My virtualbox does not have the checkbox to use an iso image for the cd drive like lot of the documentation mentions. can someone point me to directions to do that?
i have an iso i want my windows 7 guest to boot off of, it seems impossible on mac.
thanks!
how to mount an iso on mac host?
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Re: how to mount an iso on mac host?
File > Virtual Media Manager, click on tab CD/DVD Images and add the ISO there. Next, you open the VM settings, click on Storage on the left and select the CD/DVD drive (identifiable by the disc icon) in the middle. Then on the right you click on the CD/DVD Device dropdown and pick the ISO from the list.
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Re: how to mount an iso on mac host?
Sasquatch wrote:File > Virtual Media Manager, click on tab CD/DVD Images and add the ISO there.
OMG, I didn't see the add button up top! thanks so much!
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Re: how to mount an iso on mac host?
You could also just drag'n'drop an ISO on it 
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