jorge.raimundo wrote:Nothing changed in my guest between between installing 5.2.8 and 5.2.6
I honestly don't know. And I honestly don't know if
you know. In depth I mean, not on the surface. Not "
*I* didn't install anything", "
*I* didn't change anything", but rather "Did anything change without
*me* knowing?".
jorge.raimundo wrote:I can not say the same thing for the installer (it is a different version, isn't it?)...
Well, here's where you're absolutely, 100% wrong in your assumptions. Because the source code for both
5.2.6 and
5.2.8 are public knowledge, a.k.a. open-source. So, feel free to download the two trees, and compare them. Which I did a couple of days ago, independent of your question. Or, if you want to save some time, browse directly through the source code, noting the modification dates (note that the majority is due to SCM changes):
Then we can start re-evaluating our statements on what might or might not have changed; your guest or VirtualBox. I prefer concrete evidence to flimsy guesstimates...
jorge.raimundo wrote:So, common logic dictates that something is wrong with the installer.
Nope. That's your logic. If something is wrong in my house, it must be the neighbor's fault. Also, as I said, your logic doesn't seem to apply to the millions of other users that are using a Win guest. I wouldn't call two instances "common". On the contrary, common logic would dictate that something is wrong with your system.
jorge.raimundo wrote:@socratis: have you heard about logical fallacies?
Unfortunately more than I would like to, or I can endure...
jorge.raimundo wrote:You can try to sweep this under the carpet and pretend it is not a problem, but that doesn't solve it.
Oh, I'm not trying to sweep anything under the carpet, I've got nothing to gain or lose; you do. And I proposed a standardized way to prove where's the problem. But you can't, due to company policies. I understand, but I can't help you there...
And now let me ask you this: do you think that these policies are affecting your guest? Can you be absolutely sure about that? Or your antivirus? Or the updates to your antivirus? Would you be so sure to bet on it?
There is something wrong with your guest's setup. Accept that fact and start looking in that direction instead of trying to figure out what's wrong in a complete red herring hunt.