VB 4.3.10 Win 7 32 bit guest crash, cannot complete setup

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mdgrkb
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VB 4.3.10 Win 7 32 bit guest crash, cannot complete setup

Post by mdgrkb »

Hi, everyone.

When attempting installation of a Windows 7 32 bit guest on a Windows 7 64 bit host with VBOX 4.3.10, it consistently crashes at "Completing installation". After starting the VM from its "Aborted" status, Windows setup reports system restarted unexpectedly and that setup should be retried all over again. An endless loop. Guest cannot complete OS installation.

The workaround I found is when creating the VM, instead of selecting "Windows 7 32 bit" guest template, select "Windows 8.1 32 bit" guest and use the Windows 7 ISO.

Seems to be a problem with the HW template for Win 7 32 bit guest in VBOX 4.3.10.

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Re: VB 4.3.10 Win 7 32 bit guest crash, cannot complete setu

Post by socratis »

The basic differences between the two templates are that PAE, IO/APIC and VirtExt are enabled in 8.1, but disabled in 7. Other differences include 1024 MB RAM and 128 MB VRAM for 8.1 vs 512 and 16 for 7, respectively.
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