VirtualBox Graphics Driver on Win2K

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itiadmin
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Primary OS: MS Windows XP
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VirtualBox Graphics Driver on Win2K

Post by itiadmin »

after installing the guest additions 4.08r71778 on thw Windows 2K guest machine and rebooting, it gives me the error "the service database is locked" and the drivers fail to install. How do I resolve this?
stefan.becker
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Re: VirtualBox Graphics Driver on Win2K

Post by stefan.becker »

Have you admin rights in the windows guest?
zoglmannk
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Primary OS: Mac OS X other
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Re: VirtualBox Graphics Driver on Win2K

Post by zoglmannk »

I ran into a similar problem with Windows XP SP3 as the guest OS. It failed to install the guest driver. I was able to get around this issue by booting into safe mode and trying again. It might be a little late for you to try it. But maybe this will help someone else.
hank
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Re: VirtualBox Graphics Driver on Win2K

Post by hank »

Same problem here; Mac OSX 7.2, Windows Vista guest, "service database is locked" -- but after the third time I tried installing it, it worked ok. No idea why.
BillG
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Re: VirtualBox Graphics Driver on Win2K

Post by BillG »

This is a well-known Windows message and has nothing to do with VirtualBox. eg http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214762
Bill
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