Clean install Windows 7 HVM fails after installing qubes-windows-tools 3.2.2-3

[pooo...@vfemail.net]

Dear QubesOS users and Devs,

After clean install Windows 7RU-HP HVM fails to load. What I do exactly
step by step:
1) Create new HVM with 20Gb disk space and 2Gb RAM, Install Win7.
2) bcdedit /set testsigning on; Disable autologon
3) Reboot
4) qvm-start win7 --install-windows-tools
5) Install QWT 3.2.2-3 (Run as admin)
6) Reboot
7) Manually start machine. Machine boots fine, but... nothing happens.
Seamless mode is disabled, but I cant see machine's window (screen).
Looks like GUI start fail.
8) I stop machine and get message:
"The GUI agent that runs in the VM 'win7' implements outdated protocol
(0:0), and must be updated. To start and access the VM or template
without GUI virtualization, use the following commands: qvm-start
--no-guid vmname / sudo xl console vmname"

9) I try to run machine via "qvm-start --no-guid vmname" and I get
message:
"Error: Failed to kill old QubesDB instance (PID 22363). Terminate it
manually and retry. If that isn't QubesDB process, remove the pidfile
/var/run/qubes/qubesdb.win7.pid".
So I run "rm -rf /var/run/qubes/qubesdb.win7.pid"
10) I try "qvm-start --no-guid win" again, I have last lines in dom0:
">> Starting the qrexe daemon...
Waiting for VM's qrexec agent..........connected.
>> Waiting for user 'user' login...
[user@dom0 ~]$ "
The Qubes VM manager is showing a yellow poing which mean "Machine is
loading"... But nothing more. I stop machine manually.
11) Ok so i try to: "qvm-start --debug win7" and machine runs great!
It's work! But still looks like it's dont load Videodriver? Because I
cant switch to Aero theme.
12) I have about 218 log files in QubesLogs folder. 3 with prefix
"get-image", 7 with "network", 62 with "qga", 7 with "QgaWatchdog", 7
with "qrexec agent", 125 with "qrexec-wrapper" and last 7 with
"qubesdb".

Just simple question: What's wrong and how to fix it? Which log exactly
I should provide in my situation? I'm new to QubesOS user.
Please kindly ask for details.

Kind Regards!

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[entr0py]

pooo...@vfemail.net:

> 1) Create new HVM with 20Gb disk space and 2Gb RAM, Install Win7.

You'll need closer to 40GB if you plan to fully update the OS.

> 7) Manually start machine. Machine boots fine, but... nothing happens. Seamless mode is disabled, but I cant see machine's window (screen). Looks like GUI start fail.

Always run VM in debug mode until it's stable. You'll get lots of BSODs and the only way to know is if you have debug mode on.

> 11) Ok so i try to: "qvm-start --debug win7" and machine runs great! It's work! But still looks like it's dont load Videodriver? Because I cant switch to Aero theme.

No VM under Qubes has hardware graphics acceleration. HVM has no sound support. Qubes' primary focus is not compatibility with all OS. If you require a near-native virtualized Windows, your best bets are Hyper-V, VMWare, VirtualBox. I run Office in a non-networked Win7 because I'm too lazy/old to switch to LibreOffice. Qubes is great for this because you don't have to expose your buggy, leaky Windows to the world. But you'll probably run into trouble with anything more intense. For example, Photoshop will struggle with anything but trivial images.