virtualbox

I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium as my Host and had installed Windows XP PRO as my Guest OS I was trying to get one of my legacy programs installed on Win XP PRO and had editting the Desktop Shortcut to this program but apparently made some error or other in this editting process and then I...

Now that you've gotten either Windows or Ubuntu - or both - installed in VirtualBox it's time to go further. This article - the second in the series on virtual machines - will teach you how to restoring virtual machines, integrate your mouse (and other guest additions), and even how to create...

Hi all, Just installed win7 on my work pc. I've run into two problems so far. This is my 2nd problem. I'd like to be able to install the client tools for sql 2000 on my machine. I dont need to install the sevrer - just the client tools. is there any way to do this? i tried running the...

In a nutshell, my Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit) PC intermittently drops it's internet connection. Why? Background: My PC is wired to my ADSL modem/router which is directly connected to the phone line. I also have wireless connectivity turned on within the router for a laptop to connect wirelessly...

I am continously facing a two problams with windows firewall. 1-It permit to change the profile type for the network it identify automaticaly and have internet connectivity(hence no need there as it is already propelry identified) but for the network having no internet connectivity it fails to...

Hands-on: Plasma, KWin improve in KDE SC 4.4 beta 1 The developers behind KDE have announced the release of KDE Software Compilation 4.4 beta 1. We conducted hands-on testing to see what the new version brings to the desktop. KDE was created with the goal of building a desktop environment for...

Hi Everyone, I recently moved back from Ubuntu to Windows because of software I needed for work. Anyway I decided to get 7 as it's the latest & greatest :) anyway it's all been great so far & I'm not missing my old OS one bit. I do have one major problem though which I'm not sure how to...

hey, i'm facing a prob from some days...i'm getting this Could not write value to key <> error while installing some s/w (like virtual box, maya, 3ds max)...it says i dont have sufficient access to the key, though i'm the admin (and the only user) on the system...i tried changing permission of...

Acctually im confuse with this thing.My notebook strucked several times and only thing i can do is switch off the my machine. :( :( :confused: during this time following applications were running: Virtualbox with linuxmint(with guest addition) windows media player...

because i'm a linux user 99% of the time it take some effort crossing the gap. not just learning command line but with actually compatibility with open source programs. I run Wine because it offers some capability with windows programs, right now i just run Prime 95. i've also experimented with...

I have a BenQ 5000U scanner. Windows 7 doesn't recognize the Mirascan drivers. Windows recognize the scanner as Flatbedscanner 22, but not even the newest Benq drivers work. I've installed the Mirascan Vista drivers in Vista compatibility mode. It installed, but could not find the scanner. The...

have anyone tried file sharing between ubuntu(virtual machine) and win7(host). unable to view host(win7) from ubuntu9.05(vm) (places->network). help plz..:redface:

Background: Windows 7 RC patched, new Dell Vostro 220 2GB RAM, 75GB HDD C:, 250GB HDD I:, 80 GB external HDD, optical (CD/DVD-RW) drives, floppy drive, lovely new Kodak ESP5 All-in-One inkjet printer, etc. Because the C: drive has everything on it, it is quite crowded. (It contains W7, W2K Pro...

I tried whatever I could, but cannot make sense how to network this W7 I have in VBox with XP Host. I can network my two xp PCs. thanx ............nick

Hei, I tried installing the windows 7 rc, which o downloaded from the windows homepage. I want to install it on a virtual machine using the latest version of VirtualBox. The host system is Windows XP sp3. I mounted the iso file to the virtual machine and started it afterwards. Then it said...

I have been using VMWare and VirtuaBox on Vista x64 bit successfully to create 64 bit guest OS (Windows 2003 x64 and Windows 2008 x64). But when using the same software and same images on Windows 7 x64, I received an error "... this CPU is not capable of support x64 bit OS..." Is there a...

Hi, When I try to install (through VirtualPC/VirtualBox/every virtualization program iv'e tried) it fails. A few seconds after it say's starting windows the error appears (attached). Could the installer be corrupted, it had a few pauses during the download? I am willing to re-download it if...

I am running Windows 7 through VirtualBox, an emulator running in Slackware Linux 12.2. I set the internet connection to pass through using NAT, and it will not detect the connection as a wired connection, the way Windows XP does. It does not seem to recognize the connection as a wired...

Hi, sorry for my terrible english, i'll try to explain what is going wrong with last build, the official Windows 7 beta 1 build 7000. I have a machine with Asus P5WD2 motherboard, with 2 SATA disks in RAID and 2 IDE HD. I have Windows 7 build 6956 installed in RAID disk C: (and before I...

Hi, I just upgraded my Vista installation to the Win7 build from the PDC. I installed it earlier on a virtualbox and that was fine. After upgrading, which in itself went smooth, I noticed a couple of things: 1) Docking the windows no longer works. Moving a window to the left, top or right...