Win XP Guest crashes if 3D acceleration is enabled

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FirstBorg
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Win XP Guest crashes if 3D acceleration is enabled

Post by FirstBorg »

Hi,
Im using Virtualbox 4.04, Win 7x64 Host, Win XP SP3 guest.
I tried activating 3D support, used safe mode to install 3D guest additions. But when I restart the guest, right after the XP booting screen, it crashes.
Its not a blue screen or something within the guest, no the entire virtual machine crashes.
Does somebody by chance know a solution?
Sasquatch
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Re: Win XP Guest crashes if 3D acceleration is enabled

Post by Sasquatch »

More info about your Host and the Guest settings would certainly help.
Read the Forum Posting Guide before opening a topic.
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Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
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E.g. install guest additions site:forums.virtualbox.org

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squall leonhart
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Re: Win XP Guest crashes if 3D acceleration is enabled

Post by squall leonhart »

upgrade your nvidia drivers on the host.
FirstBorg
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Re: Win XP Guest crashes if 3D acceleration is enabled

Post by FirstBorg »

Thanks, I did that two hours ago and it indeed worked. The XP Guest now starts with 3D Acceleration. But the game I am trying to start still will not start... keeps crashing, even with wined3d. crap.
stefan.becker
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Re: Win XP Guest crashes if 3D acceleration is enabled

Post by stefan.becker »

Start the game under the os it was made for, and that native.
FirstBorg
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Re: Win XP Guest crashes if 3D acceleration is enabled

Post by FirstBorg »

thats the one thing I do not want to do. Because I want to play it in windowed mode, but the game (Empire Earth) just does not allow that... The only solution (that I know of) is a virtual machine.
squall leonhart
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Re: Win XP Guest crashes if 3D acceleration is enabled

Post by squall leonhart »

use dxwindower.
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