Can't share files with Vista on Virtualbox and Xp as Host

[erion.alite]

Hi,
I am having a real issue with this and my search hasn't brought me to a solution.
I have Vista on Virtualbox and XP as host. I want to share folders between my XP machine and Vista.
When I click on the Network folder of Vista, I can't see my shared folder.
When I try to connect to //VBOXSVR\Myfolder and it says it can't find it.

Has anyone had any success in sharing folders between vista in virtualbox and XP as host ?

Thanks in advance

Erion

[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.