Hi folks, New to this list, so pardon me if this is handled elsewhere.
We're having a hell of a time trying to get Windows 2000 to install under VirtualBox. The symptom is that the first stage of the install seems-- seems-- to go fine, but the second stage (the one where you are prompted for your CD key and a few other details) seems to go okay, but then just repeats, over and over again, when the system restarts. As in, the entire second stage runs, again and again, ad infinitum. I've tried the following combinations: OSX host + VBox3.0.8 + Win2K OSX host + VBox3.0.8 + Win2KSP2 Linux host + VBox3.0.10_OSE (built locally from source) + Win2K Linux host + VBox3.0.10_OSE (built locally from source) + Win2KSP2 I've tried these with ACPI enabled and disabled, since I recall that being a bit of an issue for Win2K. (We're trying to migrate a legacy system to a VM to buy a little time for a tech update, in case you're curious.) I suppose my next step is to install on real hardware, pull the drive, boot the VM off of SysRescCD, and use gparted, etc., to shove the image onto the virtual HDD. I expect that should work. However, has anyone successfully installed Windows 2000 under VirtualBox recently (past three months or so)? Any tips, tricks, or notes? We'd sure appreciate some help. Thanks, Matt Heck President Xeraline, Inc. _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
