ubuntu on vista

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i.c.e
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ubuntu on vista

Post by i.c.e »

Hi all

I'm running vbox on my computer that has 3gb of ram and an AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual core processor 1.9 GHz windows vista is my host I'm running windows XP as a Guest and it works fine. But when I try ubuntu it will not work ubuntu run's slow and lags I have give it 1gb of ram. How can I get it to work? Please help thank you.
stefan.becker
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Post by stefan.becker »

Guest Additions installed in the Ubuntu Guest?
Sasquatch
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Post by Sasquatch »

What are your settings for XP and Ubuntu? And what do you consider slow? Be more specific. Please see the Forum Posting Guide for help providing the needed information.
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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