Download Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.1.8 Build 75467

Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.1.8 Build 75467 is now available for download. This version is a maintenance release which contains bug fixes and stability improvements over the previous release. The full details about what changes are in this build are available in the "What's new in VM VirtualBox 4.1.8 Build 75467" section.

Overview
VM VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VM VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

As of version 4.0, VM VirtualBox introduces the Extension Pack mechanism which allows Oracle and 3rd parties to deliver additional functionality on top of the standard Open Source product.

Presently, VM VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), Solaris and OpenSolaris, and OpenBSD.

Download VM VirtualBox 4.1.8 Build 75467
The links in this section correspond to files available for VM VirtualBox 4.1.8 Build 75467. Download the files appropriate for you.

What's new in VM VirtualBox 4.1.8 Build 75467 (December 19, 2011)
This version is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
  • VMM: fixed VERR_MAP_FAILED during savestate under certain circumstances (bug #7929)
  • GUI: stop updating the VM status icons when the VM is paused (bug #8368)
  • VBoxManage: fixed wrong return code after startvm (bug #9642)
  • BIOS: fixed hang at launch of DOS applications generated by Clipper 5.3 (note that hardware virtualization may be required)
  • USB: fixed OS/2 boot hang when using recent USB drivers
  • NAT: increase maximum number of parallel connections making connections with port forwarding more robust (#8471)
  • Metrics: fixed potential problem with invalid access in guest metrics collection upon VM destruction
  • Main: don't crash if a medium is ejected twice (bug #9922)
  • VBoxSVC: fixed crash under rare circumstances (e.g. client crash)
  • VRDP: fixed screen freeze (bug #9620)
  • OVF/OVA: fixed broken disk images on import under rare circumstances
  • OVF/OVA: better error message when importing corrupted appliances
  • VMDK/VHD: fixed a possible corruption with host cache disabled when using snapshots under rare circumstances (bug #9749)
  • 3D Support: Fixed fullscreen mode issues for ATI graphics (bug #9775), Windows Media Player rendering for XPDM-based Direct3D support (bug #8341). Multiple fixes to XPDM and WDDM - based 3D support for Windows Guests and for 3D support in general
  • Linux hosts: fixes for Fedoras Linux 2.6.41 (bug #9948)
  • Linux hosts/guests: fixes for Linux 3.2 (bug #9743)
  • Solaris Additions: various shared folder fixes (bugs #9856, #9862, #9917)
  • Windows Additions: various fixes for Direct3D support (un)installation, added detection of missing or wrong Direct3D system files

Source: Changelog for Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.1

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