How to install qemu guest-agent on windows7? including ver7600&7601(sp1) and also vista

[FlankerZzzz]

hi all, just install win7 successfully on pve 8.0.4,
but i cant install guest agent(use virtio-win-0.1.240.iso),
already enable the qemu ga option on web gui(u may check the pic1 below),
the error information should be" verify that you have sufficient privileges to start the system services " (check the pic2 below)
i dont see why cuz i am also administrator
i also tried different version iso image(virtio-win-0.1.173 virtio-win-0.1.189) still not work
any one could help?

 

[Moayad]

Hi,

i dont see why cuz i am also administrator

Can you run the qemu-ga-x86_64.msi as administrator?

 

[FlankerZzzz]

Hi,


Can you run the qemu-ga-x86_64.msi as administrator?

i tried but seems still not work(pic as below)
here is my step
1, go C:\Windows\System32
2,right-click "cmd.exe" run as an administrator
3,input"msiexec /package c:\xxxx\xxxx\qemu-ga-x86_64.msi"
am i wrong?

 

[leesteken]

Maybe the latest VIrtIO drivers and tools don't work on Windows 7 anymore? Can you try an older version from https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/archive-qemu-ga/ ?

 

[FlankerZzzz]

Maybe the latest VIrtIO drivers and tools don't work on Windows 7 anymore? Can you try an older version from https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/archive-qemu-ga/ ?

got it, will try and feed back in few hours!

 

[FlankerZzzz]

Maybe the latest VIrtIO drivers and tools don't work on Windows 7 anymore? Can you try an older version from https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/archive-qemu-ga/ ?

seems still not work, but lower version with a different error report“a program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected”



attach file is log file of the installation
newlow with version qemu-ga-win-106.0.1-1.el9/ 2023-09-19 06:31
oldlog with version qemu-ga-win-7.0-10/ 2015-05-02 01:48 -

seems both of them with a same return code 1603?
MSI (c) (24:4C) [02:58:32:060]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603

 

[BAV]

seems still not work, but lower version with a different error report“a program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected”

View attachment 57687

attach file is log file of the installation
newlow with version qemu-ga-win-106.0.1-1.el9/ 2023-09-19 06:31
oldlog with version qemu-ga-win-7.0-10/ 2015-05-02 01:48 -

seems both of them with a same return code 1603?
MSI (c) (24:4C) [02:58:32:060]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603

it was reported that "The qemu-ga MSI from 103 installs and runs on w7 for me, checked with a clean sp1 VM. There may be something broken in your guest OS. Check the event logs and the guest agent log." here: https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualization/comments/126o9x8/comment/jebuym9/

 

[FlankerZzzz]

it was reported that "The qemu-ga MSI from 103 installs and runs on w7 for me, checked with a clean sp1 VM. There may be something broken in your guest OS. Check the event logs and the guest agent log." here: https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualization/comments/126o9x8/comment/jebuym9/

thank you for your advice but seems still not work, i have already give up...........
qemu-ga stiil cant work correctly, i stiil can use RD....so let it go....

 

[ManiacDC]

@FlankerZzzz please check my post here, it may help:
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/qemu-guest-fails-to-install.86030/post-628055

 

[FlankerZzzz]

Its worked! thank you!

@FlankerZzzz please check my post here, it may help:
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/qemu-guest-fails-to-install.86030/post-628055

 

[ManiacDC]

Its worked! thank you!

Great, welcome!

 

[Eleph]

First of all, thank you to my friends for sharing. I have encountered the same problem and am troubled.
I have found a simple method for me.
You can copy qemu ga on Win10, place it in the same directory, and use winsw.exe to turn it into a Win7 service.
The PVE virtual machine has obtained the IP address of Win7 and is able to control its shutdown.

 

[BAV]

@FlankerZzzz please check my post here, it may help:
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/qemu-guest-fails-to-install.86030/post-628055

I used GA v. 102.10 by your advice but no any additional steps just download -> execute it and it was installed without any issues on Win7 SP1. And it works now.