VirtualBox 4.3.28 Won't Accept ISO Files

[TreeAndPlants]

Hello!

I've been trying to run Linux on the stated version 10 times but every time I try to put the ISO in it comes up with the same error;

Failed to open the optical disk file C:\Users\user\Downloads\ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-i386.iso.

Could not get the storage format of the medium 'C:\Users\user\Downloads\ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-i386.iso' (VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED).

Result Code: VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (0x80BB0005)
Component: Medium
Interface: IMedium {05f2bbb6-a3a6-4fb9-9b49-6d0dda7142ac}
Callee: IVirtualBox {fafa4e17-1ee2-4905-a10e-fe7c18bf5554}
Callee RC: VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80BB0001)


It is really annoying. Anyone got a fix for this?

[mpack]

That usually means that the ISO is corrupted, or not an ISO at all. Check the md5 sum.

[TreeAndPlants]

Yea you're right. But I have a sneaking suspicion this'll never get fixed even if I download the file over and over

[scottgus1]

this'll never get fixed even if I download the file over and over

If you hear very soon of a sudden outburst of internet activity over Ubuntu putting a bum ISO on the web that nobody can use, then I'd say downloading the bum ISO multiple times will not fix the issue. If you don't hear of such activity, then it's likely that the vast majority of everyone else can download and use the ISO just fine and something about your setup is a little wonky. If you download multiple times, and the download completes every time without error, but the ISO can't be used, I'd suspect the storage device you're downloading the ISO to.

[mpack]

... I'd suspect the storage device you're downloading the ISO to.

Or the download manager, if one is being used. Or the software, if it isn't an HTML download by a popular Internet Browser.

Otherwise, as Scottgus says this should be a very rare event: all of the data should be passing through error corrected channels, and I agree it might be a good idea to chkdsk the receiving drive.