[Solved] Windows 7 Client crashes on startup Windows 7 64 on Virtualbox

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Hey all,

As it says on top, running the latest client on Windows 7 64 bit inside VirtualBox (Version 5.2.32_Ubuntu r132056). Host is Kubuntu 18.04.3 LTS.

Tried starting it from the command line DOS with logging enabled and got this:

[OCC::Application::setupLogging “################## Nextcloud locale:[en_AU] ui_lang: version:[2.5.3daily-Win64 (build 20190725)] os:[Windows 7 SP 1 (6.1)]”
[OCC::Application::setupTranslations Using “en_US” translation
[OCC::SocketApi::SocketApi server started, listening at “\\.\pipe\ownCloud-Johan”
[OCC::FolderMan::FolderMan setting remote poll timer interval to 5000 msec
[OCC::AccountManager::restoreFromLegacySettings Migrate: restoreFromLegacySettings, checking settings group “Nextcloud”
[OCC::AccountManager::restoreFromLegacySettings Migrate: checking old config “C:/Users/Johan/AppData/Roaming/ownCloud/owncloud.cfg”
[OCC::ownCloudGui::setupContextMenu Tray menu workarounds: noabouttoshow: false fakedoubleclick: false showhide: false manualvisibility: false
[OCC::FolderMan::setupFoldersMigration Setup folders from “C:/Users/Johan/AppData/Roaming/Nextcloud/folders” (migration)
[OCC::ClientProxy::setupQtProxyFromConfig Set proxy configuration to use the prefered system proxy for http tcp connections
[OCC::ownCloudGui::slotOpenSettingsDialog No configured folders yet, starting setup wizard
[OCC::WebViewPage::WebViewPage Time for a webview!
[unknown Please register the custom scheme ‘nc’ via QWebEngineUrlScheme::registerScheme() before installing the custom scheme handler.
[OCC::SocketApi::slotNewConnection New connection QLocalSocket(0x5c46ec0)

The Kubuntu host client installed and works perfectly. No issues.

Anybody with a similar experience or some advice?

Thanks!

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I had the same issue, I think. VirtualBox on Linux Mint, running Windows 7 x64. Installed Nextcloud client and it crashed on first start. I managed to work around is this way:

  • msconfig
    then in the startup tab checked start Windows in safe mode, also checked network.
  • started Windows in safe mode
  • setup nextcloud account
  • msconfig
  • disabled safe mode in the startup tab, restart and now it does work
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Thanks that solved the issue, even after uploading the latest Windows version.
Interesting to note that on this configuration, Google Drive sync consumed around 30% CPU, where the Nextcloud sync only uses around 7% during initial update. Win win :slight_smile: