Archive for August, 2008

Hyper-V: Error: Setup cannot upgrade the HAL in this virtual machine

Monday, August 18th, 2008

If you get this:

Setup cannot upgrade the HAL in this virtual machine. Hyper-V integration services can be installed only on virtual machines with an ACPI-compatible HAL.

Setup cannot upgrade the HAL in this virtual machine. Hyper-V integration services can be installed only on virtual machines with an ACPI-compatible HAL.

Do this:

  • Open Device Manager
  • Under the Computer node remove Standard PC
    "Standard PC" in Device Manager

    "Standard PC" in Device Manager

  • Reboot
  • Eject and reinsert the Integration Services ISO (or rerun the setup directly)

“Reef Ready”

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Image courtesy of Hi-Mu Mania.