VirtualBox Critical Error - Windows 8

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I have installed VirtualBox under Windows 8, so that I can use Windows XP in a virtual machine.

I have successfully installed VirtualBox, and I used the Windows XP image perfectly after the initial install, but now when I try to start VirtualBox, it shows this error:

Failed to create the VirtualBox COM object.
The application will now terminate.
Callee RC: CO_E_SERVER_EXEC_FAILURE (0x80080005)
windows-8
virtualbox
asked on Stack Overflow Jan 22, 2013 by Max Muller • edited Nov 6, 2015 by JAL

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I'm guessing you've probably either resolved this or given up by now ;) but just in case:

For me, in Windows 7, the resolution was to right click on the shortcut icon for Virtualbox and click Run as administrator. I imagine the Windows 8 solution is similar too / possibly permissions related.

answered on Stack Overflow Sep 12, 2013 by StackExchange What The Heck
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For me, it was a combination of using Windows 8 dexpot with virtualbox assigned to be moved to a secondary desktop on launch and when that second dexpot desktop had the taskbar (or maybe the just system tray) hidden.

answered on Stack Overflow Jan 8, 2014 by Jason Kleban • edited Jan 21, 2014 by Jason Kleban
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In my Windows 8.1, I had the Virtual Machine service for Hyper V running. I stopped it from Task manager and VirtualBox started OK. FYI : I was trying to use 

vboxmanage setextradata "MAC OS X" "CustomVideoMode1" "1360x768x32"

to change my virtualised mac resolution when I got the above error while running VirtualBox in Admin mode.

answered on Stack Overflow Apr 11, 2014 by Akash Kumar Sharma
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Follow the steps as below:

Navigate to your profile and look for the .VirtualBox folder. For example, C:\Users\your.name\.VirtualBox

Copy the VirtualBox.xml to somewhere safe, like your desktop

Uninstall VirtualBox

Delete the .VirtualBox folder

Re-install VirtualBox and the option package.

Start VirtualBox

Close VirtualBox

Navigate to your profile and look for the .VirtualBox folder. For example, C:\Users\your.name\.VirtualBox

Rename the VirtualBox.xml to VirtualBox.xml.old

Copy your original VirtualBox.xml to the .VirtualBox folder

Start VirtualBox
answered on Stack Overflow Dec 15, 2014 by Euler
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if Still Nothing works Try this on windows 7 :

  1. right click the virtual box icon --> TroubleShoot Compatibility
  2. check the first option on checklist that says worked on earlier virsions
  3. set it up as Windows XP service pack 2.
  4. and Start .

It Will work :)

answered on Stack Overflow Jan 22, 2015 by Makwana

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