Virtual Box cannot be started (VirtualBox-6.1.28-147628-Win.exe)

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scottgus1
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Re: Virtual Box cannot be started (VirtualBox-6.1.28-147628-Win.exe)

Post by scottgus1 »

OK, here is the possible problem:
Virtualbox.xml wrote: <MediaRegistry>
<DVDImages>
<Image uuid="{4f454f9d-0ef6-4786-8d49-fb6e0c9954c6}"
location="C:/Users/jacek.brzezinski/VirtualBox VMs/JBRVM/JBRVM-disk002.iso"/>
<Image uuid="{ae4ab52f-6409-4807-ba98-06329b18966c}"
location="C:/Users/jacek.brzezinski/VirtualBox VMs/JBRVM/JBRVM-disk002.iso"/>
</DVDImages>
</MediaRegistry>
The same ISO is attempted to be loaded twice.

This "Virtualbox.xml" only has one of the ISO's.

Reboot your host.
Rename your "C:\Users\jacek.brzezinski\.VirtualBox\VirtualBox.xml" to "VirtualBox.xml-bad".
Then extract the zipped "VirtualBox.xml" into "C:\Users\jacek.brzezinski\.VirtualBox\"
Then try Virtualbox.
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JBR
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Re: Virtual Box cannot be started (VirtualBox-6.1.28-147628-Win.exe)

Post by JBR »

Now the main window finally opens properly and I can import the VM. Thanks for your help in understanding and solving the problem! :D :D :D
JBR
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Re: Virtual Box cannot be started (VirtualBox-6.1.28-147628-Win.exe)

Post by JBR »

There was another problem when starting the virtual machine:

Failed to open session for virtual machine JBRVM.

Call to NEMR0InitVMPart2 failed: VERR_NEM_INIT_FAILED (VERR_NEM_VM_CREATE_FAILED).

Kod wyniku (RC): E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Komponent: ConsoleWrap
Interfejs: IConsole {872da645-4a9b-1727-bee2-5585105b9eed}
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scottgus1
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Re: Virtual Box cannot be started (VirtualBox-6.1.28-147628-Win.exe)

Post by scottgus1 »

OK, that is a 6.1.28 bug. First try VERR_NEM_VM_CREATE_FAILED: What do I do?, then if that does not work, Revert Virtualbox and Extension Pack to 6.1.26 https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds
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Re: Virtual Box cannot be started (VirtualBox-6.1.28-147628-Win.exe)

Post by JBR »

The first tip worked - the virtual machine now boots without a problem.
Thanks again for your help! :D
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Re: Virtual Box cannot be started (VirtualBox-6.1.28-147628-Win.exe)

Post by scottgus1 »

Great! Glad you're up and running.
LapoL
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Re: Virtual Box cannot be started (VirtualBox-6.1.28-147628-Win.exe)

Post by LapoL »

scottgus1 wrote:Revert Virtualbox and Extension Pack to 6.1.26
Disabling Hyper-V (which I already done in the past) didn't help me, I tried re-disabling it again just in case and rebooted, but in the end I needed to revert to 6.1.26, which works perfectly.
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