[PLUG] Virtualbox locks up computer

Joe Niski joeniski at easystreet.net
Thu Feb 16 17:26:18 UTC 2012


On 2/15/12 10:54 PM, "John Jason Jordan" <johnxj at comcast.net> wrote:


>On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:53:34 -0800
>Bill Barry <bill at billbarry.org> dijo:
>
>>On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 9:50 PM, John Jason Jordan
>><johnxj at comcast.net>wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:40:40 -0800
>>> Bill Barry <bill at billbarry.org> dijo:
>>>
>>> >>
>>> >You could try booting Windows 2000 into safe mode. That could give
>>> >you some idea of what is going wrong.
>>> >
>>> >http://support.microsoft.com/kb/202485
>>>
>>> Virtualbox doesn't offer any such options. There is just a Start
>>> button. Or at least, I couldn't find any way to launch Windows in
>>> safe mode.
>>>
>>>
>>It's not a Virtualbox feature it's a Windows 2000 feature. You launch
>>normally with Virtualbox Start button and then follow the
>>instructions  in the link above.
>
>Oh, I see. Unfortunately, Windows won't even start to the point where I
>can use the startup options. Just clicking the Start button in
>Virtualbox instantly locks up the computer. And the lockup occurs
>whether I try to start my Windows 2000 or my Windows XP virtual
>machine.

Have you looked in the VirtualBox log?

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Joe Shisei Niski
Portland, Oregon, USA
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