ubuntu 14.04 lts windows 7 virtualbox usb device cannot start code 10

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Willrex69
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ubuntu 14.04 lts windows 7 virtualbox usb device cannot start code 10

Post by Willrex69 »

Hello, I'm sure this question has been answered elsewhere, but I can't find a good one.

I'm running VirtualBox on a linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host, with windows 7 guest. I cannot get Windows to find and download the driver required to recognize my USB drive. Virtual box recognizes it, and when I activate the USB in virtualbox Windows attempts to install the drivers, but it always fails. Any ideas? If you need more information please let me know what you need!
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Re: ubuntu 14.04 lts windows 7 virtualbox usb device cannot start code 10

Post by mpack »

It's not uncommon for Windows to search and fail to find drivers for a USB device. It's more reliable for you to download the drivers to a folder and browse to it manually.

See also the USB tutorial in the Howto area.
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