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I downloaded and installed these virtual machines for IE8/IE9 web development, IE9 stays running but it appears the IE8 VM is constantly shutting itself down, and it is saving the state (it doesn't boot fresh) so I think it is Vbox. How can I debug what is causing this specific VM to shutdown. It is stable when I use it and only happens when I am not watching it, it never happens when I am using the VM.
5These test VMs are typically unlicensed copies of Windows and the anti-piracy measures in Windows will reboot your machine every few hours. Could this be what is happening? – heavyd – 2012-09-25T14:38:59.053
1The machine can be set to hibernate after some idle time? – laurent – 2012-09-25T14:44:32.257
These are not unlicensed copies, they are legitimate versions that just never get registered and are legal. The machine isn't rebooting, since the state is being saved. I will check into hibernation. – Elijah Lynn – 2012-09-26T02:20:19.253