VirtualBox installation portable/runnable from USB Stick ?

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pstein
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VirtualBox installation portable/runnable from USB Stick ?

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Can I install VirtualBox on an USB Stick and run it on other computers?

In other words: Is VB portable?

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Re: VirtualBox installation portable/runnable from USB Stick ?

Post by Sasquatch »

VB is not portable, because it needs to install some drivers to get direct kernel access for hardware calls. Even though it can be installed on a USB drive, it won't run on a different computer that doesn't have VB installed.


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