tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13777170.post2381644561092541764..comments2024-03-11T02:35:50.848-05:00Comments on grand stream dreams: Windows 8 Linkage: “Metro Santiago” editionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13777170.post-81708479529085358082012-05-20T20:43:32.137-05:002012-05-20T20:43:32.137-05:00@Anyonymous -- Doh! Thanks for the tips..they sta...@Anyonymous -- Doh! Thanks for the tips..they started me in the right direction. I checked my VBox machine and had indeed selected Win7 instead of Win8 while building it. I went ahead and dumped it and rebuilt it from scratch. I regave it 2 cores and 256 MB (as before).<br /><br />Then I installed Win8 and setup.<br /><br />When I retried installing the Guest Additions, they bombed out again with the same error. However your comments gave me a hunch. This time, instead of following previous steps of setting it to install/execute in Compatibility Mode for Vista, I cleared those settings and just let it install "as is".<br /><br />Done! Reboot and the Guest Additions are working fine.<br /><br />Looks like the latest version update of VirtualBox (and Guest Additions) is more improved for Win 8 compatibility. No more making those previously required mods.<br /><br />Thank you very much and it looks like I need to do a mini-follow-up post with these observations.<br /><br />Now I need to do a Desktop Experience rating comparison between VirtualBox and VMWare Player!<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />--Claus V.Claushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11692921474310162470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13777170.post-25441588229686148142012-05-20T14:14:38.103-05:002012-05-20T14:14:38.103-05:00I gather from your post that you have VirtualBox 4...I gather from your post that you have VirtualBox 4.1.14 installed?<br /><br />If so, two things can ensure that the Guest Additions work:<br />1. create a new VM with VB's wizard and explicitly select Windows 8 (or Windows 8 64-bit) as the OS;<br />2. make sure, when enabling 3D for Aero effects, that the video RAM is at least 128 MB.<br /><br />The first step should ensure the second, but it pays to check. In case of existing VM's, having less than 128 MB VRAM is known to cause problems with GA installation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com