VirtualBox on Ubuntu

[munishvit]

Does anybody know how to share clipboard from Host (using Ubuntu 9.04) to Guest (Windows XP) on Virtual Machine 2.1.4_OSE?

I have already set General>Advanced>Shared Clipboard Settings to "Bidirectioal". Still its not working??

I have some doubt on VirtualBox. It would be great if anyone could clarify them to me:

1. When we set up guest virtual machine (such as WindowsXP) do we need to install system drivers (meant for Guest OS version)?

2. After customising Guest OS and installing all the needed software, is it possible to make backup of the files form "Hard disk folder" and "Machine Folder", in order to use them on the same system after Host OS being re-installed or on some different system? If this is possible, then it would save our time of re-customising the Guest OS!!!

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1196702

[Perryg]

Have you installed the Guest Additions?

[munishvit]

Ya I have installed.. still clipboard in not synchronized.

[abcuser]

Hi,
sometimes this happens to me too. I don't know why, but I reboot host and also guest and then it is working. Try this out.
Regards