At a certain point during installation I see this:
Status: Rolling back action:
(here is the green progress bar going backwards)
and then:
Installation failed. Fatal error during installation.
this is not the first time I try to install VB on my laptop but first error. Before it was OK.
I tried the most recent version and older ones too.
Anyone had the same problem?
Please help
Fatal error during installation
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Re: Fatal error during installation
This is a Microsoft Installer error, not a VirtualBox one. The VirtualBox installer is a standard MSI install file. Check to see if you have any corrupted MSI database files:
- Repair MSI (Windows Installer) 2.8.8.
- Windows Repair 4.0.0 (includes the above).
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Re: Fatal error during installation
Thanks buddy,socratis wrote:This is a Microsoft Installer error, not a VirtualBox one. The VirtualBox installer is a standard MSI install file. Check to see if you have any corrupted MSI database files:
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Oh, and if you have any 3rd party antivirus, disable or even better uninstall them.
I followed your instructions but unfortunately with no success.
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Re: Fatal error during installation
Re-install Windows. Something is botched beyond normal repair that I can think of. Or start searching the web...
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