Transfering files between Vista (host) and XP (Guest)

[clactonlad]

Hello,

i have been searching around all afternoon trying to figure this problem out, but i can not get my head around it. Can some please give me a step by step guide on how to share a folder on Windows Vista (Host) so i can access it in XP (guest) so i can transfer files please.

Thanks

[Perryg]

Process to share a folder for Windows Guest.

• Close the guest (shutdown)
• Open the VirtualBox program and click once on the guest.
• Click settings and then click on shared folders.
• Click the folder with the green + to add a new share
• Click the down arrow on the folder path then click the Folder that says other.
• This brings up a browse window. Browse to the folder that you want to share and click OK.
• This will put the full path in your folder path line
• Click on the box just below that and type shared then press enter.

At this point you have created the shared folder.

• Now open (start) the guest.
• Click the program start button and then open a command window or click in the run box and type cmd and press enter.
• Put this in the command window: net use x: \\vboxsvr\shared -p and press enter
• After this the share will show in the file manager as a mapped drive.

All of this is assuming that you have the guest additions installed. If you don't then it will work for you until you do install the guest additions.

[clactonlad]

Superb!

Thanks for the quick reply! All up and running. My issue was that when i selected the folder i wanted to be shared, the 'ok' box was grayed out, i didn't realize you had to give it a different name!

Thanks again!

[Sasquatch]

You can give it any name you want, as long as it doesn't contain illegal UNC path characters, like spaces. It's best to only use alphanumeric characters (a-z, 0-9).