Installing windows xp 1st time

[zerocul]

Gud day to all

I need Help on this, its my 1st time using your software "virtual box", end evertime I try to start installing windows xp from boot up this happens.


Hope you can see the image.

Virtual Box is running under Windows Vista 32bit. Im' using virtual box to run windows xp sp3. PLEASE HELP!!!

[Perryg]

Sorry not enough information to be able to help.
Forum Posting Guideline

• Please provide host and guest memory.
• What are the VBox settings (all of them) for the guest?
• What (if any) error messages are you getting?

[zerocul]

Hi

Sorry for the late reply but here are my specs :

Host

CPU : AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ 2.60 Ghz
Memory (RAM) : 4 Gig
System : 32 bit Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Video Card : GeForce 8600GTS PCie 256mb GDDR3
HardDisk : 250 gig

Guest

System : Windows XP SP3
Base memory : 524Mb
Video Memory : 128Mb
Allocated Hard disks space : 10gig

The only error so far is the picture I posted above.

Hope this will help you help me Sir

[Perryg]

If the guest (Xp) is 32 bit you will need to make sure that the check mark is taken off the VT-x/AMD-v box in general advanced settings for the guest.
Also while you are there set the system memory to 512 and the video memory to 64 to start with Windows really gets mad sometimes when it does not have the standard memory allocations, and will cause crashes. Also make sure that the check mark is off for the 3D effects, and no filters are in the USB section. This causes exactly what you are showing

[zerocul]

Gud day Sir

I followed what you told me, the last time you replied to my problem (all of it), but still the same message pops up when ever I click the "Start" at the virtual box. I copied the details of the problem that vista encounter when ever I start it.

Here it is Sir.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: VirtualBox.exe
Application Version: 2.2.2.0
Application Timestamp: 49f5fc00
Fault Module Name: VBoxREM32.DLL
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 49f5fa53
Exception Code: 80000003
Exception Offset: 000058d1
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: a34a
Additional Information 2: c9c5f4fd744690d388ab9d5b3eb051a7
Additional Information 3: cb2e
Additional Information 4: 650bb5690556a17e911375b94d3e16f

Thats the details. Hopes this helps you. Same problem as the first time above.

[zerocul]

Here is the latest settings of my "Virtual Box"



Hope you can see it.

[zerocul]

Help Please !!!!

[Perryg]

Sorry I missed your post the other day. First thing there is a new maintenance version out ver 2.2.4 that addresses a few things about the way VBox installs programs. You should download and install it. Save the download to a place that you can easily find and then right click on the install icon and then left click on run as administrator. Then see if you can install the XP. Let us know.

[zerocul]

Gud day

Sir Perryg, the problem still exists, even after running the newer version of virtual box that you've given me.

Here the latest pics.



PLease fix it Sir, I really need to run it!

[Perryg]

You seem to have one of the rare occasions when there is a compatibility problem between VBox and Vista. You should post a bug in bugtracker and let the Developers help with this. You will need to send them the information and since you do not have an install log you will need to tell them that in big bold letters. The link is below my post and you will need to create an account there, but they will be able to help you with this. By the way if you click on the problem details button at the bottom of the warning you will see what Vista is upset about. Post that here as well.