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#1 2014-12-04 09:16:10
- Archcowboy
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Windows 8 in a virtual machine (VirtualBox) won't start after update
Hi everybody,
I need Windows for a couple of applications so I set up a virtual machine with VirtualBox. It has been running flawless so far.
After my last update of the system, Windows does not start completely. It starts the automatic repair thing and shuts down after a few seconds. After that I changed some settings to see whether they show any effect - no success (IIRC I used to have some issues with 2D and 3D acceleration, but they were gone after I disabled them).
No error message is displayed.
Does anybody have an idea what could be wrong?
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#2 2014-12-05 05:57:06
- Hydranix
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Re: Windows 8 in a virtual machine (VirtualBox) won't start after update
I'd say, just reinstall Windows in a new vm and move your applications over to the new one.
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#3 2014-12-05 13:31:29
- drcouzelis
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Re: Windows 8 in a virtual machine (VirtualBox) won't start after update
After my last update of the system, Windows does not start completely.
Which system did you update? Windows or Arch Linux?
If Arch Linux, which packages did you update? Does Windows start if you downgrade those packages?
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