Solved Kali Linux Installation Problem using Virtual Box

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I really need some tech support to install Kali Linux.
I am not the most technical person in the world and I have tried to "Google" to find the solution but I am still not quite sure what to do.
I am running Windows 7 Professional 64 bit on my laptop.
I downloaded Virtual Box 5.1.30 on my laptop.
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds_5_1
Then, I downloaded "Kali 64 bit" under the Image Name column by clicking on the "HTTP" under the Download column.
https://www.kali.org/downloads/
However, when I install Kali Linux, I keep getting the following error message and cannot proceed.
"An Installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The following step is: Install the system"
I looked at both Kali Linux and Kali 2017 installation videos and I cannot figure out what's the problem.
I even downloaded the "Kali Linux 64 bit VBox" Image.
https://www.offensive-security.com/kali-linux-vmware-virtualbox-image-download/

Please see a screen shot of the three files I have downloaded below on my laptop.

I am not sure what to do next to get it to work/install.
Could you advise and walk me through the process please?
Thank you!
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@nicholas-ramsey said in Kali Linux Installation Problem using Virtual Box:

"An Installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else.

Nicholas,

When you create a VM, there's essentially 2 steps:

• One, you're creating a file that will represent you hardware configuration.
• Two, you're installing an OS or attaching an existing Virtual HD to the Configuration File.

When installing an OS, you've got to make sure that you've met the actual hardware requirements for the installation...so check here for Kali: https://docs.kali.org/installation/kali-linux-hard-disk-install

Check the size of the Virtual HDD you created and verify you've created

• a blank HD with a min of 20GB of freespace.
• >=2GB of RAM

If not I would delete and recreate a new VM with those configurations instead. I know they can be adjusted but starting from scratch is what I always do for errors. That's me though. Try this and see if it works. If not please post how you've got the hardware requirements configured.
I'm sorry I'm not able to see your pic.

Hi Ronnie: Thanks for the following information you provided

"Check the size of the Virtual HDD you created and verify you've created

a blank HD with a min of 20GB of freespace.

=2GB of RAM"

I deleted the VM and made the changes above you suggested and was able to get pass the error message I originally reported.

However, I still have a few questions and I prefer to email you directly to get some assistance.

Much thanks for all your help.

Regards,

@nicholas-ramsey

There are Kali pre-built VM's out there, but I would suggest asking around before just installing. For example, I used the below but it was on a old box not on my personal network. So I could see what it was doing prior to trying to use live.

https://www.offensive-security.com/kali-linux-vmware-virtualbox-image-download/