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(2) If you plan to install Win-8 on a separate HD of a real PC, make sure you disconnect the SATA-cables of all other HDs before you start. (See above.) Well, this was the one time I worked without one… ? It is of note that restoring a snapshot from before experimenting with the guest additions seemingly removes all these issues. So attempting to install the guest additions “bewitched” both Virtualbox and the Windows 8 irreversibly. It was more stable, but the sudden blacking persisted. After erasing the Win-8 virtual PC together with all its files, I made a new one and told it to use this. Two more things: (1) I had made a copy of the “refreshed”. I hope this information helps anyone who was stuck on this issue, thanks for My Pleasure! ? Once this is done you can you can enjoy the Full Screen version of Windows 8 and get a better feel for the new OS.
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We probably will just need to wait for an update to surface for VirtualBox. People are still getting some problems with the Guest additions such as some screen flickering of the Guest OS as well as some Metro app problems, but there is not a fix for this as far as I know.
This solution does not seem to work for all, but I have heard from a lot of people that it has worked for them.
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Thanks for this tip as I was unsure of how to get into safe mode in a Windows 8 Virtual Machine without pre-enabling it. This can be done apparently by disabling the network in the VirtualBox settings, which then gives repair options when you boot the Guest OS, one of which is safe mode. Update: rseiler posted on the VirtualBox forum stating that another option if you are already getting the black screen issue before trying this fix, then you can uninstall the Guest additions by going into safe mode. It needs to be done before installing the Guest Additions and getting the black screen the first time, if you already have the black screen issue you will need to either restore from a snapshot before you did this or a reinstall the OS. I have managed to work out a solution that works for me, but this is not to say it will work for everyone. The problem seems to be related to the graphics driver and the handling of 3D acceleration. The symptoms are that and the ability to still alt-tab and see things before you restart for the first time. Unfortunately some people (including myself) have been having a problem that when installing the Guest additions the screen goes black and then doesn’t come back even after a restart.
VirtualBox has now been updated to support Windows 8 with the Guest Additions which solves the problem of the weird resolution problem that you get when installing a guest OS without the proper VirtualBox drivers. I recently posted about installing Windows 8 on VirtualBox which at the time was at version 4.1.8 and the Guest Additions did not install.