64-Version. Das X64 Redistributable-Paket enthält arm64- und X64-Binärdateien. Dieses Paket vereinfacht die Installation erforderlicher Visual C++-ARM64-Binärdateien, wenn die X64 Redistributable auf einem ARM64-Gerät installiert ist.

Some other downloads from the same page would not install.

I could not post the contents of the logfile VBoxHardening.log, because the messagte would be too long.

I obviously don't know what I am doing. Could anybody help?
Best, H.
scottgus1
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Re: E_Fail (0x80004005) Machine Wrap IMachine {30073af-5d6b-46e6-aa96-273eac15538a}

Post by scottgus1 »

BoboliSklave wrote:Freshly set up Windows 7, installed virtual box for win xp.
BoboliSklave wrote:Result Code: E_Fail (0x80004005)
Component: Machine Wrap
Interface: IMachine {30073af-5d6b-46e6-aa96-273eac15538a}
There was a lot more to the error message, including some human-readable text. Regrettably, it's the text we need. Please post the whole message.

If you're trying to install 7.0, then uninstall it and try the last 6.0 or 5.2 version instead.
https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds
Windows 7 is not supported as a host OS to run Virtualbox 6.1 or 7.0.
BoboliSklave wrote:I could not post the contents of the logfile VBoxHardening.log, because the messagte would be too long.
Zipped logs almost always fit. Please use the forum's Upload Attachment tab.
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BoboliSklave
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Re: E_Fail (0x80004005) Machine Wrap IMachine {30073af-5d6b-46e6-aa96-273eac15538a}

Post by BoboliSklave »

Thanks scottgus1!
scottgus1 wrote:There was a lot more to the error message, including some human-readable text. Regrettably, it's the text we need. Please post the whole message.
Nothing that I could see. Apart from the hint to look into the logfile.
scottgus1 wrote:If you're trying to install 7.0, then uninstall it and try the last 6.0 or 5.2 version instead.
Windows 7 is not supported as a host OS to run Virtualbox 6.1 or 7.0.
This will probably be the reason for the fail! I'm sorry for still chiseling in stone, but I also failed badly all attempts to update for Win10, so I gave up.
scotgus1 wrote:Zipped logs almost always fit. Please use the forum's Upload Attachment tab.
URLs and attachments are not for freshers like myself. I should be able to post it tomorrow afternoon. I expect the issue to be solved though, thanks to your clue using a suitable version of VirtualBox.

Best
H
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