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Issues with VirtualBox Win7 Host & Win 8 Guest
I installed VB 4.2.12 on Windows 7. I also installed Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.2.12. I then created a Win 8 Guest on it & I am able to boot up and work on the Windows 8 Guest OS.
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Minimize and restore all VM VirtualBox windows simultaneously (as a group)
I do all of my development in virtual machines, which has numerous advantages. I've found that I like VM VirtualBox the best for this, and I love supporting free software.
But I can't get any work ...
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How do I automatically gain root access with Putty?
Putty is set up to run like:
putty.exe -load mysession -l myuser -pw mypass
But it logs me in as myuser. For root access I need to type in the console:
sudo -i
Then it asks for my password ...
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What causes windows 7 activation requests?
The statement: "You must activate windows within 3 days to continue using all windows features." often pops up in my notifification area on Windows 7.
My windows are legal and I have activated them ...
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Setting up Apache + PHP web server in Virtualbox on Win 7
Running Apache and PHP on Windows with XAMPP or WAMP sucks, because installing new PHP extensions on Windows is very hard. Most binary releases for Windows don't work :(
So I was thinking to run ...
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How can I get the terminal in full resolution when running Ubuntu CLI in VirtualBox?
I've installed Ubuntu (latest version) with CLI only, inside VirtualBox running in Windows 7 x64. Switching to fullscreen (CTRL + F in my setup) works, but of course the terminal windows has a low ...
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Allow multiple users to simultaneously access different Virtual Machines created in Virtual Box installed in Ubuntu
I want to setup a Ubuntu Virtual Box having different Windows version, and allow multiple users to remotely access the desired window machine from their own Ubuntu Installation simultaneously.
I've ...
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Installing Windows 8 on virtual machine giving error
Well I've a pretty complicated hardware and software combination, so I am explaining the background first. I have a Macbook pro mid 2012 model with OSX Mountain Lion. I am dual booting it with Windows ...
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Allocation of memory to guest os [closed]
I have 6gb memory on my host OS (Windows 7 64bit), I am planning to install Oracle Linux as guest using Virtual Box.
How much memory should I allocate to guest OS? In guest OS I am planning to ...
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Windows 7 VirtualBox image won't boot and I can't boot in safe mode
I am trying to load a Virtualbox VM using a VHD file that was provided to me. The VHD contains an image for our dev environment on a Windows 7 OS. The wrinkle is that when I try to start up the VM, ...
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Is it possible to boot a single Linux installation from both inside a VM and as host?
What I am thinking about is, that I'd install a linux on a hard drive to boot it normally. In addition to that, I'd create a VM on Windows, that would use the same raw mapped hard drive.
That way I ...
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How to run Android-x86 4.2 iso on VM VirtualBox?
I installed oracle VM virtualBox on Win7,then I downloaded android-x86-4.2-20121225.iso from Android-x86 - Porting Android to x86.After I installed Android x86-4.2 on VirtualBox from iso and creating ...
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IE9/IE10 loads webpages but doesn't update the display until the window is scrolled
So I click a link in IE9/IE10 and nothing appears to happen.
I notice that the tab icon updates and spins as well as the tab text says the usual things.
I open Fiddler and click another link. ...
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Windows 7 virtualbox: incremental backups of data directories inside the Linux VM?
I've got a virtualbox running on a Windows 7 laptop and I would like to have backups for the content of specific directories in the Ubuntu 12.04 guest OS running in the machine. One possibility I see ...
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virtualbox: can not switch the guest display to fullscreen mode
I cannot bring up the fullscreen mode in my guest Ubuntu 12.04 machine using Windows 7 when the external screen is not plugged in. I tried disabling the second screen in the guest OS and I get the ...
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compatible AltTab between Windows 7 and Virtualbox with Ubuntu Linux?
I am running a Virtualbox Ubuntu Linux on a Windows 7 system and use Alt+Tab all the time to switch between windows within the Linux system. I would also like to be able to use an alternative keyboard ...
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Store Virtualbox Guest Files on Host OS
Background: I'm running Windows 7 as a host and Debian as a guest OS. I often create backups of the hard drive, but run into the issue that my files are stored in 2 locations, Windows NTFS volume and ...
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Virtualbox 4.2.10 Auto resize not working. Will auto-resize down but not up unless in full screen
Using Virtualbox 4.2.10 with Windows 7 as host and guest.
If I press Ctrl+F, the OS goes full screen. If I check the resolution, it says 1680×1050 -- same size as my host OS that has many ...
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VirtualBox optimization
I have Ubuntu 64-bit machine (2 core, 4GB RAM, not Core i(3/5/7).
It's running 64-bit VirtualBox.
Inside of VirtualBox runs Windows 7.
Inside Windows 7 runs one pretty heavy .NET program.
All this ...
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Very weird USB pendrive situation on Windows 7 - suddenly not recognized
I'm running Windows 7 and I also have an XP box on Oracle VM (this will become relevant in the following explanation). My problem is: Until yesterday my pendrive was recognized, I could read and write ...
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Can't access my computer after installing VirtualBox on it
There was a similar question 2 years ago, but everyone confused guest/host OS.
After installing VirtualBox on my Windows 7 box, I can no longer ping it or access it from anywhere within the LAN. ...
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Access virtual desktop LAMP on Windows
I was having issues getting XAMPP to run for users other than admin per this thread. Trying to figure out a solution I had an idea and was curious to know how to make it work. I installed Virtualbox ...
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One USB drive with 2 partitions - Can I mount one on host, the other on a guest when using VirtualBox?
I have an external USB drive that has two partitions - one FAT32, the other ext4. My machine runs Fedora 17, and I run Windows 7 as a guest under VirtualBox.
If I just plug in the external drive, it ...
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Is it possible to create an instance of windows that has the limited amount of files needed to run
I have been experimenting with virtual machines and I am trying to figure out if their is a way to create a limited instance of Windows from your own version you are running?
An example would be that ...
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Can VirtualBox use a modem that doesn't work on the host?
I have a modem which does not work with Windows 7. Its drivers are for XP. My computer runs Windows 7. Is it possible to set up a virtualized Windows XP instance and install the drivers there and ...
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How to get file ubuntu to virtual box installed windows 7
My original os is ubuntu 12.0.4 , i installed oracle virtual box in it . Then i installed windws 7 . now i need to get a file from ubuntu to windows 7 . how can i get file from ubuntu to windows
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VirtualBox host windows 7 with guest windows 7 network
I have my VirtualBox host running windows 7 with guest windows 7 but I am unable to ping from both sides vice versa. My questions are:
How will they communicate if there is no wire connection is ...
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cannot run tgz file in windows 7 virtualbox
I'm doing a project for school, and I wanted to create an active directory domain on Windows 7 through rktools and other files, but nothing worked, so i'm trying openLDAP. Now, I've downloaded the ...
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caching big HDD to small SSD in virtualbox
I use raw disk partitions in virtual box for both hdd and sdd.
I would like the guest OS (Windows 7) to take advantage of ssd by caching bigger hdd.
How can I set this up? What software do I need to ...
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VirtualBox: Installing Guest Additions on Ubuntu 12.10 as guest OS
I use Windows 7 as host, and Ubuntu 12.10 Remix (Ubuntu with pure Gnome) as guest.
Everything working ok. I installed VBoxAdditions in regular way - using corresponding command in VirtualBox VM ...
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which Virtualization Software work best on AMD? [closed]
Which Virtualization Software has been optimised for AMD Phenom II X4 945 Processor? AMD Phenom II processors support Virtualization Technology.
I have tried Oracle VM VirtualBox and installed ...
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Virtualbox existing (physical) Ubuntu guest clears Windows 7 entry on update-grub, no single solution for both scenarios
I have successfully booted an existing Ubuntu 12.04 physical partition installation under a Windows 7 host, as explained here. I use a grub rescue disk .iso to manually boot the kernel, get to the ...
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VirtualBox guest additions on WIndows 7 on dual boot / virtual setup
I have a dual boot setup Windows 7 (64 bits) / Ubuntu. On Ubuntu, I set up a virtual machine using the existing Windows partition, using instructions from this guide. It seems to work well.
Now I was ...
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How can I mount a sdcard and view it in /dev of a virtualbox guest
I'm trying to insert a SD card into my laptop (it's got a side slot for one) and have it show up on the guest machine running in a virtual box.
Host: Windows 7 64 for x86
Guest: Ubuntu 64bit
I want ...
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How can I use Oracle's virtualbox listpartitions command on Windows 7
I'm using Oracle's VirtualBox (4.2.6r82870) on Windows 7 and I'm trying to list the partitions on my uSD card which is inserted in the computer as drive "E". I pulled open the Window's Computer ...
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Trying to run Mac OSX Mountain Lion in a Virtual Machine [closed]
I am trying to run OS X Mountain Lion in a virtual machine inside Windows 7.
I have set virtualization to true in the BIOS and I have successfully virtualized Windows 8.
Are there any other settings ...
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Virtual Box Bridged network w/ Static IP Win7 host Ubuntu Guest
Last year, I had no trouble with doing the following:
Create virtual machine
Set network adapter to bridged adapter
Set static IP
Guest connects to Internet, host connects to guest @ 192.168.1.xxx
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PHP in VirtualBox Windows-guest on Fedora-host can't use shared folder
I'm running a Fedora 14 LAMP stack and I have a Windows service the website needs to talk to process and create files.
The shared folder mounts as E:\ in Windows 7 and works perfectly if I'm dragging ...
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How do I use VirtualBox if my processor does not support Hardware Virtualization?
I just checked, and my processor does not support hardware virtualization:
Is there a way to still use VirtualBox even if my processor does not support hardware virtualization?
I was planning to ...
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Unexpected access to \c$ share from windows virtualbox guest to host
I'm using VirtualBox 4.2.6 on Windows 7 host. I have Windows 2008 R2 guest using NAT.
My host uses 192.168.100.115 IP address and is part of the domain. Guest is using two NAT adapters (10.0.2.15 and ...
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virtualbox 4.2.6 repeating key press on win 7 64 bit
When I turn on a virtual host with 2GB ram Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit, I found that it will affect the host system.
The response of pressing keyboard is slower. Sometimes it will cause repeating keypress ...
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How to solve issues with shader model in VirtualBox?
I have a virtualized Windows 7 (32bit) machine using VirtualBox software on a native Linux host.
For some advanced software (ArcGIS Desktop 10.1) I need:
OpenGL version 2.0 runtime minimum is ...
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Virtual Box Guest can't access the internet when host uses WIFI but can when host uses 100baseT
I have a window 7 VB host, with wired and wifi. Normally, it is connected to my home net via a wire.
I have a a Debian guest with two adapters configured: one id bridged, and one is host only.
When ...
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Configuring bridging in Virtual Box to enable access from other computers in network
I have a Win XP installed on Virtual Box, and as suggested in different posts, i have chosen the bridged mode. When i look at the router logs, i can see that an ip address has been given to the VM and ...
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Does NAT in VirtualBox (Ubuntu guest) require connection sharing in windows 7?
Is "connnection sharing" necessary in windows-7 host to allow VirtualBox's Ubuntu guest connect to internet through (default) NAT interface?
My network administrator (on the machine at work) has ...
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Virtual box on windows
I installed Sun virtual box in windows 7 as admin user. When I logged in as user i can run the virtual box but the installed vms are not visible. How can i solve this problem?
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What is the oldest operating system you can upgrade to windows 7 from?
Right now I have a mac and I downloaded virtual box and want to install windows 7 on it. I bought a windows 7 CD from my campus bookstore for a really cheap price but later found out it was upgrade ...
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Creating a Virtual Machine from a physical Disk
I recently added a 4th hard disk to my computer installed Windows 8 Pro with Microsoft development tools, all went fine, I'm happy.
I have in my computer another disk with Windows 7 full of ...
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virtualbox dual monitor host window goes in background
I have a small but annoying problem with virtualbox. I run guest ubuntu on 2 monitors on windows 7 host. Problem is when I have some host windows over ubuntu desktop on my first monitor than go to the ...
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Virtualbox: NAT networking suddenly stopped working for all Windows guests, Linux guests still OK
My host is an out-of-the-box Ubuntu 12.10 simply connected to Wifi.
I installed VirtualBox, and then a few Linux and Windows 7 Pro guests on it, all with default VirtualBox options (NAT).
I reboot ...
