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Windows server installation on virtualbox hosted on Xp

Posted: 6. Dec 2012, 17:23
by lawellwilhelm
Hello, I successfully installed virtual box on Windows XP Sp3. Then I went on to install Windows Server 2003 VHD. However, The installation couldn't complete and I received a warning from guru meditation : "critical error occurred while running the machine and the machine execution has been stopped"

I have joined to this post the log file and the image which Guru Mediatation advice to attached

Please, Can you help

Re: Windows server installation on virtualbox hosted on Xp

Posted: 6. Dec 2012, 18:19
by Perryg
00:00:05.279738 Host RAM: 382MB total, 110MB available
00:00:06.752608 RamSize <integer> = 0x0000000008000000 (134 217 728, 128 MB)

00:00:34.573030 Console: VM runtime error: fatal=false, errorID=HostMemoryLow message="Unable to allocate and lock memory. The virtual machine will be paused. Please close applications to free up memory or close the VM"

You don't have enough memory. The guest is going to need at least 512MB to operate at all.
Since you only have 382MB total you are out of luck.