VirtualBox 3.0.6 - Can't install Windows 2000

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Aktivo
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VirtualBox 3.0.6 - Can't install Windows 2000

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I can't install Windows 2000. At the end of installation, installation restart VirtualBox. After restart, Installation start again. This is in infinite cycle.
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Re: VirtualBox 3.0.6 - Can't install Windows 2000

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Well at the end when you are asked to restart you need to shut it down.
Then go into the guest settings and unmount the CD/DVD. Start the guest and finish the install.
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Re: VirtualBox 3.0.6 - Can't install Windows 2000

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It's best to just change the boot cycle so that the hard drive is before the CD/DVD ROM.
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Re: VirtualBox 3.0.6 - Can't install Windows 2000

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Perryg wrote:Well at the end when you are asked to restart you need to shut it down.
Then go into the guest settings and unmount the CD/DVD. Start the guest and finish the install.
After restart - Virtual PC boot from HD, not from CD.
I try to disable USB, Audio, Net Adapter and i try to install Win 2k, but same efect. I try to change installation CD to another one, but same efect.
Before end of installation Virtual PC restarts. (it's not classic restart by installation of Win2k, it's restart in middle of copy files or detect hardware).

I try install win2k from same CD to VmWare - it's ok - installation sucessful. But i don't want vmware.
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Re: VirtualBox 3.0.6 - Can't install Windows 2000

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Check the manual, there is a fix for it. It's a known error in recent versions. In the manual, section Troubleshooting.
Read the Forum Posting Guide before opening a topic.
VirtualBox FAQ: Check this before asking questions.
Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
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Re: VirtualBox 3.0.6 - Can't install Windows 2000

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Sasquatch wrote:Check the manual, there is a fix for it. It's a known error in recent versions. In the manual, section Troubleshooting.
Thank you.
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