Hello All,
I have been trying to create a "Windows 8.1 preview" virtual machine in my Ubuntu host using Virtual Box (4.2.16 r86992) but have been unsuccessful so far.
I first tried installing Win8.1 x64 but realized that my processor (Pentium B960 2.2GHz) does not support VT-x, so x64 guests are out. I downloaded Win8.1 32-bit preview ISO but this too throws an error - "Your PC needs to restart. Error 0x000000A" before aborting.
My VBox.log is attached. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Satish
Windows 8.1 Preview on VirtualBox 4.2.16
Windows 8.1 Preview on VirtualBox 4.2.16
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Re: Windows 8.1 Preview on VirtualBox 4.2.16
Normally you always need VT-x for any Windows 8 OS and later. But I could be wrong here.
As Windows 8.1 is not a supported OS at this time, please see the dedicated topic to 8.1, and this topic.
As Windows 8.1 is not a supported OS at this time, please see the dedicated topic to 8.1, and this topic.
Also to avoid possible future problems, make sure you upgrade your Extension Pack to the matching version of Virtualbox.VirtualBox VM 4.2.16 r86992 linux.amd64 (Jul 4 2013 15:15:20) release log
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Re: Windows 8.1 Preview on VirtualBox 4.2.16
Last I heard, all versions of Windows 8 require VT-x to run as a VM in VirtualBox. It isn't just 64bit versions.
Re: Windows 8.1 Preview on VirtualBox 4.2.16
Thanks guys, i guess there's no way out here since my processor doesn't support VT-x.