VGA drivers for Win xp guest and Win 7 64x Host

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Mayur
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VGA drivers for Win xp guest and Win 7 64x Host

Post by Mayur »

Hi i recently installed Win XP SP2 32x on my virtual machine with Win 7 64x as the host. :D

Virutal machines config is
:idea:
HDD : 15GB
RAM : 2 GB
vedio memory : 128 mb

the sound drivers are working perfectly(without me installing it), but i am experiencing some lag :!: in my mouse movements, and vedio quality is damn poor..

when i go to My Computer(rt click)-> Manage->Device drivers-> vedio vga dtivers are not installed...i want to install these drivers in my guest (Win XP) some how, plz help me out...... :roll:
mpack
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Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: Mostly XP

Re: VGA drivers for Win xp guest and Win 7 64x Host

Post by mpack »

VGA video drivers are always present in genuine XP installations. In fact it's the default resolution during boot.

For better graphics, install the Guest Additions (inside the guest). See chapter 4 of the user manual.

ps. I deleted your crosspost. One problem one discussion thread please.
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