On 1 September 2012 22:52, Maurice <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2012-08-31 at 19:52 I said: > >> I copied the whole 4.1.14 .VirtualBox directory over, and >> ran that with V'Box 4.2RC3. >> >> It ran perfectly - the first time. >> But - as at first a few days ago - repeated tries caused the >> never- ending re-booting cycles,
Does Safe Mode consistently work? You report that it worked at least once, but was that just random luck? 1) If so, then the VM crash reason might be debuggable using a mini-dump (if one was created in the VM). It's not trivial to do so, but also not too hard: - Enable mini-dumps (on the source host), aka "Small memory dump": http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315263 - Re-copy to target netbook host, and attempt boot. - Extract any mini-dump from the netbook by copying the VDI back to the source host and mounting the VDI as a second hard-disk drive (or using Linux Live CDs or similar...) Mini-dump will be in E:\Windows\Minidump folder (assuming that registry MinidumpDir value is %SystemRoot%\Minidump) - Use instructions here: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/how-do-i-use-windbg-debugger-to-troubleshoot-a-blue-screen-of-death/1922 (I think these work, otherwise Google for "windbg minidump" or ask back here.) - Hopefully windbg gives a "Probably caused by" line, which may help identify what is causing the crash. It may be that program relates to a driver or service or installed program that can be removed? 2) Is the netbook otherwise stable and reliable? Perhaps run some memory or hardware diagnostics on it if you are not sure. http://www.memtest.org/ and the like. -- Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
