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Win2000 Host: Chance to install 1.6.2?
Posted: 22. Jul 2008, 10:04
by chrise
Hello friends,
I tried to find solutions via the search engine and google, but didn't find any matches...
I want to install VirtualBox 1.6.2 on a Windows 2000 SP4 host, but the installer aborted and told me that it won't work.
Give it a chance to install it nevertheless?
Have a good day!
Greetings
Christian
Posted: 22. Jul 2008, 14:07
by TerryE
The VBox team withdrew formal support for W2K at 1.6.2, and many people have said that this was the wrong thing to do. Sorry.
Posted: 22. Jul 2008, 15:39
by sidji
Hi!
Got the same headakes...
Did anyone here kept a copy of any previous release of XVM to be installed under W2K?
Thanks in advance !
Posted: 22. Jul 2008, 16:13
by sidji
OK, for those who might be interrested...
I found (:lol:) an earlier version (1.5.2) of the virtualbox here:
http://www.techspot.com/downloadget.php ... 22afd8dc9d
and it WORKS !
However... cannot launch a XP guest I previously installed on another guest with V1.6.2...
Any idea anybody?
Posted: 24. Jul 2008, 17:42
by rioka
You can actually install VBox 1.6.2 in Windows 2000 editing the MSI installation file, using ORCA (from MS). Remove (or alter) the restrinction on the target platform. Don't remember now the details, but I can check later this evening.
got it
Posted: 25. Jul 2008, 00:08
by rioka
As I said, you have to get orca.msi (from MS), install it and edit VirtualBox msi file.
Then, under "LaunchCondition", alter condition
Code: Select all
NOT VersionNT=500 AND NOT Version9X AND NOT VersionNT64
I changed it to
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NOT VersionNT=400 AND NOT Version9X AND NOT VersionNT64
Then installed under W2K.
Posted: 11. Sep 2008, 14:40
by poncho524
anyone try this with 2.0.0 and get it to work?
Posted: 11. Sep 2008, 21:37
by Sasquatch
Read somewhere this week where someone tried it. Doesn't work. There are numerous reasons why support is suspended.