How to find shared folder in Virtual OS?

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VinoBob
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How to find shared folder in Virtual OS?

Post by VinoBob »

Hi!

I use win7, and i chose a shared folder in Virtual box, but i cant find it in my virtualized Xp. On what path should it be in the Xp?

Thanks in advance!
Perryg
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Re: How to find shared folder in Virtual OS?

Post by Perryg »

If the share does not show in the network section of the XP file manager you will need to map the share as so:
net use x: \\vboxsvr\<name you gave the share> -p

It's all in the manual Section 4.7. Folder sharing of the newest version of VBox.
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Re: How to find shared folder in Virtual OS?

Post by mpack »

VinoBob wrote:I use win7, and i chose a shared folder in Virtual box, but i cant find it in my virtualized Xp. On what path should it be in the Xp?
Did you remember to install the Guest Additions? VirtualBox shared folders will not work without them, though a standard network share will.
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