Accessing DVD drive on Windows 10 machine

[albert01]

I have Virtual 5.2.8 installed on Windows 10 SSD drive.

I created a Windows XP virtual box from MS's WindowsXPMode_en-us.exe, by renaming a file to VirtualXP.VHD.

Under settings > storage I see VBoxguestadditions.iso > and have checked "Live CD/DVD"

However I'm not able to find my Windows 10 DVD drive, of which I need to install an automotive manual that won't install under Windows 10.

I tried to copy the CD installation files to a path on my Windows 10 C:\ drive however when I try to add the path as a shared folder from "settings" I receive an error message "Failed to save settings"

The machine is not mutable or running (state is Saved).
Result Code: VBOX_E_INVALID_VM_STATE (0x80BB0002)
Component: SessionMachine
Interface: IMachine {85cd948e-a71f-4289-281e-0ca7ad48cd89}

Failed to save the settings of the virtual machine XPVB to C:\Users\William C Schade\VirtualBox VMs\XPVB\XPVB.vbox.

[socratis]

The machine is not mutable or running (state is Saved).

Which part of this you don't understand. You cannot be changing some settings if the VM is not completely Shut down from within the guest. You can't be having the machine running. You can't be having the machine in a Saved state. Only powered down.

However I'm not able to find my Windows 10 DVD drive

Try the following:
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[albert01]

Ok, I see I discarded the saved state and now have other selections from settings.

I'm trying to install an older Ford Manual from 1993. After creating an ISO file I was able to include it with the VM as a CD drive and run the Ford Manual installation which installed the Ford manual by creating a data folder on the VM. However when I try to run the Ford application from the VM it keeps prompting me for a CD and won't run without the Ford CD inserted.

For some reason the Ford Manual app won't recognize the virtual CD (iso) drive.

Will keep trying. I haven't yet been able to integrate the Windows 10 CD/DVD drive into the VM.