Problem creating a win2000 guest in Virtualbox

[ahurd]

I am on Kubuntu Feisty as host and trying to use my win2000 install disk to create a win2000 VM in Virtualbox. The win2000 setup boots from the cd ok and leads me through the installation. A what is presumably the end of the normal install, the process looks like it is about to start windows but launches into the setup again. At first I thought it was because the install disk was still in the cdrom and I took it out, but then the setup asked for the install disk again. What is going wrong. Thanks.

[lingenfr]

Re: Problem creating a win2000 guest in Virtualbox

I've used Gutsy, the Virtualbox out of the repos and Win2K retail and it worked fine. Might be worth upgrading.

[andrewyoungisgreat]

Re: Problem creating a win2000 guest in Virtualbox

I have exactly the same problem, using Kubuntu Gutsy.

I installed VirtualBox 1.50 with Adept and then

sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv start
chmod 666 /dev/vboxdrv

Now I'm trying to install Windows 2000, but it keeps restarting the install. Around and around it goes.

[ahurd]

Re: Problem creating a win2000 guest in Virtualbox

It's a prob in win2000. This link might help.
http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=1881

[andrewyoungisgreat]

Re: Problem creating a win2000 guest in Virtualbox

I gave up with Windows 2000, instead I tried Xp which behaved the same - restarting the install.

Having slept on the problem, when I had another attempt this morning I noticed that he boot order was:

• 1st CD
• 2nd hard drive
• 3rd floppy

I changed the boot order to:

• 1st hard drive
• 2nd CD
• 3rd floppy

and I have now a Windows 2000 and an Xp install. With both installs I had to start VirtualBox with F12 and manually select CD ROM as the initial boot.