I wonder what cause this error, I just run VirtualBox after installation, I tried re-installing, repairing, upgrading version, downgrading version. But this error keeps coming up.
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This error will also occurs if the Windows Environment Variable VBOX_USER_HOME is improperly set.– user496886Sep 13, 2015 at 16:35
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In my case I needed to open Virtual Box as an administrator. Right-click on the shortcut to open it, select "Run as administrator".– James T SnellMar 16, 2016 at 18:10
3 Answers
According to this article, this can be fixed like so:
- Open a standard command line ( Run > cmd )
- Run:
cd C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox
- Run:
VBoxSVC /ReRegServer
- Run:
regsvr32 VBoxC.dll
Make sure to run the Command Prompt as an Administrator.
But I find it confusing that this happens directly after installation. You may want to report this issue on the VirtualBox Bugtracker.
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Thank you for your help, but I can't do step 3, and when i do step 4 it give me the following message "The module "VBoxC.dll" was loaded but the call to DllRegisterServer failed with error code 0x80070005" . And i don't know why but i can't access www.virtualbox.org any page from this domain.– thuyeinJul 28, 2012 at 10:25
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I can't do that because cmd says VBoxSVC is not recognized as a command. By the way do you have any idea why i can't access www.virtualbox.org and any of it's subdomain?– thuyeinJul 28, 2012 at 14:32
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@TitanZack: Try
VBoxSVC.exe
. No idea about the connection problem. Site works fine here. Jul 28, 2012 at 14:52 -
I have the same problem after de+reinstall VirtualBox.
Good hint, Oliver Salzburg! It didn't work for me under Win10, but brought me closer to the solution:
- Open start menu, right click on the
VirtualBox link
- Click on
open file path
- explorer opens - Right click on
VirtualBox link
, thensettings
- Under
compatibility
clicksettings for all users
button - Check
execute program as administrator
- ok-click all windows
'Strings' may vary due to translation.
Surprisingly (for me), execute program as administrator
even makes a difference when using an admin account. This is also important for Oliver's solution (as I learned today after >15 years Windows experience.
This error occurred with my win 7 64 bit too.
I came to a conclusion that this problem occurred due to installation of youwave for android on my pc.
They both have some conflicts so only any one can be installed at a time.