I want to use my old scanner in a virtual windows

Discussions related to using VirtualBox on Windows hosts.
Post Reply
Arno
Posts: 11
Joined: 24. Sep 2009, 18:00
Primary OS: Ubuntu other
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: win

I want to use my old scanner in a virtual windows

Post by Arno »

Hi,

Is it possible to use a USB device (a scanner in my case) in a Windows XP VM when drivers do not exist for the host (Vista) ?

Thanks
Top
stefan.becker
Volunteer
Posts: 7639
Joined: 7. Jun 2007, 21:53

Re: I want to use my old scanner in a virtual windows

Post by stefan.becker »

Maybe. Not all devices work properly. Test it yourself.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “VirtualBox on Windows Hosts”