REPAIRING THE "ORACLE VM VIRTUALBOX" VIRTUAL MACHINE PROGRAM Objective: If one or more of the features of the "Oracle VM VirtualBox" program fail, you can usually repair it by starting the installation process and then selecting "Repair". STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS Step 1: Download or find the installation file for the exact version of "Oracle VM VirtualBox" that is installed in your host computer. Step 2: Double-click on the installation file: Step 3: Click on the "Run" button:
Step 4: Click on the "Next" button:
Step 5: Click on the "Repair" button: Step 6: Click on the "Repair" button:
Step 7: Click on the "Install" button: Step 8: The status of the repair process will be displayed:
Step 9: Click on the "Finish" button: Step 10:
Click on the "Yes" button to reboot the host computer: Step 11: Go to http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/downloads
Step 12: Click on "All Platforms" to the right of "..Extension Pack": Step 13: Save the extension pack file to a designation location on a local hard drive of your host computer:
In our example, we clicked on the triangular button to the right of the "Internet Explorer 9" "Save" button. Then we selected "Save As..". Then we told it to save the "Extension Pack" file to the Windows "Desktop":
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Step 14: Click on the "Save" button:
Step 15: Close the Web browser program. Step 16: Start "Oracle VM VirtualBox", if it is not already running. The "Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager" looks like this:
Step 17: Click on "File":
Step 18: Click on "Preferences" in the pull-down menu:
Step 19: A "Preferences" dialog box will be displayed:
Step 20: Click on "Extensions":
Step 21: Click on the "Add package" button. It is about a half inch below the upper righthand corner:
Step 22: A "Select an extension package file" box will be displayed:
Step 23: Locate and select the "Extension Pack" file that you downloaded in "Step 13": * Step 24: Click on the "Open" button:
* Step 25: A "VirtualBox - Question" dialog box will be displayed:
Step 26: Click on its "Install" button:
Step 27: Read the "VirtualBox License" that is displayed: * VirtualBox Personal Use and Evaluation License (PUEL) License version 9, December 13, 2010 ORACLE CORPORATION ( ORACLE ) IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE EXTENSION PACK (AS DEFINED IN 1 BELOW) TO YOU ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS VIRTUALBOX PERSONAL USE AND EVALUATION LICENSE AGREEMENT ( AGREEMENT ). PLEASE READ THE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. BY DOWNLOADING OR INSTALLING THE EXTENSION PACK, YOU ACCEPT THE FULL TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE AGREEING TO THIS LICENSE ON BEHALF OF AN ENTITY OTHER THAN AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE BINDING AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO BIND THE ENTITY TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. 1 Subject of Agreement. Extension Pack, as referred to in this Agreement, shall be the binary software package
Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack, an extension of the open-source VirtualBox virtualization software. VirtualBox allows for creating multiple virtual computers, each with different operating systems ( Guest Computers ), on a physical computer with a specific operating system ( Host Computer ) and for installing and executing these Guest Computers simultaneously. The Extension Pack consists of executable files in machine code for the Solaris, Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X operating systems as well as other data files as required by the executable files at runtime and documentation in electronic form. The Extension Pack includes all documentation and updates provided to You by Oracle under this Agreement, and the terms of this Agreement will apply to all such documentation and updates unless a different license is provided with an update or documentation. 2 Grant of license. Oracle grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license without fees to reproduce, install, execute, and use internally the Extension Pack on a Host Computer for your Personal Use, Educational Use, or Evaluation. Personal Use requires that you use the Extension Pack on the same Host Computer where you installed it yourself and that no more than one client connect to that Host Computer at a time for the purpose of displaying Guest Computers remotely. Educational use is any use in an academic institution (schools, colleges and universities, by teachers and students). Evaluation means testing the Extension Pack for a reasonable period (that is, normally for a few weeks); after expiry of that term, you are no longer permitted to evaluate the Extension Pack. 3 Restrictions and Reservation of Rights. (1) Any use beyond the provisions of 2 is prohibited. The Extension Pack and copies thereof provided to you under this Agreement are copyrighted and licensed, not sold, to you by Oracle. Oracle reserves all copyrights and other intellectual property rights. This includes, but is not limited to, the right to modify, make available or public, rent out, lease, lend or otherwise distribute the Extension Pack. This does not apply as far as applicable law may require otherwise or if Oracle grants you additional rights of use in a separate agreement in writing. (2) You may not do any of the following: (a) modify the Extension Pack. However if the documentation accompanying the Extension Pack lists specific portions of the Extension Pack, such as header files, class libraries, reference source code, and/or redistributable files, that may be handled differently, you may do so only as provided in the documentation; (b) rent, lease, lend or encumber the Extension Pack; (c) remove or alter any proprietary legends or notices contained in the Extension Pack; or (d) decompile, or reverse engineer the Extension Pack (unless enforcement of this restrictions is prohibited by applicable law). (3) The Extension Pack is not designed, licensed or intended for use in the design, construction, operation or maintenance of any nuclear facility, and Oracle and its licensors disclaim any express or implied warranty of fitness for such uses. (4) No right, title or interest in or to any trademark, service mark, logo or trade name of Oracle or its licensors is granted under this Agreement. 4 Termination. The Agreement is effective on the Date you receive the Extension Pack and remains effective until terminated. Your rights under this Agreement will terminate immediately without notice from Oracle if you materially breach it or take any action in derogation of Oracle's and/or its licensors' rights to the Extension Pack. Oracle may terminate this Agreement should any product become, or in Oracle's reasonable opinion likely to become, the subject of a claim of intellectual property infringement or trade secret misappropriation. Upon termination, you will cease use of, and destroy, the Extension Pack and confirm compliance in writing to Oracle. Sections 3-9, inclusive, will survive termination of the Agreement. 5 Disclaimer of Warranty. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ORACLE PROVIDES THE EXTENSION PACK AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT
THESE DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Extension Pack is with you. Should it prove defective, you assume the cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction. In addition, Oracle shall be allowed to provide updates to the Extension Pack in urgent cases. You are then obliged to install such updates. Such an urgent case includes, but is not limited to, a claim of rights to the Extension Pack by a third party. 6 Limitation of Liability. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL ORACLE OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUE, PROFIT OR DATA, OR FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE EXTENSION PACK, EVEN IF ORACLE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. In no event will Oracle's liability to you, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, exceed the amount paid by you for the Extension Pack under this Agreement. Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so some of the terms above may not be applicable to you. 7 Third Party Code. Portions of the Extension Pack may be provided with notices and open source licenses from communities and third parties that govern the use of those portions, and any licenses granted hereunder do not alter any rights and obligations You may have under such open source licenses, however, the disclaimer of warranty and limitation of liability provisions in this Agreement will apply to all the Extension Pack. 8 Export Regulations. The Extension Pack and all documents, technical data, and any other materials delivered under this Agreement are subject to U.S. export control laws and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries. You agree to comply strictly with these laws and regulations and acknowledge that you have the responsibility to obtain any licenses to export, re-export, or import as may be required after delivery to you. 9 U.S. Government Restricted Rights. If the Extension Pack is being acquired by or on behalf of the U.S. Government or by a U.S. Government prime contractor or subcontractor (at any tier), then the Government's rights in the Extension Pack and accompanying documentation will be only as set forth in this Agreement; this is in accordance with 48 CFR 227.7201 through 227.7202-4 (for Department of Defense (DOD) acquisitions) and with 48 CFR 2.101 and 12.212 (for non-dod acquisitions). 10 Miscellaneous. This Agreement is the entire agreement between you and Oracle relating to its subject matter. It supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications, proposals, representations and warranties and prevails over any conflicting or additional terms of any quote, order, acknowledgment, or other communication between the parties relating to its subject matter during the term of this Agreement. No modification of this Agreement will be binding, unless in writing and signed by an authorized representative of each party. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, this Agreement will remain in effect with the provision omitted, unless omission would frustrate the intent of the parties, in which case this Agreement will immediately terminate. Course of dealing and other standard business conditions of the parties or the industry shall not apply. This Agreement is governed by the substantive and procedural laws of California and you and Oracle agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and venue in, the courts in San Francisco, San Mateo, or Santa Clara counties in California in any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Step 28: Scroll vertically downward to the bottom of the text of the license:
Step 29: Click on the "I Agree" button:
Step 30: If a "User Account Control" dialog box is displayed, click on its "Yes" button. Step 31: A "VirtualBox - Information" box will be displayed:
Step 32: Click on its "OK" button. Step 33: Note that your "VirtualBox Extension" pack is now displayed in the right pane:
Step 34: Click on the "OK" button of the "VirtualBox Settings" box: Step 35: Click on the "New" button of the "Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager" window: