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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

Can you tell us what the error says?

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

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

ok i have uploaded the log file to this site



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ok sorry all
here is the error log

How to install Extension Pack
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?

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??

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.

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

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

Did you install the extension pack as I indicated above?

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

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?

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