If Windows XP won't start on VM Can Use Hard Drive f/New VB?

[Pickle]

I have a previous post from yesterday explaining I can't get my Windows XP session in VB to start. The logs haven't been much help as I "google" the errors and search for resolutions.

As I need my Quickbooks file on that hard drive can I create a new virtual box session and use the old drive to access the files on the version that crashed?

In addition, here is the most current log file. I can provide previous ones if necessary. If someone can see an error that can be fixed in here please let me know.

Thanks!

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[socratis]

From what I've seen in the previous thread you started about this issue, STOP 0x24 indicates a problem with NTFS.sys, a core system driver to read your virtual HD. Now, a corruption on that level means that your virtual HD is failing, which might mean that your host HD might be failing as well! Run DiskUtility from your host and try to repair the disk, or boot in single-user mode (⌘-s at boot time and type "fsck -f").

Now, if your physical HD is clean, then you can definitely create a 2nd VM and after you're up and running, mount your VM#1 HD as a secondary HD and retrieve your files. I would most certainly start this whole process after a backup (if you really need your data).

[Pickle]

Thank you for this! I'm going to try running the disk utility. Will that do the same thing as opposed to your other option of rebooting in single user mode?

[socratis]

In theory, yes, they are doing the same thing. I am a little bit paranoid although and I prefer to run a disk sanity check from an environment that is not already using said disk, that's why I first run it from the single-user mode, then from the Disk Utility and then I repair the permissions as well...

[Pickle]

Am I to do this…."boot in single-user mode (⌘-s at boot time and type "fsck -f")." on the Macbook Pro HD or the virtual VM disk? Im interpreting what you said that I should shut down the macbook pro, boot it up and do the (boot in single-user mode (⌘-s at boot time and type "fsck -f").) to the macbook pro HD at startup of the macbook pro.

[Pickle]

Hello

So I did the single user boot on the macbook pro at startup. I did what you suggested and got the screenshot below.

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The last line said the MAC HD could not be verified and then went to the :/ root# prompt...so then I typed exit to get out of it. And since nothing then happened shut it down (I think) ...

Then I went to restart it and a screen with the apple and a status bar appeared and then the mac just shuts off. I tried booting it up again and running the fsck -f as you suggested and got the screen clip below. I thought perhaps it would do it again and allow me to restart after but still no luck.

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Now I'm working off my backup laptop but still need the primary. I did do a time machine backup before I did any of this.

Any suggestions what I type now or do now?

Thanks!

[socratis]

1) I was (unfortunately) on the right track when I suspected a corrupted host hard drive.

2) You were dead-on when you made a TimeMachine backup. Great!

3) Your hard drive is still giving you errors. So things are not fixed all the way. Keep booting is single-user mode and keep running "fsck -f" until you get no error messages (if I remember correctly it should state something like "The hard disk appears OK", or something similar. To get out of single-user mode and back to your Mac, type "reboot".

4) Search Google for "mac hard drive failure signs". There are several articles and tools, but TimeMachine should have you covered in case you choose to replace your hard drive.