VirtualBox

Opened 3 months ago

Closed 3 weeks ago

#22290 closed defect (fixed)

Windows Guest Additions cannot be uninstalled

Reported by: klipsh Owned by: pentagonik
Component: guest additions Version: VirtualBox-7.1.6
Keywords: Cc:
Guest type: Windows Host type: Windows

Description

When attempting to uninstall Guest Additions 7.1.6 - the uninstaller crashes with an error. Replacing uninst.exe with a copy from 7.1.4 makes removal possible.

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Error.png (40.4 KB ) - added by klipsh 3 months ago.
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Change History (5)

by klipsh, 3 months ago

Attachment: Error.png added

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comment:1 by pentagonik, 3 months ago

Owner: set to pentagonik
Status: newassigned

comment:2 by pentagonik, 3 months ago

I've just reproduced the issue with 7.1.6. Investigating.

comment:3 by pentagonik, 3 months ago

Found and fixed the Guest Additions uninstallation issue. A new test build will be available soon.

comment:4 by galitsyn, 3 weeks ago

Resolution: fixed
Status: assignedclosed

Hello,

We just released VirtualBox 7.1.8 which is available on the Downloads page. This issue should be fixed in this version.

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