Windows 7 with Windows XP in Virtual Box
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Old Car Guy
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Windows 7 with Windows XP in Virtual Box
My windows XP machine crashed but I salvaged a whole bunch of projects that were done on Announcements and Print Shop 10. These programs are from the early 2000s. Now I have a Windows 7 with virtualbox. I have loaded my old programs into the box and they open all of my old files. I have not been able to make the USB ports work in the box so I can't connect to my printer or use a flash drive. I think that is all I need yet to be back in business. What must I do to get the USB ports to work????
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mpack
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Re: Windows 7 with Windows XP in Virtual Box
Primarily you must install the extension pack, but even better is to avoid USB hassles altogether. Neither of the devices you mention should be attached as USB devices anyway.
A printer should be accessed as a network share: that way the host can continue to use it.
A flash drive should be accessed as a shared folder. That way you don't need to discover that XP doesn't support USB3 (at least not without a big fight).
A printer should be accessed as a network share: that way the host can continue to use it.
A flash drive should be accessed as a shared folder. That way you don't need to discover that XP doesn't support USB3 (at least not without a big fight).