Sharing Folders Help

[drvenom]

Before I go on, I want to thank you guys for taking the time to help me out. Here is my issue. I want to be able to share my Microsoft Onenote files between Linux mint (host OS) and windows xp (guest OS). I’ve configured the virtual machine “Shared Folders” to show the folder where I have my Onenote files. When I click on these files, Onenote opens but I get the massage:

Onenote needs a password to sync some of your notebooks. Click here to see the list of sections and notebooks that require passwords.

When I click on the massage I get:

Real Analysis (http://VBOXSVR/documents/Onenote Notebooks/Real Analysis/)

Where real analysis is the name of the onenote file and documents is the name of the folder where the onenote files are located. I don’t know what password it is asking for if my onenote files are not password protected. Once again, thank you guys for all of the help.

[Perryg]

How did you mount the share in Windows?
In windows open a command window and enter the following

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net use x: \\vboxsvr\<sharename> -p

Replace <sharename> with the name you gave the share in VBox. (no spaces or illegal characters in the share name)
This will setup a network drive in the file manager and then you should not need to produce a password.
Also you need to have the guest additions installed in Windows for the share to work.

[drvenom]

Hey Perryg, thank you so much for your time. I did what you said, but unfortunately it was a no go. Onenote is still asking for a password. Here is how I created the shared folders. On the virtual machine window, I went to devices > shared folders. The shared folders window popped up and I clicked on the little folder with the plus sign on it. Then the add share window popped up and I browsed for the folder that I want to share. Once I selected the folder, I checked the "make permanent" box on the add share window and clicked on ok. The folder shows up on the shared folder windows as having full access.

One more question. Do you think it might be best to run linux mint as the guest OS and windows (7 or xp) as the host? I have a tablet pc with an intel u7700 (like 1.2 mhz), intel gm965 chip, and 2 gigs of ram.

[Perryg]

Your configuration should work.
Check to see that you have the guest additions installed in the guest and that the share name does not contain spaces or any characters.
I don't use onenote so it may be a restriction as far as the actual program has. Since the program states that it can not find http://...... I am starting to think that it is either a configuration error or Onenote may actually need something else, not sure.