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Virtual Box upgrade from version 1.5.51 to 2.0.4

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Subhashish.laha Original post #1
Dec 10, 2008 at 5:09 AM
Hi All,

I am getting error(pls see attacment) after upgrading the Virtual Box ver 1.5.51 to ver 2.0.4. I first uninstalled the ver 1.5.51 then installed ver 2.0.4.

OS is Windows Storage Server 2003 with SP2 32 bit edition.

Need Help.

Thanks

Subhashish
NucleusKore
Dec 10, 2008 at 8:46 AM
Can't open the attachment. Please upload the image to *imageshack.us
Are you using VirtualBox or VirtualBox-OSE?

What is your host OS Windows or Linux
NucleusKore
Dec 10, 2008 at 6:57 PM
He has mentioned a single OS, read carefully !! if that is his guest OS then what is his host OS
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Dec 11, 2008 at 3:12 AM
This is a Host OS. I get the error when I execute VirtualBox.exe.

I am using VirtualBox ver 2.0.4 not VirtualBox-OSE.

The screenshot details are below:

VirtualBox - Critical Error

Failed to create the VirtualBox COM object.

The application will now terminate.

Assertion Failed at 'C:\vbox\branch\w32-2.0\src\Vbox\Main\VirtualBoxImpl.cpp'
(306) in VirtualBox::init.

Unknown exception

.

Please contact the Product vendor!.

Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Component: VirtualBox
Interface: IVirtualBox {557a07bc-e6ae-4520-a361-4a8493199137}