VirtualBox WinXP SP2 guest OS black screen

[Norbert Papke]

On July 9, 2009, Vadim Braun wrote:
> I try to install guest OS in VirtualBox (WinXP SP2), but in GUI guest OS
> window I can see only black screen.
> Window can repaint OS UI only if I select menu item "Close Virtual
> Machine".
>
> FreeBSD uname -a info:
> FreeBSD zero.mshome.net 7.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE #0: Fri May  1
> 07:18:07 UTC 2009
> root at driscoll.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64
>
> VirtualBox version 2.2.51.r20457.

Nor sure if it is related, but I too had problems during Windows installation.  
Disabling "VT-x/AMD-V" during the installation helped.  I re-enabled it after 
installation and have not had any problems.

Cheers,

-- Norbert Papke.
   npapke at acm.org


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