sharing devices in virtual xp to host

Hi all Here's a link if you get problems with connecting USB devices to VM's created by vmware workstation or player It usually says when you power on the VM that the HOST USB devices are disabled This is due to the vmware usb arbitration service not running. Symptoms

I am new to Virtual Box and was setting up openSUSE just to try it out. The wizard then seems to tell me that I must have 8 gig of space.... Is that correct? Thanks!

I have done as you instructed. The WinXP VPC I set up can see the internet but for some reason it does not see the host Windows 7 machine. When I ping the host from the VPC I get no response. I can ping the VPC from the host machine. I intend to run the ArcInfo license of ArcGIS Desktop on the VPC....

How do I enable file sharing between the host and Virtual systems? EDIT: (solution) https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/102215-windows-virtual-pc-select-host-devices-share.html

How to Select Host Devices to Share with Virtual Machines in Windows Virtual PC This will show you how to select devices and drives from your Windows 7 computer (host) to share with virtual machines (guest) in Windows Virtual PC to make it easier to copy files and folders between the host and...