New VirtualBox Installation

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Benny7440
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Joined: 31. May 2009, 18:57
Primary OS: MS Windows XP
VBox Version: OSE self-compiled
Guest OSses: Puppy Linux

New VirtualBox Installation

Post by Benny7440 »

Hello there; I'm new to both, "Virtual World" & the forum.
My first question is if my system would let me install & run "VirtualBox" with "Puppy Linux" as Guest?
I've an eBuddy Notebook (old), it has a ~20GB of Hard Disk space (~7 GB free); DC-ROM drive; 3 USB ports (2 free); no Floppy; 1 of each, FireWire & Ethernet, respectively; RAM is just 128 MB (8 MB goes to the video). My OS is Windows XP (Serv. P. #1) & my intention is to put Puppy as a guest (already downloaded it -- 4.1.2-k2.6.25.16-seamonkey). I also downloaded VirtualBos-2.2.4-47978-Win.exe but have been reading for 3 days & I'm a little confused (too much info & details --need a little guidance here).
Thanks for any advice from your part!
PS. In order to post this ? here I had to register first & as you must know there are a group of ?'s to be answered before completing the registration process, 1 of those was the VBox version I'm using. Since I have not unpacked the downloaded file yet I have to admit that I don't know the answer to that ? & made a "guess" hoping I'm right. Sorry!
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Re: New VirtualBox Installation

Post by Sasquatch »

Only 128 MB of RAM is not enough. XP takes up all of that already, even with a stripped down install. You need at least 1024 to be able to run a VM, because the Host can take up quite much, up to 512 or more.
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

Retired from this Forum since OSSO introduction.
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