I am using Docker version 1.12.2, build bb80604 and VirtualBox 5.1.6.
I was able to install Docker Toolbox correctly but I am not able to start the default VM.
I tried to follow the instruction given here but I am still getting The system cannot find the file specified error. I don't have Hyper-V enabled on system.
F:\>docker-machine ls
NAME ACTIVE DRIVER STATE URL SWARM DOCKER ERRORS
default not found Error open C:\Users\Animesh\.docker\machine\machines\default\config.json: The system cannot find the file specified.
F:\>docker-machine env --shell=cmd
open C:\Users\Animesh\.docker\machine\machines\default\config.json: The system cannot find the file specified.
F:\>docker rm default
An error occurred trying to connect: open //./pipe/docker_engine: The system cannot find the file specified.
How can I solve this issue?
It looks like something bad happened to your docker-machine default machine.
To recover, do the following:
docker-machine rm -f default
Next, open the virtualbox GUI and make sure that there isn't a VM that corresponds with that old "default" VM, just in case. If there is, manually delete it from there.
Now, open the quickstart terminal again and it should create a new "default" virtual machine for you.
Alternatively, you can create it like this:
docker-machine create -d virtualbox --virtualbox-memory 2048 default
At that point, your sequence of commands should work as expected again.