VB installation on Windows XP freezes

[jkcohen]

I'm running Windows XP SP3 on a Toshiba Tecra A9 (Core 2 Duo T7500), 3 Gb RAM. When I try to install VirtualBox, the drivers are installed and then the installation freezes -- the progress bar does not move and the installer just sits there for 30-45 minutes. When I tried to install previous versions of VirtualBox, the installation waited that long and then completed. With 3.0.2, I waited for 1.5 hours; I hit cancel, and the installation took more than 3 hours to roll back. What is going on?

[vbox4me2]

You need to look with processexplorer or such tools what exactly is taking resources, there might be some dialogbox hiding away waiting for input.