Hi Experts,
Today I have installed Win Xp Pro on Ubuntu 9.04. After installing it in Virtual Box with necessary Add ins, the full screen does not come. I tried it in many ways. Even after enabling full screen option, the screen does not fill the monitor area.
Kindly give me a solution.
Thanks & Regards,
Kannan
Full Screen mode does not come.
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Perryg
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Re: Full Screen mode does not come.
Have you installed the guest additions and are you sure they worked? Follow this guide.
If you start the guest and click on devices (top left of the Guest window) you will see install guest additions. Click on that to install them. If nothing happens then click devices and unmount CD/DVD and then click on install guest additions. Once they are installed you need to reboot. After that you will have better screen resolution and be able to click drag to any size you want.
You can read more about this by clicking on the VirtualBox program and then help / content. The users guide will explain this all to you.
If you start the guest and click on devices (top left of the Guest window) you will see install guest additions. Click on that to install them. If nothing happens then click devices and unmount CD/DVD and then click on install guest additions. Once they are installed you need to reboot. After that you will have better screen resolution and be able to click drag to any size you want.
You can read more about this by clicking on the VirtualBox program and then help / content. The users guide will explain this all to you.
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Re: Full Screen mode does not come.
When the GA are installed properly, and they appear to be working, the first thing to test them is to have the window of the Guest have a smaller size than the full resolution of the monitor. Now you can drag the corner of the window to increase it's size. The GA should resize the Guest display with it. If it doesn't, either the GA aren't installed properly. or the auto-resize option is turned off. Check the Machine menu to see if the auto-resize option is enabled.
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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.
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kan1969
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Re: Full Screen mode does not come.
Well, I have installed the Guest Addition. But, any how I will have to check the Machine Menu Auto re size option.Sasquatch wrote:When the GA are installed properly, and they appear to be working, the first thing to test them is to have the window of the Guest have a smaller size than the full resolution of the monitor. Now you can drag the corner of the window to increase it's size. The GA should resize the Guest display with it. If it doesn't, either the GA aren't installed properly. or the auto-resize option is turned off. Check the Machine menu to see if the auto-resize option is enabled.
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kan1969
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Re: Full Screen mode does not come.
Thank you very much.... The problem is fixed.kan1969 wrote:Well, I have installed the Guest Addition. But, any how I will have to check the Machine Menu Auto re size option.Sasquatch wrote:When the GA are installed properly, and they appear to be working, the first thing to test them is to have the window of the Guest have a smaller size than the full resolution of the monitor. Now you can drag the corner of the window to increase it's size. The GA should resize the Guest display with it. If it doesn't, either the GA aren't installed properly. or the auto-resize option is turned off. Check the Machine menu to see if the auto-resize option is enabled.