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Virtualbox Guest addition setup on windows XP 32-bit hangs

Posted: 9. Jul 2022, 19:51
by Smartninja365
Hey everyone whenever i use Virtualbox with windows xp 32-Bit it hangs at the ''installing Guest driver'' part (see screenshot below),You may need to scroll the image down a bit to see what im talking about.







-Thanks for the help!
-Smart!

Re: Virtualbox Guest addition setup on windows XP 32-bit hangs

Posted: 10. Jul 2022, 02:31
by scottgus1
Disconnect the network "cable" from the VM (Devices, Network, Connect Network Adapter unchecked) before starting the GAs install. That knocks loose whatever is stalling.

Re: Virtualbox Guest addition setup on windows XP 32-bit hangs

Posted: 10. Jul 2022, 17:42
by Smartninja365
scottgus1 wrote:Disconnect the network "cable" from the VM (Devices, Network, Connect Network Adapter unchecked) before starting the GAs install. That knocks loose whatever is stalling.

Do i reenable it after the GAS install?

Re: Virtualbox Guest addition setup on windows XP 32-bit hangs

Posted: 10. Jul 2022, 18:18
by Smartninja365
scottgus1 wrote:Disconnect the network "cable" from the VM (Devices, Network, Connect Network Adapter unchecked) before starting the GAs install. That knocks loose whatever is stalling.
Thank you! it worked!

Re: Virtualbox Guest addition setup on windows XP 32-bit hangs

Posted: 10. Jul 2022, 18:24
by scottgus1
Glad you're up and running! Yes, you can re-attach the "cable" afterwards.