copy-paste don't work

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rlocone
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copy-paste don't work

Post by rlocone »

Hello All,

I'm using VirtualBox 3.0.2, guest os winxp sp3, I'm not able to copy/paste inside of xp. Also, my mouse's scroll wheel doesn't work. So some shortcut keys are conflicting w/ my apps. bi-directional support is enabled in guest os settings.
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Re: copy-paste don't work

Post by Sasquatch »

Copy/paste is only with text, after you installed the Guest Addition.

The scroll wheel of the mouse should work, but there are some users who reported that it didn't work for them. After a fresh install of the Guest, they got it working. No idea what the problem was.
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