Guest OS Stuck in Taskbar
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OwenW
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Guest OS Stuck in Taskbar
I am running 3.0.4 on Windows7 x64. I have a guest OS of Win7 x64, and I selected seamless mode. The guest window instantly vanished, and cannot be made visible. It shows on the taskbar as a blank window, and will not maximize. I am unable to change the seamless setting, so the VM is now unusable. Any ideas how to shut the seamless mode off?
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Perryg
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Re: Guest OS Stuck in Taskbar
(host-L) after you click on the guest, either the task bar or the icon.
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OwenW
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Re: Guest OS Stuck in Taskbar
Perry,
Since the guest refuses to maximize, and is not shown on the desktop, there is no window to click (Ctrl+L) in. The session is active, the VM is running, but is totally inaccessible. I can close it down by sending it the shutdown signal, but that is all.
Since the guest refuses to maximize, and is not shown on the desktop, there is no window to click (Ctrl+L) in. The session is active, the VM is running, but is totally inaccessible. I can close it down by sending it the shutdown signal, but that is all.
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Sasquatch
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Re: Guest OS Stuck in Taskbar
Check the machine settings file (<vmname>.xml) in your user profile folder (%userprofile% in explorer address bar, then .VirtualBox) and look for this line. Change the value as needed.
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<ExtraDataItem name="GUI/Seamless" value="off"/>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.
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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OwenW
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- Joined: 9. Sep 2009, 16:25
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- Guest OSses: Win7 x64, XP Pro
Re: Guest OS Stuck in Taskbar
Sassy,
That did the trick! The seamless mode had been working in the past, but seems to be messed up now. I did run a repair of the VirtualBox install, but that seemed to have no effect.
Thanks for the help. Much appreciated.
That did the trick! The seamless mode had been working in the past, but seems to be messed up now. I did run a repair of the VirtualBox install, but that seemed to have no effect.
Thanks for the help. Much appreciated.