Installing CD based programs?

[kahoogstad]

Hi there, just got my first Mac (2008 iMac), and I need to install Simply Accounting. I've heard rave reviews about VirtualBox, so I downloaded, installed Windows XP home and got that up and running no problem. Now, I put my SA disc in and cannot access it inside Windows... what do I do?

ETA: The virtual drive does not show up as an option when I try installing the CD/DVD sharing from the Mac OS X install discs.

[jonnix]

1. Start XP and log in if necessary.
2. Place the install CD in the Macs drive (if not already inserted)
3. From the VirtualBox VM (mac) menu select Devices > Mount CD/DVD-ROM > Host Drive OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5630A (the model of your Host Drive may differ)
4. Wait for the CD/DVD to Autoplay in XP (may take up to 15 seconds) or install manually by navigating to the CD/DVD drive in My Computer.

Hope this was helpful.

[kahoogstad]

Worked like a charm - THANKS!!!!

[mer99tiger]

I am running Windows XP in VBox on my Mac Powerbook, and I am having the same problem. Unfortunately this fix didn't work for me. When I followed the instructions, the CD drive (D:) appears in Windows explorer, but the CD is not recognized as being in the drive. Also, it seems when I mount the CD/DVD drive, the guest additions ISO file gets unmounted, and I have to remount the guest additions in order for XP to properly start up again. Any ideas? Thanks.

[mer99tiger]

Windows XP is now recognizing my CDs. I mounted the CD drive and selected the pass through option, and that did it. I'm not sure why it worked this time. The last time I tried that XP didn't start up properly. I had to instead mount the guest additions ISO to get XP started. In any case, it's working now.

[SlaunchaMan]

You don't need to keep the guest additions mounted in order to run them; have you installed them onto your guest?

[mfhutch]

I am running Windows XP in my box, on a Mac with Lion. I also have a commercial cd that is supposed to run from the cd with an autorun and a setup file (similar to the Rosetta Stone cd). when i try to run the cd it tells me that it autoplay has encountered a problem and needs to close.

I have tried mounting the cd, I have also tried enabling passthrough. I can see the files but they just won't run.

thoughts?

[Izabelcka]

1. Start XP and log in if necessary.
2. Place the install CD in the Macs drive (if not already inserted)
3. From the VirtualBox VM (mac) menu select Devices > Mount CD/DVD-ROM > Host Drive OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5630A (the model of your Host Drive may differ)
4. Wait for the CD/DVD to Autoplay in XP (may take up to 15 seconds) or install manually by navigating to the CD/DVD drive in My Computer.

Hope this was helpful.

Thank you!!!!