VirtualBox E_Fail Startup Error.

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MiloTheDev
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VirtualBox E_Fail Startup Error.

Post by MiloTheDev »

So i was going to run my Windows 7 VM but when i started up VirtualBox i got an E_Fail Error.

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I have tried the following to fix it:

Repaired VirtualBox using the Setup.

Reinstalled VirtualBox (i kept all my VHDs in a separate folder.)

But, Nothing worked. (duh, That's why i am making this post)

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Please help.

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Error Details:

Failed to acquire the VirtualBox COM object.

The application will now terminate.



Document is empty.

Location: 'C:\Users\I wanna keep this name private\.VirtualBox\VirtualBox.xml', line 1 (0), column 1.

F:\tinderbox\win-rel\src\VBox\Main\src-server\VirtualBoxImpl.cpp[623] (long __cdecl VirtualBox::init(void)).

Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Component: VirtualBoxWrap
Interface: IVirtualBox {d0a0163f-e254-4e5b-a1f2-011cf991c38d}
Callee: IVirtualBoxClient {d2937a8e-cb8d-4382-90ba-b7da78a74573}
NOTE wrote:I don't have an F: Drive, The only drives i have are C:\ (duh.) A:\ (NOT THE FLOPPY ONE!) X:\ Z:\ and R:\
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socratis
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Re: VirtualBox E_Fail Startup Error.

Post by socratis »

A much better explanation of the issue can be seen in viewtopic.php?f=1&t=91256#p438507. The discussion could/should continue there, locking this "duplicate".
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