4.2 VirtualBox installation errors

😱 VirtualBox installation errors

• there can be three main errors

1️⃣ c++ Redistinbutable Package Missing

• means an API is missing
• 💊 Go to microsoft webpage
• search and download the API
• then execture, double click
• and install the API

2️⃣ Traces of previous verions found

• problems bc of traes/remains leftovers of the old version

• If you have a previous version of VM in the computer
• and somebody deleted the old version

• traes/remains of the previous version of Virtual Box

• ✔️ Traces could be in two places
• (1) in C\Users\<user>\.VirtualBox
• enter that folder
• empty the folder, delete all the content
• we only empty the folder when the error appears

• if there is no error, do not empty the folder

• bc if you delete that folder with no reason,
• you will delete all the access to that VM

• you will have to rebuild the accesses

• If the .VirtualBox does not exist, it means previous versions of VM does not exist

• (2) in C\Windows\system32\drivers
• and serach files
• starting by VBox with extension .sys
• VBox*.sys
• * is a wildcard

• then delete

• again, also only delete when you are having problem
• if you do not have any problem, but delete,
• you will lose access to the VM

• and before deleting, communicate with your team that you are deleting them

• Note: All applications can have trace problems

• 💊 look for traces inside the C\Users\<user>\.<nameOfApplications>

• Note: after deleting traces
• good practice to uninstall Virtual Box then install again

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