[Resolved]xmlParseEntityRef: no name.

[windstory]

I've got this error message when installing VirtualBox-4.2.6-82870-Win.exe on windows 8 x64 pro.

Could not create VirtualBox COM object.

program halted.

xmlParseEntityRef: no name.

Location: 'C:\Users\Administrator/.VirtualBox\VirtualBox.xml', line 33 (0), column 66.

D:\tinderbox\win-4.2\src\VBox\Main\src-server\VirtualBoxImpl.cpp[525] (long __cdecl VirtualBox::init(void)).
result code: E_FAIL (0x80004005)
: VirtualBox
interface: IVirtualBox {3b2f08eb-b810-4715-bee0-bb06b9880ad2}

I tried as Administroar and user account.

Please let me know how to resolve this problem.

Thanks in advance.

[windstory]

I've installed virtualbox with this way.

VirtualBox-4.2.6-82870-Win.exe -x -p VirtualBox
cd VirtualBox
VirtualBox-4.2.6-r82870-MultiArch_amd64.msi

But, the directory which virtualbox should be installed was empty.

Any ideas?

[mpack]

Is this a new installation? The earlier message simply means a corrupted VirtualBox.xml. Reinstallation will not fix that since an install never overwrites an existing VirtualBox.xml. You need to make sure this file is deleted or repaired before you (re)install VirtualBox.

[windstory]

Thanks mpack.

Before installing virtualbox at new installation windows 8, I copied ".VirtualBox" folder of windows 7 for using same settings.

I'll try delete ".VirtualBox" folder and reinstall VirtualBox.

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I tried to re-installing after deleting ".VirtualBox" folder, but I got this error message.



Even though the "TakeOwnership" command was executed.

[mpack]

I would restore the .VirtualBox folder. Then uninstall VirtualBox. Then you can delete the .VirtualBox folder and reinstall VirtualBox. Also I would install in the standard way, not using the command line.

[windstory]

I've tried to install the standard way and using the command line, but VirtualBox could not be installed.

So I cannot uninstall the VirtualBox.

Please let me know where is the log file.

I've found this at "c:\Users\maestro\Local Settings\Temp\MSI38443.LOG"

Error 1305. Error reading from file C:\Users\maestro\AppData\Local\Temp\VirtualBox\VirtualBox-4.2.6-r82870-MultiArch_amd64.msi. System error 1008. Verify that the file exists and that you can access it.
Error 1305. Error reading from file C:\Users\maestro\AppData\Local\Temp\VirtualBox\VirtualBox-4.2.6-r82870-MultiArch_amd64.msi. System error 14007. Verify that the file exists and that you can access it.
=== Logging stopped: 2012-12-26 13:42:45 ===

I tried to install VirtualBox as user account and Administtrator, but I got same message.

[windstory]

I resolved this problem following this tip at "http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/intern ... ost6933111".
Additioanlly I pushed "TakeOwnership" command on my right mouse boutton context menu, everytime during installation, on the folders;

• C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\
  C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temp
  C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temp\VirtualBox

And additionally I did some more things at permission part at folder's property.

But I could not install "Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.2.6-82870.vbox-extpack" and there comes "Could not make VirtualBox Object" message -
Caller RC:
CO_E_SERVER_EXEC_FAILURE (0x80080005)
.

[windstory]

Yes!

Re-install virtualBox, and fixed.