Can not create 3rd Guest Win XP

[waynerp]

Hi all.
I am completly new to this virtual box so need some help.
I am using virtual box for an exam i am studying. i have to create 3 'Guests' and have created 2, one with win xp, the other with vista.
i am tring to create the 3rd and keep getting the same error all of the 5 times i have tried it. it is saying critical error. i have tried to upload the image but the forum is saying i need to be a member for 1 day before i can add links.
i have a copy of the log but again can't upload it

can anyone please advise!!?
regards & thanks

[Perryg]

Can you tell us what the error says?

[waynerp]

I've attached an image of the error message below.
am also trying to upload the error log online. any suggestions for a website so you guys can view it?
many thanks

[Perryg]

Just attach it here. Use the Upload attachment tab below your reply window.

[waynerp]

ok i have uploaded the log file to this site



viewer(dot)zoho(dot)com(forward slash)docs(forward slash)bMy9e

[waynerp]

ok sorry all
here is the error log

[Perryg]

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00:00:05.679 Installed Extension Packs:
00:00:05.679   None installed!

How to install Extension Pack

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00:00:05.702 File system of 'F:\Guest3-XP.vhd' is ntfs

Any reason for not choosing the default VDI?

You say that you created one Win xp already, was it from the same install CD?
Can you post a guest log file from the working XP install?

[waynerp]

Not sure what you mean when you say default VDI.
if you mean default hard drive, i installed it on a redundent drive as my main hard drive is a 64gig SSD so not much space and i'm new to virtualbox so wanted to keep it seperate.
yes i am using the same XP disc, but that said earlier i managed to install 2 guest XP's and the same error occured when i tried to install a copy of win 7 ultimate. it seems it is the 3rd 'guest' whatever the os doesn't seem to work.
i have just created a clone copy of one of the xp guests, so now i have 1 x guest vista 1 x guest xp and 1 x clone xp. will this do the same thing??

[mpack]

No, Perry means that the default virtual image format is VDI, but you chose VHD, an inferior non-native format. We are both curious as to why.

Personally, I don't know why VirtualBox even asks the question, since it only gives newbies an extra opportunity to get something wrong, and I can't really think of a worthwhile upside.

[waynerp]

ahh ok. well i'll try it that way and see what happens.
thanks for your help

[waynerp]

LOL ok as soon as i tried it VDI i get the same error message

[Perryg]

Did you install the extension pack as I indicated above?

[waynerp]

no, but i have now installed and still getting the same error

[Perryg]

Well it is not because it is the third guest, I have over 50 installed on this PC alone.
The error is a ver (version) error of some kind. Is the CD you are using a full retail version? Where did you get it?

[waynerp]

Both my copies of XP & 7 are original copies from Software4Students, although the Xp is a bit scratched.
This course that i am doing is using an old version of virtual box (3.1.4), so i downloded a copy of that from old version, and so far it is working.
Hopefully once i get into it a bit more i will hopefully get to grips with it and work out the problem
MANY thanks for your help