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hi all,

I have vista installed on my laptop. I installed ubuntu and xp as guest OS.
Both are installed with guest additions.

My problem is about keyboard. Sometime guest system is unable to capture my keyboard strokes, I dont know why? When guest system cannot get keyboard signals I am switching back to host system and typing something, then I am switching to host system again, and host system become able to capture key strokes.

Anyone has the same problem? Any idea how to fix the problem?

When your Guest doesn't grab the keystrokes, is the arrow at the bottom right green or black? If it's black, then it means that VB did not grab the keyboard. You have to hit the Host key (noted next to it) to let it grab your keyboard, or switch to a different window, then click on the titlebar or inside the VB window.