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Complete uninstall Virtualbox
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Few days ago my VirtualMachine Centos refused to launch. It says an "an unexpected shutdown happened before" so it refuses to start and gives error. Now, after unsuccessful, side by side searching internet for a solution, i decided to uninstall it completely and to install everything from scratch. But however i uninstall the the Virtualmachine and next, Virtualbox it is doesn't help. After i install it again it still keeps the old settings and still gives that error. So, i am very upset, and really need help. I also
followed Virtualbox uninstall documentation and no success because it just says to uninstall it ordinary way from Control Panel. I have also deleted all related folder also, but again no success. Plz help me. Thank in advance! (i can provide any info upon request)
virtualbox
asked May 23 '17 at 21:06
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Few days ago my VirtualMachine Centos refused to launch. It says an "an unexpected shutdown happened before" so it refuses to start and gives error. Now, after unsuccessful, side by side searching internet for a solution, i decided to uninstall it completely and to install everything from scratch. But however i uninstall the the Virtualmachine and next, Virtualbox it is doesn't help. After i install it again it still keeps the old settings and still gives that error. So, i am very upset, and really need help. I also
followed Virtualbox uninstall documentation and no success because it just says to uninstall it ordinary way from Control Panel. I have also deleted all related folder also, but again no success. Plz help me. Thank in advance! (i can provide any info upon request)
virtualbox
asked May 23 '17 at 21:06
Cliff ClifferCliff Cliffer
18113
you don't uninstall virtual machines, you either delete them, or mount a Centos install disk to the VM, and boot from it to reinstall the OS over the existing one. as for your virtualbox settings, they are likely in your user profile in your%appdata%directory, so check in `C:UsersyourusernamehereAppdataLocal.virtualbox`.
– Frank Thomas
May 23 '17 at 22:23
add a comment |
Few days ago my VirtualMachine Centos refused to launch. It says an "an unexpected shutdown happened before" so it refuses to start and gives error. Now, after unsuccessful, side by side searching internet for a solution, i decided to uninstall it completely and to install everything from scratch. But however i uninstall the the Virtualmachine and next, Virtualbox it is doesn't help. After i install it again it still keeps the old settings and still gives that error. So, i am very upset, and really need help. I also
followed Virtualbox uninstall documentation and no success because it just says to uninstall it ordinary way from Control Panel. I have also deleted all related folder also, but again no success. Plz help me. Thank in advance! (i can provide any info upon request)
virtualbox
asked May 23 '17 at 21:06
Cliff ClifferCliff Cliffer
18113
Few days ago my VirtualMachine Centos refused to launch. It says an "an unexpected shutdown happened before" so it refuses to start and gives error. Now, after unsuccessful, side by side searching internet for a solution, i decided to uninstall it completely and to install everything from scratch. But however i uninstall the the Virtualmachine and next, Virtualbox it is doesn't help. After i install it again it still keeps the old settings and still gives that error. So, i am very upset, and really need help. I also
followed Virtualbox uninstall documentation and no success because it just says to uninstall it ordinary way from Control Panel. I have also deleted all related folder also, but again no success. Plz help me. Thank in advance! (i can provide any info upon request)
virtualbox
virtualbox
asked May 23 '17 at 21:06
Cliff ClifferCliff Cliffer
18113
asked May 23 '17 at 21:06
Cliff ClifferCliff Cliffer
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asked May 23 '17 at 21:06
Cliff ClifferCliff Cliffer
18113
asked May 23 '17 at 21:06
Cliff ClifferCliff Cliffer
18113
asked May 23 '17 at 21:06
Cliff ClifferCliff Cliffer
18113
18113
you don't uninstall virtual machines, you either delete them, or mount a Centos install disk to the VM, and boot from it to reinstall the OS over the existing one. as for your virtualbox settings, they are likely in your user profile in your%appdata%directory, so check in `C:UsersyourusernamehereAppdataLocal.virtualbox`.
– Frank Thomas
May 23 '17 at 22:23
add a comment |
you don't uninstall virtual machines, you either delete them, or mount a Centos install disk to the VM, and boot from it to reinstall the OS over the existing one. as for your virtualbox settings, they are likely in your user profile in your%appdata%directory, so check in `C:UsersyourusernamehereAppdataLocal.virtualbox`.
– Frank Thomas
May 23 '17 at 22:23
you don't uninstall virtual machines, you either delete them, or mount a Centos install disk to the VM, and boot from it to reinstall the OS over the existing one. as for your virtualbox settings, they are likely in your user profile in your
%appdata% directory, so check in `C:UsersyourusernamehereAppdataLocal.virtualbox`.– Frank Thomas
May 23 '17 at 22:23
you don't uninstall virtual machines, you either delete them, or mount a Centos install disk to the VM, and boot from it to reinstall the OS over the existing one. as for your virtualbox settings, they are likely in your user profile in your
%appdata% directory, so check in `C:UsersyourusernamehereAppdataLocal.virtualbox`.– Frank Thomas
May 23 '17 at 22:23
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After you uninstall Virtualbox from control Panel
You also have to delete the folder:
C:Users[Your User Name]AppdataLocal.virtualbox
You may have to enable Show hidden files and folders option for Appdata folder to be visible (see here for how to do this on Windows 7).
answered May 24 '17 at 4:26
Ahmed AkhtarAhmed Akhtar
1956
@CliffCliffer Welcome, glad that it did. It's my first answer on superuser.
– Ahmed Akhtar
May 25 '17 at 11:37
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Disclaimer: this procedure is dangerous and can break your host system. Please backup your data or/and take a system image first. (That said, I've applied this procedure twice to my main Windows 7 machine, and the operating system is still running fine.)
My situation: I wanted to update from VirtualBox 5.1.22 to 5.1.28. The installer of newer version hanged near the end, so I needed to properly uninstall 5.1.22 first to get it work:
Download psexec.exe and CCleaner. Then unplug network cable, turn off wifi. Kill google drive, dropbox, and other system-invasive tools (and do this again if you restart during the procedure).
Uninstall using the VirtualBox uninstaller from Control Panel (for some reason I didn't have one on my machine).
Remove the folders
C:/Program Files/Oracle/VirtualBoxand%userprofile%.VirtualBoxRemove virtual box drivers (files starting with VBox..) from
C:Windowssystem32driversClean up windows registry: start
regedit.exeas an administrator, search for VirtualBox everywhere and thoughtfully but carefully (don't break other stuff) delete the corresponding folders, keys and values.
At this point, I was blocked because I couldn't remove the children folders (which are VirtualBox network drivers) of Computer/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Enum/Root/NET/ folder. For me, the workaround consisted in
Download PsExec.exe to your desktop
Go Start and in "Start search" type in:
cmd. Hold CTRL and SHIFT keys, press Enter. Command prompt window will open.Copy and paste following command:
"%userprofile%desktoppsexec" -i -d -s c:windowsregedit.exe
Using such the empowered version of regedit, you need
Take the ownership of
../NETfolder (right click, "Permissions...", Advanced, Owner tab, check on "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects")Add Full Control to OWNER RIGHTS
Remove all the children folders of
../NET
Maybe you'll need to play around with the permission further, machine restarts might help.
Goal: ../NET should be clean of VirtualBox driver folders, and have the Full Control permissions for administrators and OWNER RIGHTS as well.
Then several passes of CCleaner followed by restarts, and finally you are clean. If everything was done correctly, you now will be able to successfully install the newest version of VirtualBox, if necessary.
Related question:
How to uninstall Virtualbox on windows10?
answered Oct 12 '17 at 12:18
HopeHope
14914
Nice findings for all the places where it leaves its traces. However, this creates much more panic than needed ("this procedure is dangerous") ...as usually with system tweak guids - come on people its just an OS. Usually, user data is left untouched and can be recovered easily by hooking up the harddrive to another computer.
– masterxilo
Sep 24 '18 at 11:56
It depends on the recover tools you dispose. This disclaimer was suggested by Ramhound.
– Hope
Sep 27 '18 at 16:20
add a comment |
It seems you need the original VB installer that matches the version that you Trashed. The VB installer has an uninstaller that systematically vacuums up all the VB install items. Run that.
On my macOS, I tried to remove extra VB files using the following suggestion:
- Open Terminal
- Type cd /Users//Library
- Type ls an see if VirtualBox directory is there (should be)
- rm -rf VirtualBox
Hope it may help someway.
edited Sep 27 '18 at 6:54
Scott
16.1k113990
answered Sep 27 '18 at 6:21
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The only thing that worked for me was to extract the original installer to the path.
This is what I did:
- Download the installer
- Open Command Prompt
- Change to dir containing the installer
- Run the installer with the
--extractparameter. eg:VirtualBox-5.1.22-115126-Win.exe --extract
- Uninstall VirtualBox in the usual way (using "Add or Remove Programs" / "Apps & Features"), or you should be able to run the installer for your new version of VirtualBox.
answered 15 mins ago
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After you uninstall Virtualbox from control Panel
You also have to delete the folder:
C:Users[Your User Name]AppdataLocal.virtualbox
You may have to enable Show hidden files and folders option for Appdata folder to be visible (see here for how to do this on Windows 7).
answered May 24 '17 at 4:26
Ahmed AkhtarAhmed Akhtar
1956
@CliffCliffer Welcome, glad that it did. It's my first answer on superuser.
– Ahmed Akhtar
May 25 '17 at 11:37
add a comment |
After you uninstall Virtualbox from control Panel
You also have to delete the folder:
C:Users[Your User Name]AppdataLocal.virtualbox
You may have to enable Show hidden files and folders option for Appdata folder to be visible (see here for how to do this on Windows 7).
answered May 24 '17 at 4:26
Ahmed AkhtarAhmed Akhtar
1956
@CliffCliffer Welcome, glad that it did. It's my first answer on superuser.
– Ahmed Akhtar
May 25 '17 at 11:37
add a comment |
After you uninstall Virtualbox from control Panel
You also have to delete the folder:
C:Users[Your User Name]AppdataLocal.virtualbox
You may have to enable Show hidden files and folders option for Appdata folder to be visible (see here for how to do this on Windows 7).
answered May 24 '17 at 4:26
Ahmed AkhtarAhmed Akhtar
1956
After you uninstall Virtualbox from control Panel
You also have to delete the folder:
C:Users[Your User Name]AppdataLocal.virtualbox
You may have to enable Show hidden files and folders option for Appdata folder to be visible (see here for how to do this on Windows 7).
answered May 24 '17 at 4:26
Ahmed AkhtarAhmed Akhtar
1956
edited May 24 '17 at 4:32
answered May 24 '17 at 4:26
Ahmed AkhtarAhmed Akhtar
1956
answered May 24 '17 at 4:26
Ahmed AkhtarAhmed Akhtar
1956
answered May 24 '17 at 4:26
Ahmed AkhtarAhmed Akhtar
1956
1956
@CliffCliffer Welcome, glad that it did. It's my first answer on superuser.
– Ahmed Akhtar
May 25 '17 at 11:37
add a comment |
@CliffCliffer Welcome, glad that it did. It's my first answer on superuser.
– Ahmed Akhtar
May 25 '17 at 11:37
@CliffCliffer Welcome, glad that it did. It's my first answer on superuser.
– Ahmed Akhtar
May 25 '17 at 11:37
@CliffCliffer Welcome, glad that it did. It's my first answer on superuser.
– Ahmed Akhtar
May 25 '17 at 11:37
add a comment |
Disclaimer: this procedure is dangerous and can break your host system. Please backup your data or/and take a system image first. (That said, I've applied this procedure twice to my main Windows 7 machine, and the operating system is still running fine.)
My situation: I wanted to update from VirtualBox 5.1.22 to 5.1.28. The installer of newer version hanged near the end, so I needed to properly uninstall 5.1.22 first to get it work:
Download psexec.exe and CCleaner. Then unplug network cable, turn off wifi. Kill google drive, dropbox, and other system-invasive tools (and do this again if you restart during the procedure).
Uninstall using the VirtualBox uninstaller from Control Panel (for some reason I didn't have one on my machine).
Remove the folders
C:/Program Files/Oracle/VirtualBoxand%userprofile%.VirtualBoxRemove virtual box drivers (files starting with VBox..) from
C:Windowssystem32driversClean up windows registry: start
regedit.exeas an administrator, search for VirtualBox everywhere and thoughtfully but carefully (don't break other stuff) delete the corresponding folders, keys and values.
At this point, I was blocked because I couldn't remove the children folders (which are VirtualBox network drivers) of Computer/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Enum/Root/NET/ folder. For me, the workaround consisted in
Download PsExec.exe to your desktop
Go Start and in "Start search" type in:
cmd. Hold CTRL and SHIFT keys, press Enter. Command prompt window will open.Copy and paste following command:
"%userprofile%desktoppsexec" -i -d -s c:windowsregedit.exe
Using such the empowered version of regedit, you need
Take the ownership of
../NETfolder (right click, "Permissions...", Advanced, Owner tab, check on "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects")Add Full Control to OWNER RIGHTS
Remove all the children folders of
../NET
Maybe you'll need to play around with the permission further, machine restarts might help.
Goal: ../NET should be clean of VirtualBox driver folders, and have the Full Control permissions for administrators and OWNER RIGHTS as well.
Then several passes of CCleaner followed by restarts, and finally you are clean. If everything was done correctly, you now will be able to successfully install the newest version of VirtualBox, if necessary.
Related question:
How to uninstall Virtualbox on windows10?
answered Oct 12 '17 at 12:18
HopeHope
14914
Nice findings for all the places where it leaves its traces. However, this creates much more panic than needed ("this procedure is dangerous") ...as usually with system tweak guids - come on people its just an OS. Usually, user data is left untouched and can be recovered easily by hooking up the harddrive to another computer.
– masterxilo
Sep 24 '18 at 11:56
It depends on the recover tools you dispose. This disclaimer was suggested by Ramhound.
– Hope
Sep 27 '18 at 16:20
add a comment |
Disclaimer: this procedure is dangerous and can break your host system. Please backup your data or/and take a system image first. (That said, I've applied this procedure twice to my main Windows 7 machine, and the operating system is still running fine.)
My situation: I wanted to update from VirtualBox 5.1.22 to 5.1.28. The installer of newer version hanged near the end, so I needed to properly uninstall 5.1.22 first to get it work:
Download psexec.exe and CCleaner. Then unplug network cable, turn off wifi. Kill google drive, dropbox, and other system-invasive tools (and do this again if you restart during the procedure).
Uninstall using the VirtualBox uninstaller from Control Panel (for some reason I didn't have one on my machine).
Remove the folders
C:/Program Files/Oracle/VirtualBoxand%userprofile%.VirtualBoxRemove virtual box drivers (files starting with VBox..) from
C:Windowssystem32driversClean up windows registry: start
regedit.exeas an administrator, search for VirtualBox everywhere and thoughtfully but carefully (don't break other stuff) delete the corresponding folders, keys and values.
At this point, I was blocked because I couldn't remove the children folders (which are VirtualBox network drivers) of Computer/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Enum/Root/NET/ folder. For me, the workaround consisted in
Download PsExec.exe to your desktop
Go Start and in "Start search" type in:
cmd. Hold CTRL and SHIFT keys, press Enter. Command prompt window will open.Copy and paste following command:
"%userprofile%desktoppsexec" -i -d -s c:windowsregedit.exe
Using such the empowered version of regedit, you need
Take the ownership of
../NETfolder (right click, "Permissions...", Advanced, Owner tab, check on "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects")Add Full Control to OWNER RIGHTS
Remove all the children folders of
../NET
Maybe you'll need to play around with the permission further, machine restarts might help.
Goal: ../NET should be clean of VirtualBox driver folders, and have the Full Control permissions for administrators and OWNER RIGHTS as well.
Then several passes of CCleaner followed by restarts, and finally you are clean. If everything was done correctly, you now will be able to successfully install the newest version of VirtualBox, if necessary.
Related question:
How to uninstall Virtualbox on windows10?
answered Oct 12 '17 at 12:18
HopeHope
14914
Nice findings for all the places where it leaves its traces. However, this creates much more panic than needed ("this procedure is dangerous") ...as usually with system tweak guids - come on people its just an OS. Usually, user data is left untouched and can be recovered easily by hooking up the harddrive to another computer.
– masterxilo
Sep 24 '18 at 11:56
It depends on the recover tools you dispose. This disclaimer was suggested by Ramhound.
– Hope
Sep 27 '18 at 16:20
add a comment |
Disclaimer: this procedure is dangerous and can break your host system. Please backup your data or/and take a system image first. (That said, I've applied this procedure twice to my main Windows 7 machine, and the operating system is still running fine.)
My situation: I wanted to update from VirtualBox 5.1.22 to 5.1.28. The installer of newer version hanged near the end, so I needed to properly uninstall 5.1.22 first to get it work:
Download psexec.exe and CCleaner. Then unplug network cable, turn off wifi. Kill google drive, dropbox, and other system-invasive tools (and do this again if you restart during the procedure).
Uninstall using the VirtualBox uninstaller from Control Panel (for some reason I didn't have one on my machine).
Remove the folders
C:/Program Files/Oracle/VirtualBoxand%userprofile%.VirtualBoxRemove virtual box drivers (files starting with VBox..) from
C:Windowssystem32driversClean up windows registry: start
regedit.exeas an administrator, search for VirtualBox everywhere and thoughtfully but carefully (don't break other stuff) delete the corresponding folders, keys and values.
At this point, I was blocked because I couldn't remove the children folders (which are VirtualBox network drivers) of Computer/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Enum/Root/NET/ folder. For me, the workaround consisted in
Download PsExec.exe to your desktop
Go Start and in "Start search" type in:
cmd. Hold CTRL and SHIFT keys, press Enter. Command prompt window will open.Copy and paste following command:
"%userprofile%desktoppsexec" -i -d -s c:windowsregedit.exe
Using such the empowered version of regedit, you need
Take the ownership of
../NETfolder (right click, "Permissions...", Advanced, Owner tab, check on "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects")Add Full Control to OWNER RIGHTS
Remove all the children folders of
../NET
Maybe you'll need to play around with the permission further, machine restarts might help.
Goal: ../NET should be clean of VirtualBox driver folders, and have the Full Control permissions for administrators and OWNER RIGHTS as well.
Then several passes of CCleaner followed by restarts, and finally you are clean. If everything was done correctly, you now will be able to successfully install the newest version of VirtualBox, if necessary.
Related question:
How to uninstall Virtualbox on windows10?
answered Oct 12 '17 at 12:18
HopeHope
14914
Disclaimer: this procedure is dangerous and can break your host system. Please backup your data or/and take a system image first. (That said, I've applied this procedure twice to my main Windows 7 machine, and the operating system is still running fine.)
My situation: I wanted to update from VirtualBox 5.1.22 to 5.1.28. The installer of newer version hanged near the end, so I needed to properly uninstall 5.1.22 first to get it work:
Download psexec.exe and CCleaner. Then unplug network cable, turn off wifi. Kill google drive, dropbox, and other system-invasive tools (and do this again if you restart during the procedure).
Uninstall using the VirtualBox uninstaller from Control Panel (for some reason I didn't have one on my machine).
Remove the folders
C:/Program Files/Oracle/VirtualBoxand%userprofile%.VirtualBoxRemove virtual box drivers (files starting with VBox..) from
C:Windowssystem32driversClean up windows registry: start
regedit.exeas an administrator, search for VirtualBox everywhere and thoughtfully but carefully (don't break other stuff) delete the corresponding folders, keys and values.
At this point, I was blocked because I couldn't remove the children folders (which are VirtualBox network drivers) of Computer/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Enum/Root/NET/ folder. For me, the workaround consisted in
Download PsExec.exe to your desktop
Go Start and in "Start search" type in:
cmd. Hold CTRL and SHIFT keys, press Enter. Command prompt window will open.Copy and paste following command:
"%userprofile%desktoppsexec" -i -d -s c:windowsregedit.exe
Using such the empowered version of regedit, you need
Take the ownership of
../NETfolder (right click, "Permissions...", Advanced, Owner tab, check on "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects")Add Full Control to OWNER RIGHTS
Remove all the children folders of
../NET
Maybe you'll need to play around with the permission further, machine restarts might help.
Goal: ../NET should be clean of VirtualBox driver folders, and have the Full Control permissions for administrators and OWNER RIGHTS as well.
Then several passes of CCleaner followed by restarts, and finally you are clean. If everything was done correctly, you now will be able to successfully install the newest version of VirtualBox, if necessary.
Related question:
How to uninstall Virtualbox on windows10?
answered Oct 12 '17 at 12:18
HopeHope
14914
edited Sep 24 '18 at 11:55
answered Oct 12 '17 at 12:18
HopeHope
14914
answered Oct 12 '17 at 12:18
HopeHope
14914
answered Oct 12 '17 at 12:18
HopeHope
14914
14914
Nice findings for all the places where it leaves its traces. However, this creates much more panic than needed ("this procedure is dangerous") ...as usually with system tweak guids - come on people its just an OS. Usually, user data is left untouched and can be recovered easily by hooking up the harddrive to another computer.
– masterxilo
Sep 24 '18 at 11:56
It depends on the recover tools you dispose. This disclaimer was suggested by Ramhound.
– Hope
Sep 27 '18 at 16:20
add a comment |
Nice findings for all the places where it leaves its traces. However, this creates much more panic than needed ("this procedure is dangerous") ...as usually with system tweak guids - come on people its just an OS. Usually, user data is left untouched and can be recovered easily by hooking up the harddrive to another computer.
– masterxilo
Sep 24 '18 at 11:56
It depends on the recover tools you dispose. This disclaimer was suggested by Ramhound.
– Hope
Sep 27 '18 at 16:20
Nice findings for all the places where it leaves its traces. However, this creates much more panic than needed ("this procedure is dangerous") ...as usually with system tweak guids - come on people its just an OS. Usually, user data is left untouched and can be recovered easily by hooking up the harddrive to another computer.
– masterxilo
Sep 24 '18 at 11:56
Nice findings for all the places where it leaves its traces. However, this creates much more panic than needed ("this procedure is dangerous") ...as usually with system tweak guids - come on people its just an OS. Usually, user data is left untouched and can be recovered easily by hooking up the harddrive to another computer.
– masterxilo
Sep 24 '18 at 11:56
It depends on the recover tools you dispose. This disclaimer was suggested by Ramhound.
– Hope
Sep 27 '18 at 16:20
It depends on the recover tools you dispose. This disclaimer was suggested by Ramhound.
– Hope
Sep 27 '18 at 16:20
add a comment |
It seems you need the original VB installer that matches the version that you Trashed. The VB installer has an uninstaller that systematically vacuums up all the VB install items. Run that.
On my macOS, I tried to remove extra VB files using the following suggestion:
- Open Terminal
- Type cd /Users//Library
- Type ls an see if VirtualBox directory is there (should be)
- rm -rf VirtualBox
Hope it may help someway.
edited Sep 27 '18 at 6:54
Scott
16.1k113990
answered Sep 27 '18 at 6:21
AskFeedsAskFeeds
1
add a comment |
It seems you need the original VB installer that matches the version that you Trashed. The VB installer has an uninstaller that systematically vacuums up all the VB install items. Run that.
On my macOS, I tried to remove extra VB files using the following suggestion:
- Open Terminal
- Type cd /Users//Library
- Type ls an see if VirtualBox directory is there (should be)
- rm -rf VirtualBox
Hope it may help someway.
edited Sep 27 '18 at 6:54
Scott
16.1k113990
answered Sep 27 '18 at 6:21
AskFeedsAskFeeds
1
add a comment |
It seems you need the original VB installer that matches the version that you Trashed. The VB installer has an uninstaller that systematically vacuums up all the VB install items. Run that.
On my macOS, I tried to remove extra VB files using the following suggestion:
- Open Terminal
- Type cd /Users//Library
- Type ls an see if VirtualBox directory is there (should be)
- rm -rf VirtualBox
Hope it may help someway.
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It seems you need the original VB installer that matches the version that you Trashed. The VB installer has an uninstaller that systematically vacuums up all the VB install items. Run that.
On my macOS, I tried to remove extra VB files using the following suggestion:
- Open Terminal
- Type cd /Users//Library
- Type ls an see if VirtualBox directory is there (should be)
- rm -rf VirtualBox
Hope it may help someway.
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The only thing that worked for me was to extract the original installer to the path.
This is what I did:
- Download the installer
- Open Command Prompt
- Change to dir containing the installer
- Run the installer with the
--extractparameter. eg:VirtualBox-5.1.22-115126-Win.exe --extract
- Uninstall VirtualBox in the usual way (using "Add or Remove Programs" / "Apps & Features"), or you should be able to run the installer for your new version of VirtualBox.
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The only thing that worked for me was to extract the original installer to the path.
This is what I did:
- Download the installer
- Open Command Prompt
- Change to dir containing the installer
- Run the installer with the
--extractparameter. eg:VirtualBox-5.1.22-115126-Win.exe --extract
- Uninstall VirtualBox in the usual way (using "Add or Remove Programs" / "Apps & Features"), or you should be able to run the installer for your new version of VirtualBox.
answered 15 mins ago
David GallagherDavid Gallagher
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add a comment |
The only thing that worked for me was to extract the original installer to the path.
This is what I did:
- Download the installer
- Open Command Prompt
- Change to dir containing the installer
- Run the installer with the
--extractparameter. eg:VirtualBox-5.1.22-115126-Win.exe --extract
- Uninstall VirtualBox in the usual way (using "Add or Remove Programs" / "Apps & Features"), or you should be able to run the installer for your new version of VirtualBox.
answered 15 mins ago
David GallagherDavid Gallagher
1313
The only thing that worked for me was to extract the original installer to the path.
This is what I did:
- Download the installer
- Open Command Prompt
- Change to dir containing the installer
- Run the installer with the
--extractparameter. eg:VirtualBox-5.1.22-115126-Win.exe --extract
- Uninstall VirtualBox in the usual way (using "Add or Remove Programs" / "Apps & Features"), or you should be able to run the installer for your new version of VirtualBox.
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David GallagherDavid Gallagher
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answered 15 mins ago
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you don't uninstall virtual machines, you either delete them, or mount a Centos install disk to the VM, and boot from it to reinstall the OS over the existing one. as for your virtualbox settings, they are likely in your user profile in your
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