Can't install windows on VB

[Elad]

Hi,
I'm having trouble installing Windows 8 (64) on VirtualBox.
When I specify the driver where the CD is I see the Windows logo and just when the installation should start I get a pop-up with a "critical error"

I've attached the log file and the screenshot.
This is the first time i'm dealing with a virtual machine so I really don't know if i'm doing anything wrong
Thanks in advance!

[mpack]

00:00:01.960478 Host RAM: 3963MB total, 1532MB available
...
00:00:02.346651 RamSize <integer> = 0x0000000080000000 (2 147 483 648, 2 048 MB)
...
00:00:02.347025 VRamSize <integer> = 0x0000000008000000 (134 217 728, 128 MB)
...
00:00:23.215851 VM: Raising runtime error 'HostMemoryLow' (fFlags=0x2)

You're allocating 2048MB+128MB RAM, out of 1532MB available on your host. That's a no-no. Free up some host RAM by shutting down unnecessary apps. Consider installing more RAM on your host. A short term workaround would be to reduce the RAM allocation of this guest to 1024MB, with 64MB VRAM.

Also, is this really a Win8 VM, or is it Win8.1? If it's actually the latter then you must use the proper Win8.1 template in the "OS version" guest setting.

[Elad]

Thanks mpack!
That did the trick.
Now I have another, smaller issue - I want to copy a file from my desktop to a folder on the virtual machine.
I enabled both Clipboard and drag & drop sharing on the settings (General -> Advanced) but it still won't allow any file transfers.
How can I make it work?

[mpack]

Drag and drop isn't supported to Windows guests, and the clipboard can't be used to copy files - only "live" text and graphics. To copy files to/from a VM you should install the Guest Additions (see user manual), and then configure shared folders in the VM settings.