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Can't Install VirtualBox 3.0.0 at Windows XP

Posted: 7. Jul 2009, 20:48
by mmbossoni
Hi,
I'm trying to install the virtualbox in a WindowsXP machine but every time the VBox ethernet driver is being installed the machine crashes with a PAGE_FAULT in NONPAGED AREA error and reboots.

Any ideas about what's going on?

The log of msiexec
MSI (s) (D8!A4) [15:31:43:116]: Creating MSIHANDLE (127) of type 790531 for thread 4004
DIFXAPP: INFO: Installing devices with Id "sun_vboxnetadp" using INF "C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRVSTORE\VBoxNetAdp_2AD06A1E4F8AB2810B9DCF982A09D3548D657979\VBoxNetAdp.inf".
MSI (s) (D8!A4) [15:31:43:163]: Closing MSIHANDLE (127) of type 790531 for thread 4004
MSI (s) (D8!A4) [15:31:43:788]: Creating MSIHANDLE (128) of type 790531 for thread 4004
DIFXAPP: INFO: Will force install because driver is not better and force flag is set.
MSI (s) (D8!A4) [15:31:43:835]: Closing MSIHANDLE (128) of type 790531 for thread 4004
MSI (s) (D8!A4) [15:31:43:850]: Creating MSIHANDLE (129) of type 790531 for thread 4004
DIFXAPP: INFO: ENTER UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices...
MSI (s) (D8!A4) [15:31:43:882]: Closing MSIHANDLE (129) of type 790531 for thread 4004

Re: Can't Install VirtualBox 3.0.0 at Windows XP

Posted: 18. Jul 2009, 16:55
by Perryg
First thing to do is get the new version 3.0.2
Then you need to try to install it by right clicking the install and left click on run as admin. See if this will get past the error.

If you continue to have problems you will need to provide more information about the host machine.
CPU, RAM, 32 or 64 bit... Anything that would allow us to know more about what could be the problem.