vagrant up failed -issue with chef cook book

[TheSearcher]

hi

i am using windows 8. i performed a vagrant up and got the following error message:

==> default: [2017-03-21T09:56:42+00:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers ==> default: Running handlers complete ==> default: ==> default: [2017-03-21T09:56:42+00:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete ==> default: Chef Client failed. 0 resources updated in 10 seconds ==> default: [2017-03-21T09:56:42+00:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to /var/chef/c ache/chef-stacktrace.out ==> default: [2017-03-21T09:56:42+00:00] FATAL: Please provide the contents of t he stacktrace.out file if you file a bug report ==> default: [2017-03-21T09:56:42+00:00] ERROR: 412 "Precondition Failed" ==> default: [2017-03-21T09:56:42+00:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ChildConvergeE rror: Chef run process exited unsuccessfully (exit code 1) Chef never successfully completed! Any errors should be visible in the output above. Please fix your recipes so that they properly complete.