Issues with xp64 host xp32 guest

[oao]

Intel Duo laptop, Windows XP64 host, Windows XP32 guest. Issues:

1. I don't want the Windows firewall running in the VM. So I have set it up to not to be monitored by Windows. Nevertheless each time I start the VM the firewall is On.

2. Similarly I turned off Automatic Updates, yet each time when I start the VM I get a warning to turn them on. Any way to stop that?

3. Even though I turned Autoplay and drive action prompting off, each time I attach the USB drive in the VM Autoplay comes one, does a slow search of the drive and prompts me for action.
Any way to stop that?

Thanks.

[vbox4me2]

These are typical windows issues and not vbox related, how to use a Guest is beyond the scope of this forum.

[oao]

Well, I do not have these issues with the regular installation of Windows.
They only occur when I install in a VM.

That's why I posted them here.

[vbox4me2]

VM settings? using immutable disk? reverting to a snapshot?

[oao]

I could not figure out what was causing this.

Anyway, I restored the previous install from a backup and the problems went away.

I wonder if it has something to do with the new version which I was using when I got the problem.

Where can I find the changes in the new version so that I can check if it's worth updating?