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STE\/E
08-02-14, 04:26 PM
Anybody else trying this & if so are you getting an error message about VBox not installing. Programs Installed show the Proper VBox installed though ... ???

zombie67
08-02-14, 04:30 PM
I've never installed the combined package. I install BOINC and vbox individually.

myshortpencil
08-02-14, 04:34 PM
I have read elsewhere that the joint BOINC-VBox installation should be avoided. It was the writer's opinion that VBox should be installed and updated directly from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads and the BOINC Manager, of course, from http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/. I don't recall the rationale for the opinion, nor do I know if this procedure would eliminate the error message you report.

EDIT: Well, there you go! The source was likely Zombie. :)

STE\/E
08-02-14, 04:41 PM
I don't see a VBox.exe by it's self, it's either a BOINC exe or a BOINC exe with Vbox ?

myshortpencil
08-02-14, 04:44 PM
I don't see a VBox.exe by it's self, it's either a BOINC exe or a BOINC exe with Vbox ?

You have to get VBox by itself directly from Virtual Box. See https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

STE\/E
08-02-14, 04:49 PM
Okay I'm Downloading it now ... Thanks

zombie67
08-02-14, 06:46 PM
Okay I'm Downloading it now ... Thanks

After installing vbox, be sure to install the Extension Pack. It is on the same DL page as vbox.

STE\/E
08-03-14, 02:07 AM
Tell's me the ext pack web page is unavailable ?

zombie67
08-03-14, 02:11 AM
http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.3.14/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.3.14-95030.vbox-extpack

STE\/E
08-03-14, 02:16 AM
Okay got it, Thanks

E-30
08-03-14, 02:45 PM
whats good about vbox anyways i never did use it

STE\/E
08-03-14, 08:00 PM
Some Projects require it to run their Wu's but I'm not sure which ones. I just Auto Install it that way if needed I have it ...

dave c
08-04-14, 08:38 AM
i upgraded bionic but not with vbox, i left the vbox fromt he previous install of bionic and get no error msgs

Fire$torm
08-04-14, 05:21 PM
Ditto here on the separate installs. I don't trust DA to get it right.

@E-30: I've been meaning to ask. Your avi is the Witchblade character, yes?

E-30
08-08-14, 01:45 AM
Yea she is

E-30
08-08-14, 01:45 AM
I would put up a nother one soon