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Using the GUI to set shared folders, in the dialog for adding a share, click the add folder button, click the drop down for the folder path, then select other to bring up a directories dialog, except that it usually crashes here.

By crash I mean the GUI just goes bang and disappears.

I'm on XP SP3, the guest in this case is Ubuntu. I'm using v2.2.0 r45846

Tim

Know issue with 2.2, it suppose to work via CLI (vboxmanage).

Anyone else disappointed the update today didn't fix this?

I'd think this is a pretty critical issue, considering someone doing a lot of work then going to share a folder and without notice everything's gone. I've been trying to push VBox over VPC at work, and stupid stuff like this is starting to make me look bad .

Is there an easy workaround that people are aware of?

Is there already a bug number for this that someone knows about so I can track its progress?

Thanks.

First not only does it crash.....
But you can not install the new update 2.2.2.46594..

It starts the install then backs it up.

I thought it was installed cause I didnot watch the install progress. came back found screen to select finish and I did.
Folder problems still.
This morning I booted up an the infamous screen said new version available.
I then checked the version and sure enough. was still 2.2.0.41885...
I tried a re-install and what it go thru and then back out install. I went add remove programs and tried to uninstall. did the same thing started uninstalling then backup up and said error code 25 something. I disconnected all virtual devices, removed network controller tried again would not work. got old version 2.1.2.41885.. installed, did not install all the way. finally I deleted the .virtualbox folder and the xVM Virtualbox folder.
Then installed and was able to uninstall the 2.2.0.41885 version. I up graded to 2.1.4.42893.

I have stopped there. I do not know if the update version 2.2.2.46596 is any better, or if it has problems. This could be a problem of 64 bit goofing up 32 bit. Since they are no longer separated.

I have Windows XP 32 bit as the HOST. I have not tried this in Linux as the host yet.