VirtualBox hangs while installing on Windows 7?

Pope Kim Jan 20, 2011

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I had this problem with both Virtual Box 3.3 and 4.0 on Windows 7. While installing or uninstalling, it hangs and I can't even close the installer from the task manager: the only remedy was to hard-reset my computer… blarg…

It turned out to be Virtual Box is doing something with my network connection. Not sure what it is exactly, but I found an easy solution:

  1. Disconnect your LAN cable from the back of your system
  2. Install or uninstall VirtualBox
  3. Plug back in your LAN cable