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Oracle Virtualbox 4.0.4 Fedora 14

I have installed Oracle Virtualbox on my Fedora 14. Now I want to install windows as a guest. However, I have enabled usb support. But on the system menu there isn't an option to boot from the usb. I have created a bootable windows installation on my usb.

As I am running on a netbook without any DVD/CD drive, my only option it to install from the usb.

Is this possible?

Many thanks for any suggestions,

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There is no GUI option to boot from a USB drive, but VirtualBox provides a script that'll let you do it. See this link for a tutorial: http://agnipulse.com/2009/07/boot-your-usb-drive-in-virtualbox/

The tutorial is for Windows, but the Virtual Box tools they use are the same.

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Thanks, that looks like it. – ant2009 Mar 31 '11 at 16:45
An easier solution is to mount the *.iso to the CD/DVD drive. Under settings select the CD/DVD, then select the *.iso. Works like a charm. – ant2009 Apr 3 '11 at 3:25
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