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Machine aborts upon starting. Windows 8.1 (x64)

Posted: 26. Jul 2014, 01:39
by NuggetMayanz
Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Sarah's PC.

The virtual machine 'Sarah's PC' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1.

Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Component: Machine
Interface: IMachine {480cf695-2d8d-4256-9c7c-cce4184fa048}

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This is the error I'm receiving, however, I'm relatively new to VB and am not sure where to start to fix it.

Re: Machine aborts upon starting. Windows 8.1 (x64)

Posted: 26. Jul 2014, 10:38
by socratis
You're not giving us enough information to troubleshoot the problem (read Minimum information needed for assistance).

But, here is a guess: IF your host is Windows AND you're running VirtualBox 4.3.14, you may have been bitten by a known bug in VirtualBox 4.3.14. See: 4.3.14 conflicts with anti-virus packages (don't let the title fool you, it is not just antivirus). Read the whole thread and see if it applies to your case. If not, then attach the required information from the first link.