Once the setup indicates it was successful, close the installer. to ensure the new system environment variables and DLL paths update correctly. 5. Launch VirtualBox Setup
If you see this message, your system already has a more recent version of the 2015-2022 unified runtime. If VirtualBox still complains, your current installation might be corrupted. Go to , locate the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable, click Modify , and choose Repair . Error: "Setup Failed - 0x80240017"
El error del paquete redistribuible de Visual C++ es un pequeño obstáculo, pero muy fácil de superar. Este problema no es un fallo de VirtualBox, sino una consecuencia de políticas de empaquetado de software. Once the setup indicates it was successful, close
Antes de descargar, confirma si tu sistema es de 32 o 64 bits: Presiona las teclas Windows + I para abrir Configuración. Ve a y luego a Acerca de . Busca la línea Tipo de sistema . 2. Descarga desde el sitio oficial de Microsoft
Without these libraries, VirtualBox cannot interact correctly with your Windows operating system or manage hardware virtualization. Instead of bundling these massive libraries inside every single application installer, Microsoft provides them as separate downloads that multiple programs can share. Common Error Messages Launch VirtualBox Setup If you see this message,
(Encountered during the VirtualBox setup wizard).
You checked the forums. You read the logs. The culprit wasn't VirtualBox itself, but the environment in which it was running. Error: "Setup Failed - 0x80240017" El error del
April 12, 2026 Subject: Dependency analysis and download guidance for VirtualBox users
If you have ever tried to install on a Windows machine, you might have encountered an error message related to missing MSVCRT.dll , MSVCP140.dll , or a general failure to start the virtual machine engine. The root cause is almost always the same: the absence of the correct Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable Package .
To fix the story, you need to retrieve the missing artifact. The keyword "descargar" (download) leads us to the official source.
Para instalar en Windows (especialmente las versiones 7.0 y superiores), es obligatorio contar con el paquete Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable . Si no está presente, el instalador de VirtualBox se detendrá con un mensaje de error. Descarga e Instalación