Opened 11 years ago
Closed 8 years ago
#12687 closed defect (obsolete)
Windows 8.1 + VirtualBox 4.2.18 - Cannot Upgrade - Not Network/Internet
| Reported by: | something123 | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 4.2.18 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | other | Host type: | other |
Description
I am unable to update VirtualBox 4.2.18 on multiple Windows 8.1 computers. When I attempt to install 4.3.6, the Windows 8.1 computers no longer have access to the network/internet. I have attempted to resolve the issue in the following manner:
- First install the update as normal simply using setup and installing.
- Second, I have tried uninstalling/rebooting and then installing using setup.
- I have tried uninstalling and then going directly to setup to install.
In all instances, the installation states Successful and to click Finish. Immediately, I no longer have access to the network/internet. Rebooting the computer does not resolve the issue. I see other tickets that are more than 6 months old outlining this exact same issue involving Windows 8.1. I do not see any provided solutions to this issue. Hundreds of people are likely encountering this issue. If you could please provide a solution. It would seem to me the issue involves the virtual network adapters not being properly uninstalled/upgraded.
To resolve this issue, I have to perform a Windows System Restore prior to attempting to upgrade Oracle VirtualBox to 4.3.6 and everything goes back to working properly.
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Change History (7)
comment:1 by , 11 years ago
comment:2 by , 11 years ago
The reason for this problem is that VirtualBox still uses NDIS 5.x network drivers for host-only networking and furthermore Windows 8 introduced some undocumented changes which we are trying to debug. Migrating to NDIS 6.x is planned but is some work.
To work around your problem I suggest you to completely uninstall VirtualBox, then reboot the host and then install VirtualBox 4.3.6 without host networking. It might be also necessary to run a cleanup script -- please tell me if you still have no network even if you uninstalled VirtualBox and rebooted.
comment:3 by , 11 years ago
As stated in the original post: Second, I have tried uninstalling/rebooting and then installing using setup.
Where do I obtain the cleanup script you mention?
This issue occurs on clean installs of Windows 8.1 that have a previous version of VirtualBox installed. The issue specially involves upgrading from a previous version of VirtualBox to VirtualBox 4.3.6. The previously installed versions of VirtualBox do not exhibit this issue. The issue only appears when attempting to upgrade to VirtualBox 4.3.6.
by , 11 years ago
| Attachment: | ifcleanup-no-warranty.ps1 added |
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Windows PowerShell script for clening up LUIDs on Windows 8 / 8.1 hosts
comment:4 by , 11 years ago
I've attached the script. I hope it is useful and will repair your Windows networking but we cannot provide any warranty that this script does not cause any harm.
comment:6 by , 8 years ago
| Resolution: | → obsolete |
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| Status: | new → closed |
Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release.
I would like to add that I have also tried unchecking VirtualBox Host-Only Networking when installing 4.3.6 and it results in the same issue.
I have also tried installing 4.3.6 by running the setup locally on the C Drive and over a UNC network which also results in the same issue.
It is also worth noting that OracleBox does not like being installed over a network path. When you attempt to uninstall the product, the uninstall fails because for some reason it is looking for the original setup file. I have no idea why this would be the case - no other programs in Windows look for the original setup file when performing an uninstall.