VM wont instal on win10 pro 20H2

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1bit
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VM wont instal on win10 pro 20H2

Post by 1bit »

hello

im having issues installing 6.1 on windows 10n pro 20H2

i cant show you the image error for site rules but its a red box with error extracting package #0 in it 90% of time - twice it went to install and just froze on the STATUS

can anyone help?
thnx
scottgus1
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Primary OS: MS Windows 10
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Re: VM wont instal on win10 pro 20H2

Post by scottgus1 »

Virtualbox is installed via the Windows MSI installer system. Web-search how to enable MSI logging, then try the installer again. Zip and post the log file the installer makes.

Take a look at these resources:
socratis wrote:That article seems to be: Basic troubleshooting steps for Windows Installer.

I have two other links to suggest. See also if you have any corrupted MSI database files:
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