[SOLVED] Virtualbox Windows 10: no prompt for installing Windows

tramni1980 · 08-13-2017, 03:16 AM

Hello, I am running Slackware64-14.2 on my Laptop:

Code:

uname -a
Linux marto 4.4.75 #1 SMP Fri Jun 30 02:44:10 CDT 2017 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU       M 520  @ 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

Code:

free
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:        3898980     2576448      444068      371628      878464      534556
Swap:       1048572      425624      622948

I want to run Windows 10 64 bit on Virtualbox. I am following this tutorial:
https://itsfoss.com/install-windows-...tualbox-linux/

After I click on Start I get the Windows boot screen, but I never get the prompt to install Windows. According to the tutorial, "Couple of seconds later, you should see the option to install Windows". I waited for more than 10 minutes and nothing happened. I have a total of 4 GB of RAM on my laptop and I have set 1902 MB to the virtual machine.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Best regards,
Martin

business_kid · 08-13-2017, 03:46 AM

Did you burn a dvd for that iso? I never got an installation without a physical dvd.

273 · 08-13-2017, 04:16 AM

What, exactly, does happen when you start the virtual machine? If you don't see anything have you ensured that you have pointed VB at the Windows ISO file you downloaded and have you checked that the ISO file does at least look like it's the right size (should be a few GB not a few MB)? If you do see the Windows logo have you tried waiting at least half an hour (sometimes it takes surprisingly long for these things to run)?

tramni1980 · 08-13-2017, 06:37 AM

Hello again,
thank you for your replies. The problem was solved by simply using the Anniversary version of Windows 10. The other version simply
refused to run. I managed to run the latest Adobe Reader and do my work, so I mark the thread as solved.

business_kid · 08-13-2017, 01:03 PM

It's an m$ windoze problem then. They do weird things. And they want to lighten your pocket :-o. Glad you're sorted.