How to install XP from CD into VirtualBox?

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  1. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #21

    HughShaw said:
    Where can I find these wonderful "VirtualBox additions"?
    This should give you some direction;
    Install Guest Additions for a better VirtualBox experience

    This guide is more to the point
    http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2845/...in-virtualbox/
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    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
       #22

    HughShaw said:
    Where can I find these wonderful "VirtualBox additions"?
    After you install the OS I believe it is in the tools menu...just click the option to install the additions (just like VMWare)
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  3. Posts : 308
    Windows 7 Professional (x64)
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       #23

    The first time something popped up, but I was doing something else so I temporarily closed it. Now when I click "Install Guest Additions" nothing happens! I closed the program, and restarted but still the same thing.
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  4. Posts : 308
    Windows 7 Professional (x64)
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       #24

    Tried to do a repair again, but now I get the kernel error again! F*&$!
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  5. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #25

    HughShaw said:
    The first time something popped up, but I was doing something else so I temporarily closed it. Now when I click "Install Guest Additions" nothing happens! I closed the program, and restarted but still the same thing.
    When you click on Install Guest Additions....the system really just mounts an ISO file as the CDROM drive within the VM Guest. So, if nothing happens automatically, you should just navigate into My Computer, click on the CDROM drive and run the setup from there.
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  6. Posts : 308
    Windows 7 Professional (x64)
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       #26

    Ok, everythings working now. Just have to slowly install all my programs again. Thanks for the help, guys!

    Anyone know how to get cut and paste working between OS's? (I think I have to set up the shared folders?)
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  7. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #27

    HughShaw said:
    Ok, everythings working now. Just have to slowly install all my programs again. Thanks for the help, guys!

    Anyone know how to get cut and paste working between OS's?
    Don't think it can be done with VirtualBox. You have to setup shared folders. This is one of the features with VMWare Player 3.0 (Free) and VMWare Workstation 7 (not free) that I really like.

    EDIT: Actually it can be done, you have to enable the shared clipboard feature; (not really sure how I didn't know about this before...I learn something new every day.)
    http://superuser.com/questions/42134...ared-clipboard
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  8. Posts : 308
    Windows 7 Professional (x64)
    Thread Starter
       #28

    The clipboard is working for me too, but I'm trying to get cut and paste functions going. I think I have to map the drive first, but it doesn't seem to find my host C drive. Anybody know how to do this?
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  9. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #29

    HughShaw said:
    The clipboard is working for me too, but I'm trying to get cut and paste functions going. I think I have to map the drive first, but it doesn't seem to find my host C drive. Anybody know how to do this?
    It goes a little something like this
    VirtualBox: access shared folders from Windows XP guest OS
    In addition, following that link, you can also go to Explorer and then Tools, Map Network drive and follow along per the guide and map a drive letter and make it permanent.

    Sorry for all the links tonight...I'm just working from a Linux machine this evening and I don't have VBox installed.
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  10. Posts : 308
    Windows 7 Professional (x64)
    Thread Starter
       #30

    I'm wondering if this is a unique feature of VMLite. In VMLite, you just open up my computer and click Tools > Map Network Drive, and then map H: to \\.host\sfs. Then you can access the host C drive directly and cut and paste from desktops works just like Windows XPM.

    Then you can copy files directly between desktops!
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