Questions tagged [virtual-machine]
A virtual machine is an emulation of a guest operating system, running on virtualized hardware within a host operating system.
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Drag and drop doesn't work between host and VirtualBox on Windows 7
My host is 64 bit Windows 7 bit where my VirtualBox is running 32 bit Windows 7. I have installed guest services and I have enabled drag and drop in Settings >> General >> Advance to bidirectional.
I ...
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This virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems. However, 64-bit operation is not possible
I have windows 7 64x professional Laptop , then i download a new VM on it , but when i try to mount an ISO imag for windows server 2008 i got the following error :_
**This virtual machine is ...
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RDP into VirtualBox on Windows
My co-worker has an old Mac, and needs to test something on Windows. His Mac is not powerful enough to run a VM, so he needs the ones I have. I have a few VMs that fit his needs.
The solution I ...
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Virtualbox 6 doesn't run with Hyper-V enabled on Windows 10 1903
As explained in the Virtualbox documentation, starting from version 6, Virtualbox supports running VMs un Windows with Hyper-V enabled. It should use Hyper-v in automatic way to run the VMs.
https://...
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Disabling annoying VMware Player tool tip “To release input, press Ctrl+Alt”
[Same as Hide annoying VMware hint "To release input, press Ctrl+Alt" but for VMware Player, because that answer was for VMware Workstation]
When starting the VMWare Player, at the top it ...
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How to copy files from local machine to remote virtual machine?
Is there an easy way I can copy files directly from my machine to the virtual machine?
I have downloaded a lot of .HTML files on my desktop and I need them on the virtual machine, I noticed that I ...
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How to setup HyperV virtual machine to have static IP and have access to internet?
Is possible to setup HyperV virtual machine to have static IP and also have access to internet ? (on latest Windows 10 Pro)
To sum up, requirements are like so:
virtual machine should have local (...
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How to uninstall Virtualbox on windows10?
I would like to uninstall Virtualbox from my Windows10 computer, but I can not find it in the Programs and Features list. I was looking for an uninstaller exe in the install directory and on the ...
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Why is the recommended memory on a VirtualBox guest OS 512MB?
I am preparing to create a virtual machine on VirtualBox. The wizard asks for the memory size to use for this guest machine and it is recommending 512MB. I have 16GB of memory on my computer so I ...
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Is it possible to get a Windows XP SP3 Hyper-V virtual machine properly working on Windows 10 Pro?
Objective summary: to have a Windows XP SP3 Hyper-V virtual machine working correctly on a Windows 10 Pro host.
Scope and constraints:
The host OS should be Windows 10 Pro. Other hosting operating ...
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Resize a VM hard-drive (virtualbox)
Is there a way to resize a VM hard drive? I am using virtualbox and I have a VM that has run out of space, looked into the settings but it seems I may have to create another partition. I thought ...
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Tuning Windows 7 for use in a VM
I'm running Windows 7 in a VirtualBox Virtual Machine, and would like to make it run in a more streamlined fashion. I'll be using the install primarily for testing web apps, and have no need for it ...
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How to use the ALT key in a Virtual Box guest session?
I'm running a Virtualbox session of Windows XP (guest) from a Sabayon GNU/Linux system (host).
I'm doing projects with Adobe Illustrator CS2 and some of the functionallity is accessed with left mouse ...
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How to recover Virtual Machines in Virtualbox?
For some reason, all of a sudden, all virtual machines are gone from the User Interface in virtual box. I suspect CCleaner has something to do with it, but that's not the point. Both the virtual ...
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Can I use VHD file to boot VMWare?
I am using VMWare and my OS image is in the form of a VHD (virtual hard drive). I've done some searching but I don't see anything on this.
So my question is: Is it possible to load my OS onto my ...
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How do you create and partition a raw disk image?
I need to create a raw disk image for use in a virtual machine, but I need to create the partitions before creating the file system or installing the operating system.
Can anyone describe a process ...
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How to access my local server on my VirtualBox virtual machine?
Here's my setup:
I have a local server running on my machine (Mac OS, Snow Leopard). I can access it via my browser by doing
localhost:3000
I have a virtual machine using Virtual Box running a ...
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Hyper-V Virtual Switch issue: Same IP on guest and host
I have Hyper-V installed on my Windows 10 laptop and have configured a Ubuntu VM on it. Ubuntu network adapter is connected with the external virtual switch I have created. With this configuration I ...
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VM running CentOS, can ping but can't access web server
I've been trying to set up a CentOS server for the first time (ever setting up a Linux server). The installation went fine, I installed LAMPP (and the required dependencies for x86), used the lampp ...
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Quick and dirty user management service for Linux VMs?
Background
I have a home server running Debian, and a workstation that runs various VirtualBox VMs (mostly Linuxen but some Windows).
At the moment, I'm creating my main user account anew for every ...
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Oracle VirtualBox - Unable to update to Windows 10
I'm using Oracle VirtualBox 5 and my virtual Windows offered an Update to Windows 10 today, but it stops saying:
VirtualBox Graphics Adapter
The display manufacturer hasn't made your display ...
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Where can I see or manage the hidden Hyper-V VMs created by WSL2 or certain other applications?
Two applications in specific, Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 and Bluestacks (an Android emulator) explicitly leverage Hyper-V, and require the windows feature to be enabled on the system you're running ...
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Cannot create external switch on Hyper-V
I am getting the following error when creating an external switch on Hyper-V:
I am running Windows 8.1 x64.
My switch settings are as follows:
Event viewer gives me the following errors in ...
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Can I make a virtual machine out of a Windows XP physical machine?
I would like to switch to Linux, but I need some stuff on my Windows XP install. I know that VMWare Workstation can convert a physical machine into a virtual machine, but it's $189. :-/
Are there ...
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VirtualBox does not start on Mac OS X
Suddenly and without notice, VirtualBox application doesn't start.
First, it just didn't do anything. Not even an error message. I looked in the system log (/var/log/system.log) and I found these two ...
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How to authenticate to a VM using Vagrant up?
Authentication failure during Vagrant Up, while vagrant ssh and ssh vagrant@localhost -p2222 works
I would like to execute a shell script using Vagrant at boot. Vagrant is unable to Authenticate, ...
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Move "XP Mode" from Windows Virtual PC to VirtualBox?
I installed "XP Mode" in Windows 7 (which uses Windows Virtual PC to host XP). I have now discovered that VirtualBox, which I have installed on the same Windows 7 machine, refuses to run at the same ...
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Convert a USB drive into a Virtual Machine HDD
I am creating a bootable USB flash drive. Before using it I would like to test it with VMware Player (or VirtualBox).
I could make a raw image of the UFD and convert it with "qemu"
qemu-img convert ...
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Why does VirtualBox show more CPUs than available?
I have an Intel Core i7 3930K with 6 CPU cores. Now, I understand that every of that cores can handle 2 separate threads. That makes 12 virtual cores - which I can see using my system monitor (see ...
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How to Maintain a small differential Virtualbox hard drive
I am trying to use a virtualbox hard drive over several computers using dropbox (a popular cloud tool) synchronization. I assume no two machines will open the same drive at the same time.
To reduce ...
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Directly accessing Hyper-V console via RDP
I am wondering if there is a chance to directly connect to a VMs console via RDP. It seems the hyper-v manager is basicaly doing the same when connecting to a VMs console.
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Hyper-V and a static IP address for Ubuntu VM
I have read numerous SO posts with this one being almost identical but I cannot get this to work.
I have a single wireless NIC in my notebook running Windows 10 Pro 1803. This is configured with a ...
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Unable to ping from VM's to host machine
I have started 2 VM's in VMware Workstation with the network connection as bridged.
Let's say the IP's of my VM's are 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.4.From these VM's I'm able to ping the internet e.g.: ...
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Does the hybrid CPU architecture pose any new issues for VM's, or VM software like VMware, or VirtualBox?
How does Intel's new P/E architecture work with virtual machines? I would imagine software like VirtualBox, and VMWare needed to be worked on & updated to be able to create Virtual Machines using ...
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Virtual Box ssh not working on Virtual Box Ubuntu machine
I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed, and 12.04 Server set up in my virtual machine.
My VM has internet access, and I can ping it from my host.
ping symfony.dev # points to 192.168.56.101, and successful ...
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How to convert laptop drive for use as VMware image?
I have a windows laptop that recently died (dead motherboard). It being a 7 year old laptop, I decided to give Apple a try this time around and try to use VMware to access my old data if necessary.
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Run Application requiring Opengl 3.3 inside Virtualbox Virtual Machine (Windows Host and Windows Guest)
I have a program that I would like to run in a virtual machine (not on my host), but it entirely refuses to run without opengl 3.3. I would like to be able to run this program without it crashing ...
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Changing the default network VirtualBox assigns to VMs attached to NAT
By default, VirtualBox assigns a 10.0.2.0/24 address to a VM attached to NAT. Is it possible to change NAT to a different network?
This is not a duplicate question. I know it is possible to define a ...
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Why do I need Windows XP mode in Windows 7?
Tomorrow on 15th of July Microsoft is staring pre-order of Windows 7. I compared the three editions ("Which one is right for you?") for me.
The main difference is "Windows XP Mode" in Professional and ...
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Remote Windows Server virtual machine: always keep Desktop open (simulate RDP session)
We have got a Windows server 2012 VM running continuously. We log on to the machine via remote desktop.
Is there any possibility to always keep the Desktop open as if a user would be logged on via ...
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How can I cause a VirtualBox VM (running Ubuntu) to run a command upon resuming its state?
I am running a few Ubuntu VMs on a MacBook Pro host.
Whenever I pause a VM or save its state to disk, the next time I restart it, the system clock goes out of sync.
Is there a way for the VM to know ...
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Multiple monitors with virtual machine
Is it possible to use multiple monitors with Windows Virtual PC 2007?
If not, are there any other virtual machines that do support multiple monitors?
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"Host USB device connections disabled" in VMware?
I installed Linux, Windows XP and Chrome OS in VMware Workstation 7 and in every OS the USB host doesn't work. When I start some of the Operating Systems this message shows up:
Host USB device ...
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Cannot create checkpoint on Hyper-V (0x800423F4)
Host Machine:
Intel Core i3 3120M @ 2,50Ghz 2,50Ghz
12GB RAM
Windows 10 Enterprise 64Bit
750GB HD
250GB SSD
Virtual Machine:
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
4 virtual processors
8GB RAM
I'm ...
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can a VirtualBox VM run on different hardware?
I have created a VM using VirtualBox on 'A' hardware configuration.
Can I expect correct working of this VM if I copy the VM hard drive image and use it on a different hardware configuration 'B'?
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Bash script to wait for Virtualbox VM shutdown?
Virtualbox has the ability to issue a command to a running vm:
vboxmanage controlvm NameOfRunningVM acpipowerbutton
However this command returns immediately which results in non-graceful shutdown ...
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Move an existing XP install into VMWare or Virtual PC
I have a computer that has a bunch of things on it that are pretty legacy. It's an old machine, but getting everything on it set up properly on another computer could take weeks, if it's even possible ...
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E_FAIL (0x80004005) when running Linux through Windows 8 Virtualbox
I wanted to run Linux through my Winows 8.1 machine using VirtualBox as hypervisor. After I tried adding Ubuntu (or Fedora, on another instance) to the list of virtual machines, I clicked Start, but ...
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Seamless Mode and Auto Resize Guest Display are grayed out (disabled) - VirtualBox
I am using VirtualBox version 4.3.12 and I am using a freshly installed Windows 8.1 VM, but for some reason i cant get it to go into seamless mode.
I have seen that some people have said that i need ...
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Converting a Windows 2000 Physical Machine to a Virtual Machine
What's the best way to create a virtual machine from an old Windows 2000 machine?
I found VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0.1 which is the last version to support Windows 2000.
Are there any ...