I recently upgraded my host from Ubuntu 14.10 to 15.10.
My Windows 7 VM, which worked under Ubuntu 14.10, now will not boot under Ubuntu 15.10. It loads Windows Error Recovery and the two options "Launch Startup Repair (recommended)" and "Start Windows Normally" both attempt to load but then fail shortly after.
Has anyone else experienced this or possibly have a solution?
I've included the VBox.log file in two parts (since it was too large to upload in one file).
Windows 7 VM won't boot after upgrading to Ubuntu 15.10
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qwertyasdf
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Windows 7 VM won't boot after upgrading to Ubuntu 15.10
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mpack
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- VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
- Guest OSses: Mostly XP
Re: Windows 7 VM won't boot after upgrading to Ubuntu 15.10
I see you are using VirtualBox 4.3.28. Does the problem still occur with a later VBox version?
p.s. Please in future compress your logs rather than break them into several parts.
p.s. Please in future compress your logs rather than break them into several parts.
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mpack
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- Primary OS: MS Windows 10
- VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
- Guest OSses: Mostly XP
Re: Windows 7 VM won't boot after upgrading to Ubuntu 15.10
Looking at the log - it looks like you have an invalid saved state, possibly due to the change of hosts. You should discard this, as saved states are not intended to be portable.
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qwertyasdf
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Re: Windows 7 VM won't boot after upgrading to Ubuntu 15.10
The option to discard saved state is greyed out; should I remove the VM, upgrade Virtualbox, and then add the VM back in? Or is upgrading for this task unnecessary?
I'm trying to avoid having to set up the Windows environment from scratch and was hoping some installed programs and files would still be there when I restart the VM.
I'm trying to avoid having to set up the Windows environment from scratch and was hoping some installed programs and files would still be there when I restart the VM.