guest additions 3.0.4 renders windows xp guest unbootable...

[c_martini]

I just updated VirtualBox to version 3.0.4 from 3.0.2. I started my Windows Xp guest and installed the updated Guest Additions. At the end of the installation, the installer asks for a reboot. Upon restarting, the Windows guest hangs just as the Windows Xp progress bar displays. I have also attempted to start the guest in safe mode with the same result. I additionally tried to start Windows with "Last known good configuration - settings that worked" with the same result.

Anyone with a similar fault?

During safe mode boot of the Windows Xp guest, it stops and hangs here:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\Mup.sys

[ppgrainbow]

I just updated VirtualBox to version 3.0.4 from 3.0.2. I started my Windows Xp guest and installed the updated Guest Additions. At the end of the installation, the installer asks for a reboot. Upon restarting, the Windows guest hangs just as the Windows Xp progress bar displays. I have also attempted to start the guest in safe mode with the same result. I additionally tried to start Windows with "Last known good configuration - settings that worked" with the same result.

Anyone with a similar fault?

During safe mode boot of the Windows Xp guest, it stops and hangs here:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\Mup.sys

What are the technical specifications of your host PC and the settings of your guest operating system?

[c_martini]

My Host is:

Asus m51se Notebook
Intel Core2 Duo T5750 @ 2GHz
4Gb ram
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470

Atheros L1 gigabit LAN
Intel WiFi Link 4965AGN

Windows 7 x64 (build 7600)

My Guest is:

Windows XP Pro sp3
Base Memory: 1024mb
Processor: 1
VT-x/AMD-V: Enabled
Nested Paging: disabled
Video Memory: 128mb
3D Acceleration: Disabled
Remote Display Server: Disabled
SATA Port 0: xp sp3 ie6.vdi (Normal, 4.00 GB)
SATA Port 1: xp sp3 ie6 - data.vdi (Normal, 10.00 GB)
Audio Host Driver: Windows Direct Sound
Controller: ICH AC97
Network Adapter 1: Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (NAT)
Serial Ports: disabled
USB Device filters: 0 (0 active)
Shared Folders: 1


Also attached log file

[mpack]

mup.sys is a new one on me, but I did find this. You can find several other instances of this problem if you google for it.

Did you do anything else besides upgrade VBox and install the new guest additions? You hadn't attempted to clone the hard disk, enabled different hardware, create a new VM for the same hard disk?

You could try reverting to 3.0.2 (or earlier) - you would also need to revert the guest additions first.

[c_martini]

mup.sys is a new one on me, but I did find this. You can find several other instances of this problem if you google for it.

Did you do anything else besides upgrade VBox and install the new guest additions? You hadn't attempted to clone the hard disk, enabled different hardware, create a new VM for the same hard disk?

You could try reverting to 3.0.2 (or earlier) - you would also need to revert the guest additions first.

Thanks for the suggestions. It seems mup.sys is not the problem however, only the last thing that displays as loading during the boot process. I would not be able to revert the guest additions back to 3.0.2 as I cannot even get into the Windows guest to uninstall 3.0.4 and then reinstall 3.0.2.. The only way for me to do that is if I can boot the guest with a startup disk image into a dos-like mode and manually remove the files for the installed guest additions or something. Reverting VirtualBox itself to 3.0.2 would be fine, but that did not cause the Windows Guest to freeze during boot.

[ppgrainbow]

One thing to notice is that if you set the size of your Windows XP SP3 image smaller than 1.5 GB to 2.5 GB of disk space and if you have allocated 1 GB of memory to Windows XP guest, you might not have enough disk space for the swapfile unless you move it to a different drive.

As for guest additions rendering Windows XP guest unbootable, this might be a bug related to Windows 7.

[sknipas]

Well i found a solution.

Try this on guest os:
-Boot to windows xp recovery console (mount an iso image to VB or install it)
-type to console: disable intelppm
-reboot
-boot to safe mode.
-search for intelppm.sys file and delete it.
-reboot and install vb guest additions again.
-Problem solved (AT least this method worked for me)

[ppgrainbow]

Well i found a solution.

Try this on guest os:
-Boot to windows xp recovery console (mount an iso image to VB or install it)
-type to console: disable intelppm
-reboot
-boot to safe mode.
-search for intelppm.sys file and delete it.
-reboot and install vb guest additions again.
-Problem solved (AT least this method worked for me)

That should work!

[pynej]

This is happening for me if i change my Boot volume from IDE to SATA. Strange though as other volumns work fine as SATA.