Help: guest additions install error

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tofps
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Help: guest additions install error

Post by tofps »

When I try to install guest additions 7.1.6 in a Windows Vista SP2 virtual machine, I get an error in the log file.
Hope to get a workaround.
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klaus
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Re: Help: guest additions install error

Post by klaus »

Workaround is to boot the VM with signature checks disabled.

Currently I have no idea why this is happening. Windows doesn't trust the driver signature which should be correct (actually there was a fix to the signing which wasn't quite right with 7.1.4).
tofps
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Re: Help: guest additions install error

Post by tofps »

Is it to use this command to disable the driver digital signature?
Bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS

The reason why the command is used is because pressing F8 before VM starts to disable the driver digital signature is invalid. :cry:
klaus
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Re: Help: guest additions install error

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Don't quite understand why you can't temporarily (using the F8 stuff) disable signature checking. Others reported it works. You wouldn't need to disable it permanently from what I heard.
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Re: Help: guest additions install error

Post by pentagonik »

Please have a look at our latest test builds, as we made some fixes to resolve the issue.

The test builds can be found here: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds
Fuze
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Re: Help: guest additions install error

Post by Fuze »

Will this build work with Win 10 Pro host and win 7 32 bit VM machine? Do I install this TEST build like a normal Virtual Box Win software and import my appliance? I posted my problem with guest additions failing to upload at 80% giving the driver error and guest error- please see attached screenshots for exact errors- huge thank you!
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