Performance problems for 2.1.4, OS X host, Win XP guest

[Eric Ellsworth]

Hi,

This ticket is to continue discussion of Windows performance problems from ​this forum thread, and ​ticket #3172.

Having tried 2.1.2, then downgraded to 2.1.0 as users recommended in the thread, I just upgraded to 2.1.4 and I have worse performance problems than ever. As soon as I boot the Windows VM, CPU Utilization hits at 100% and stays there so that within a minute or two my machine's fan is howling. I uninstalled the 2.1.0 Guest Additions and the problem remains just as bad.

Is this a configuration problem of some sort? I've tried changing various settings but that doesn't seem to have much effect on the problem.

[Eric Ellsworth]

VBox Log for Windows XP Guest on MacBook Pro Host

[Eric Ellsworth]

Just for completeness, here's the hardware info for my machine. Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro 15" Model Identifier: MacBookPro2,2 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.33 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 4 MB Memory: 3 GB Bus Speed: 667 MHz Boot ROM Version: MBP22.00A5.B07 SMC Version: 1.12f5

[Frank Mehnert]

Please reopen if still relevant with VBox 3.1.2.