VirtualBox Player?

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yohplala
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VirtualBox Player?

Post by yohplala »

Hi all,

This question seems to have been raised more than once, but in different ways.
I'm gonna ask it once more, but with still differently.

general question "would it be possible to install/use VM without administrator rights?"

So, in my case: would it be possible to install Virtual Box and create a virtual machine on a PC where I have administrator rights, and use the Virtual Machine on a PC where I have no administrator rights?

In other words, is a Virtual Box player foreseen, and if yes, could it be possible to install it without administrator rights?

Best regards,

Yohplala
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Post by Sasquatch »

Installing software will always require admin rights. Once the program is installed, it can be used by anyone, as long as the settings and other stuff that is written to disk, is in the user profile or folders the user has write access.
Read the Forum Posting Guide before opening a topic.
VirtualBox FAQ: Check this before asking questions.
Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
See the Tutorials and FAQ section at the top of the Forum for more guides.
Try searching the forums first with Google and add the site filter for this forum.
E.g. install guest additions site:forums.virtualbox.org

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