Guest OS doesn't support mouse pointer integration

[laredotornado]

Hi, I'm using Virtual Box 4.0.6, host OS = Ubuntu 11.04, guest = Windows XP. I installed the guest additions but I'm still getting the warning message when I start my WinXP instance

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The Virtual Machine reports that the guest OS does not support mouse pointer integration in the current video mode.  You need to capture the mouse (by clicking over the VM display or pressing the host key) in order to use the mouse inside the guest OS.

However, the guest OS does capture the mouse and I'm able to move the mouse outside the VirtualBox to my Linux desktop (without clicking the right Ctrl button). So my question is, is there something else wrong or something else i need to enable?

Thanks, - Dave

[Sasquatch]

That message can appear during VM boot, as the GA aren't loaded yet. If you have installed the GA, make sure that the Absolute Pointing Device is turned off in the VM settings. That too provides seamless mouse experience, but in a different way (it doesn't work perfect though, unlike the GA).

[Tina O]

Just change the screen resolution to smaller size and the mouse will work. I know this does not make sense but it works. View >Virtual Screen 1 > 100% and wa la my mouse was pointing to the right place again.

My mouse was there but it where the pointer was showing was like an inch below where it was actually clicking. So wierd. But once I changed the virtual screen resolution to just 100% the mouse issue was gone. Took me hours to find out the mouse was somehow affected by the monitor size I had set at 1920x1200px for months before with no problems in earlier versions of VM, just happened when my company updated my machine's VM software to versions after 7.0.
so easy a fix but a goose chase to diagnose!

[scottgus1]

This is probably tied for the 12 year record for oldest necropost.

Upgrading to 7.0.something may be more likely the problem rather than the screen size, since Tina reports everything was working until 7.0 got rolled out.

Tina, if you wish to diagnose further or run into any more problems, please start a new topic.