Where is the "Devices menu" ?
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Where is the "Devices menu" ?
I have Virtual Box version 5.0.18 installed on Windows 8.1, with Windows XP as the guest.
I want to activate drag and drop bi-laterally. I can't see a Devices menu anywhere so I can't activate Guest Additions. Where is it?
I want to activate drag and drop bi-laterally. I can't see a Devices menu anywhere so I can't activate Guest Additions. Where is it?
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Re: Where is the "Devices menu" ?
It's on the main menu of the VM.
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Re: Where is the "Devices menu" ?
Thank you for the response mpack. My screen doesn't have that menu bar.
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Re: Where is the "Devices menu" ?
Go to the guest settings from the manager and look in "User Interface"
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Re: Where is the "Devices menu" ?
Thank you FrodoHobbits .
Theses are the selected items in the User Interface. I still don't have the menu bar in the guest.
Theses are the selected items in the User Interface. I still don't have the menu bar in the guest.
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Re: Where is the "Devices menu" ?
Are you in "Scaled Mode"? There's no menubar there. Press HOST+C to return to Windowed Mode.
Also, in Scaled Mode you can press HOST+Home to get the menu anyway.
Also, in Scaled Mode you can press HOST+Home to get the menu anyway.
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Re: Where is the "Devices menu" ?
I'm Afraid that doesn't bring up the menu Carlos.
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Re: Where is the "Devices menu" ?
Try this. Shut down all VMs and the manager. In a command line type :-
Code: Select all
VBoxManage setextradata global GUI/Customizations
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Re: Where is the "Devices menu" ?
Thank you mpack.
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Re: Where is the "Devices menu" ?
Is that "thank you I'll try that", or "thank you that worked" ?
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Re: Where is the "Devices menu" ?
Sorry. Thank you for the suggestion, which I will try.
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Re: Where is the "Devices menu" ?
One or two other things which necessitate my attention have cropped up. I won't have time to look into the VMBox problem for a while.
I am going to uninstall it for the time being. Will attend to it in due course.
I am going to uninstall it for the time being. Will attend to it in due course.
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