Error installing new GA on XP and Win7 guests

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ehrichweiss23
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Error installing new GA on XP and Win7 guests

Post by ehrichweiss23 »

I'm using this on Arch Linux VirtualBox Graphical User Interface Version 6.1.30 r148432.

I just tried to run of my VMs and my Win7 guest asked me to upgrade the GA drivers but it errors out with what's below, and XP complains about me using a USB 2.0 driver before I can even boot so I have to change to USB 1.1, and then trying to update the driver gives pretty much the same error as below. Has something changed that I'm unaware of regarding Win7 and XP?

For the record, I saw something about possibly needing to update the cers via VirtualBoxCertUtil but XP gives an error that it's not a valid application which I suspect means it's 64-bit only.

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Stopped logging into separate file
Output folder: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions
Version: 6.1.30 (Rev 148432)
Previous version: 6.0.8 (Rev 130520)
Detected OS: Windows XP (32-bit)
System Directory: C:\WINDOWS\system32
Output folder: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions
Extract: DIFxAPI.dll... 100%
Extract: VBoxDrvInst.exe... 100%
Extract: VBoxVideo.inf... 100%
Extract: VBoxVideo.cat... 100%
Extract: iexplore.ico... 100%
Output folder: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions
Stopping VBoxService ...
Stopping VBoxService via SCM ...
Stopping VBoxService done
Stopping VBoxTray ...
Stopping VBoxTray done
Output folder: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions
Extract: VBoxVideo.sys... 100%
Extract: vboxdisp.dll... 100%
Extract: VBoxMouse.sys... 100%
Extract: VBoxMouse.inf... 100%
Extract: vboxmouse.cat... 100%
Extract: VBoxGuest.sys... 100%
Extract: VBoxGuest.inf... 100%
Extract: vboxguest.cat... 100%
Extract: VBoxTray.exe... 100%
Extract: VBoxControl.exe... 100%
Extract: VBoxWHQLFake.exe... 100%
Output folder: C:\WINDOWS\system32
Extract: VBoxService.exe... 100%
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\VBoxSF.sys... 100%
Skipped: C:\WINDOWS\system32\VBoxMRXNP.dll
Extract: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\nsr4.tmp... 100%
Rename on reboot: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\nsr4.tmp->C:\WINDOWS\system32\VBoxMRXNP.dll
Extract: C:\WINDOWS\system32\VBoxHook.dll... 100%
Installing drivers ...
Output folder: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions
Installing guest driver ...
Executing: "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\VBoxDrvInst.exe" driver install "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\VBoxGuest.inf" "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\install_drivers.log"
Installing driver ...
INF-File: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\VBoxGuest.inf
Using legacy mode for install ...
(1) ENTER:  DriverPackageInstallW
(3) ERROR: 2148081673 - Failed to calculate strong name from 'C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\VBoxGuest.cat'. Check if catalog is valid and if file is in the same directory as the INF.
(1) Successfully removed '{7d2c708d-c202-40ab-b3e8-de21da1dc629}' from reference list of driver store entry ''
(1) RETURN: DriverPackageInstallW  (0xE0000304)
ERROR (e0000304): Unknown error!

Execution returned exit code: 2
Error excuting ""C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\VBoxDrvInst.exe" driver install "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\VBoxGuest.inf" "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\install_drivers.log"" (exit code: 2) -- aborting installation
Error excuting ""C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\VBoxDrvInst.exe" driver install "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\VBoxGuest.inf" "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\install_drivers.log"" (exit code: 2) -- aborting installation
ehrichweiss23
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Re: Error installing new GA on XP and Win7 guests

Post by ehrichweiss23 »

A follow-up. I realized I hadn't tried to run vboxcertutil on my Win7 guest so I tried it, and it worked on Win7 but it did NOT fix the problem. What I did discover is if I used the GA disk for 6.1.22(?) or so, everything installed and worked just fine though apparently at some point USB 2.0 was removed for XP. I don't think I really need it that bad for the XP host.. I'm going to put any upgrades of either VB or GA until I hear this is fixed.
scottgus1
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Re: Error installing new GA on XP and Win7 guests

Post by scottgus1 »

Re the certificate error, please let the devs know with a post on the Bugtracker.

Re USB 2, the Extension Pack matching the Virtualbox version must be installed in Virtualbox on the host. Guest Additions don't affect anything with USB.
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Re: Error installing new GA on XP and Win7 guests

Post by fth0 »

Please check if your issues still exist in VirtualBox 6.1.34.
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