Opened 8 years ago
#17158 new defect
Guest OS Additions crashes Windows XP and Windows 7 Guests
| Reported by: | joho68 | Owned by: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component: | guest additions | Version: | VirtualBox 5.1.28 |
| Keywords: | guest, addition, crash, bsod, hang | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | Windows | Host type: | Linux |
Description
This one is new to me. I was previously running an XP Guest x86 using VB 5.1 under Windows 10 Pro x64. Everything was fine. I had virtualization, nested pages, etc. enabled.
I then installed VB 5.1 under Ubuntu 16.04.LTS, x64 (of course), on "super spiffy" (that's "shiny") hardware and re-created the XP Guest x86. Things ran OK for a while and then began crashing.
I had been thinking about moving the "content" (applications) to a virtual Windows 7 box instead anyway, so I created a new Windows 7 x86 Guest. Again, everything ran fine for a while, and then would all of a sudden crash, or not boot, or freeze.
After having pulled my hair out for a few days, I tried uninstalling the VirtualBox GuestOS Additions. First from the XP Guest, and when that got a lot more stable, I did the same thing for the Windoes 7 Guest.
No more crashes, no more sudden freezing, no more BSOD. (Or at least not yet, two days and counting.)
Every once in a while though, Ubuntu will report a "System Problem" and the VirtualBox Guest Window disappeares. In the Ubuntu crash log it says "This is not an official version ..." (I'm assuming they're talking about VirtualBox since the 16.04 dist contains 5.0.x). When that happens, however, I am still connected via RDP to the actual Guest OS, and it continues to run.
