Shared folders not showing up

[joelstitch]

So I created a path to a shared folder in my host (Ubuntu) and Im trying to access it on the guess (Windows XP). I followed the instructions from the manual and it says that the folder your be in My Network Places but it doesnt show up. On Virtual box I right click on the little folder icon on the bottom and click on Shared Folders and it shows the path to my folder but I just can't get it to work!

[Perryg]

Assuming you have installed the guest additions (in the guest):
You can create a share in the guest settings of the VBox program then start the guest and then open a command window and type the following to mount the share in Windows.

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net use x: \\vboxsvr\sharename -p

Replace sharename with the name you gave the share in VirtualBox. It will now show up in your file manager.

[joelstitch]

I installed the guest additions and now is working!