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No virtual disk image in Virtual Box

I am trying to set up a Windows 7 VM on VirtualBox. But something is wrong and I cannot figure out why. Here are some steps I am trying:

  1. I set up a VDI in the folder \VirtualBox VMs\Windows 7 (32-bit)
  2. I get to here:

No virtual optical disc file

Clicking to the right of "SATA Port 1" produces no virtual optical disc files in the VM folder. I looked in that folder, and the only files there are the VDI files and two other files, neither of which is the VOD file.

  1. I try to run the VM. I get to here:

Again, no VOD

There is no VOD to select. Thus, I get the "FATAL: No bootable medium found! System halted" error. If I try to bypass the optical drive and boot from the virtual hard drive, I get a "FATAL: Could not read from the boot medium! System halted" error. So I can't run this VM yet.

How do I create this virtual optical disc and then use it to boot my VM?

Solution

  • YOu should have windows ISO file downloaded in your machine. when you click that button it open the windows explorer to you to choose ISO file. Yous should go to that file location in windows explorer and choose windows ISO file.